United States · Bill · S
S. 2780 (94th)
A bill to amend the Indian Claims Commission Act of August 13, 1946.
Introduced
12 December 1975
Last action
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Status
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
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24 March 2026
Summary
Revises the Indian Claims Commission Act to authorize, notwithstanding the defense of res judicata, the Court of Claims in the case of United States against Sioux Nation of Indians to decide on the merits whether the Act of February 28, 1877, effected a taking of the Black Hills portion of the Great Sioux Reservation in violation of the fifth amendment.
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Documents
2 official files
Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 21 July 1976
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 12 December 1975
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/94th-congress/senate-bill/2780
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/94/s/2780