United States · Law · HR
H.R. 4496 (97th)
Texas Band of Kickapoo Act
Introduced
16 September 1981
Last action
8 January 1983 · President
Status
Became Public Law No: 97-429.
Sponsors
Rep. Kazen, Abraham, Jr. [D-TX-23], Rep. Watkins, Wes [D-OK-3]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
20 June 2025
Summary
Texas Band of Kickapoo Reservation Act - Declares that all members of the Texas Band of Kickapoo Indians who are duly enrolled in the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma shall be nationals and citizens of the United States immediately upon the date of passage of this Act. Provides that all members of the band who apply for membership in the tribe within two years after such date shall be nationals and citizens of the United States at the time enrollment is approved. States that, thereafter, nationality and citizenship of the members of the band shall be determined in accordance with specified and applicable Federal laws. Directs the Secretary of the Interior to accept into trust, as soon as practicable, any lands in Maverick County, Texas, owned and voluntarily tendered by the band. Directs the Secretary to accept such lands on behalf of the band and to proclaim such lands to be an Indian reservation. Authorizes appropriations for the purchase of suitable additional reservation lands. Directs the Secretary to submit to Congress, within one year after the passage of this Act, a request for such an appropriation. Authorizes the Secretary to provide for additional reservation lands for the band under specified and applicable Federal laws. Grants the courts of the State of Texas civil and criminal jurisdiction over the band's reservation. Makes the band and its members eligible for all Federal services and benefits available to federally recognized Indian tribes and their members, without regard to the existence of, or residence on or near, a reservation for the band. Authorizes the Secretary to makes rules and regulations necessary to carry out this Act. Authorizes appropriations to carry out this Act.
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Timeline
16 September 1981
Introduced
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
16 September 1981
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
16 September 1981
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
7 October 1981
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Source: Committee
27 October 1981
Committee
Executive Comment Requested from HHS.
Source: Committee
30 October 1981
Committee
Committee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
5 August 1982
Committee
Committee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
15 September 1982
Reported
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Source: Committee
15 September 1982
Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Source: Committee
23 September 1982
Calendars
Placed on Consent Calendar No: 53.
Source: Calendars
23 September 1982
Calendars
Placed on Union Calendar No: 533.
Source: Calendars
23 September 1982
Reported
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Report No: 97-858.
Source: Committee
23 September 1982
Reported
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Report No: 97-858.
Source: Committee
29 September 1982
Passed
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Floor
29 September 1982
Introduced
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Source: IntroReferral
29 September 1982
Passed
Passed House (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Source: Floor
29 September 1982
Floor
Called up by House on Call of Consent Calendar.
Source: Floor
15 December 1982
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 1017.
Source: Calendars
15 December 1982
Reported
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Source: Committee
15 December 1982
Reported
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Cohen with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 97-684.
Source: Committee
21 December 1982
Passed
House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Voice Vote.
Source: ResolvingDifferences
21 December 1982
Passed
Resolving differences -- House actions: House Agreed to Senate Amendments by Voice Vote.
Source: NotUsed
21 December 1982
Passed
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor
21 December 1982
Passed
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Source: Floor
3 January 1983
Floor
Presented to President.
Source: Floor
3 January 1983
President
Presented to President.
Source: President
3 January 1983
Floor
Measure Signed in Senate.
Source: Floor
8 January 1983
Became law
Became Public Law No: 97-429.
Source: President
8 January 1983
Became law
Signed by President.
Source: BecameLaw
8 January 1983
President
Signed by President.
Source: President
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
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Documents
6 official files
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law (PDF)
Public Law · EN · 9 January 1983
Passed Senate amended
summary · EN · 21 December 1982
Reported to Senate with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 15 December 1982
Passed House amended
summary · EN · 29 September 1982
Reported to House with amendment(s)
summary · EN · 23 September 1982
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 16 September 1981
Sponsors
- Rep. Kazen, Abraham, Jr. [D-TX-23] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Watkins, Wes [D-OK-3] · D · Sponsor
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- · hsii00 · Standing
Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/97th-congress/house-bill/4496
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/97/hr/4496
- us · 97-hr-4496 · source updated 20 June 2025