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S. 1796 (96th)

A bill to authorize the Assiniboine Tribe and the Blackfeet Tribe to file in the Court of Claims any claims against the United States for damages for delay in payment for lands claimed to be taken in violation of the United States Constitution, and for other purposes

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21 September 1979

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Public Law 96-434.

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10 August 2026

Summary

Confers jurisdiction upon the United States Court of Claims over any claims filed by the Assiniboine Tribe or the Blackfeet Tribe for compensation for land claimed to have been taken in violation of the Constitution. Specifies provisions of Federal law concerning claims before the Indian Claims Commission which apply to such claims before the Court of Claims.

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