HR 297 · 116th Congress · Native Americans

Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2019

Introduced 2019-01-08· Sponsored by Rep. Gianforte, Greg [R-MT-At Large]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 48.(2019-03-28)

Recorded Votes

PassedHouse · 2019-03-26
Roll #129
Yea 403Nay 21
Democrats
230 Yea·1 Nay
Republicans
173 Yea·20 Nay
PassedHouse · 2019-03-26
Roll #129
Yea 403Nay 21
Democrats
230 Yea·1 Nay
Republicans
173 Yea·20 Nay

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Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2019 This bill extends federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana. The bill makes the tribe and its members eligible for services and benefits provided to federally recognized tribes and their members, without regard to the existence of a reservation or the location of the residence of any member. The service area of the tribe is considered to be the area comprised of Blaine, Cascade, Glacier, and Hill Counties, Montana. The tribe must submit a membership roll to the Department of the Interior as a condition of receiving recognition, services, and benefits. The tribe must maintain the membership roll. Interior must take into trust for the benefit of the tribe 200 acres of land within the tribe's service area to be used for a tribal land base.…

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