S 3069 · 95th Congress · Indian lands

A bill to provide that members of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe may request the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain lands, and to provide that the Tribe shall have a preference right to purchase certain lands held in trust by the United States for tribal members.

Introduced 1978-05-15· Sponsored by Sen. Abourezk, James [D-SD]· Senate

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Latest: Public Law 95-398.(1978-09-30)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Provides: (1) that individual members of the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe may request the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain lands for the Tribe or member thereof; and (2) that the tribe shall have a preference right to purchase certain lands held in trust by the United States for tribal members.…

Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only

Cosponsors (1)

1 Democrat
Sen. McGovern, George [D-SD]SD