H.R. 2547 — A bill for the relief of LeRoy Sylestine, Chairman of the Tribal Council of the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, and all other enrolled members of the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana.

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Authorizes and directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay a specified sum to an Indian tribe in Louisiana representing a settlement between the tribe and the United States regarding the uncompensated taking by the United States of land owned or occupied by the tribe in the 19th century.

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1987-05-28
Introduced in House
1987-05-28
Introduced in House
1987-05-28
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.

A bill for the relief of LeRoy Sylestine, Chairman of the Tribal Council of the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana, and all other enrolled members of the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana.

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