H.R. 4209 — Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations of Oklahoma Claims Act of 1992 | PoliFocus

H.R. 4209102th Congress

Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations of Oklahoma Claims Act of 1992

To amend the Act entitled "An Act conferring jurisdiction on certain courts of the United States to hear and render judgement in connection with certain claims of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma", approved December 23, 1982.

Subjects

Native Americans

Summary

Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations of Oklahoma Claims Act of 1992 - Directs the Treasury to pay, to such extent and in such amounts as are provided in advance in appropriations Acts, to the Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Cherokee Nations such sums as shall be determined in valuation proceedings brought in the U.S. Court of Claims or the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma for damages resulting from the use and occupation by the United States of that portion of the bed and banks of the Arkansas River owned by each such Nation pursuant to treaties with the United States as confirmed by the decision in Choctaw Nation against Oklahoma.

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Legislative Actions

1992-02-07
Introduced in House
1992-02-07
Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
1992-02-07
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
1992-02-11
Referred to the Subcommittee on Administrative Law and Governmental Relations.
1992-02-25
Executive Comment Requested from Interior, Justice.
1992-04-01
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
1992-04-29
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
1992-04-29
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
1992-07-01
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
1992-07-01
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
1992-08-03
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 102-773, Part I.
1992-08-03
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 102-773, Part I.
1992-08-04
Mr. Frank (MA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
1992-08-04
Considered under suspension of the rules.
1992-08-04
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
1992-08-04
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
1992-08-04
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
1992-08-04
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
1992-08-06
Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
1992-09-18
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts and Administrative Practice.

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