To make permanent the legislative reinstatement, following the decision of Duro against Reina (58 U.S.L.W. 4643, May 29, 1990), of the power of Indian tribes to exercise criminal jurisdiction over Indians.
Amends the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1991 to make permanent the legislative reinstatement of the power of tribal courts to exercise criminal misdemeanor jurisdiction over nonmember Indians.
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Conference held.
Conference papers: Senate report and managers' statement and official papers held at the desk in Senate.
Conference report agreed to in Senate: Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
Senate agreed to conference report by Voice Vote.
Conference report filed: Conference report H. Rept. 102-261 filed.
Conference report H. Rept. 102-261 filed.
CONSIDERATION OF CONFERENCE REPORT - Mr. Miller of California asked unanimous consent that it may be in order today, or any day hereafter, to consider the conference report and that the conference report be considered as having been read when called up for consideration. Agreed to without objection.
Mr. Miller (CA) brought up conference report H. Rept. 102-261 by previously agreed to special order.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on the conference report.
Conference report agreed to in House: On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by voice vote.
On agreeing to the conference report Agreed to by voice vote.
Enacted as Public Law 102-137
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The previous question was ordered without objection.
Motions to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Measure Signed in Senate.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 102-137.
Became Public Law No: 102-137.