(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Declares the term " legal membership" in the Osage Allotment Act of June 28, 1906, to mean the persons eligible for allotments of Osage Reservation lands and a pro rata share of the Osage mineral estate in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, as provided in such Act, not membership in the Osage Tribe for all purposes.
Reaffirms the inherent sovereign right of the Tribe to determine its own: (1) membership, provided that the rights of any person to Osage mineral estate shares are not diminished; and (2) form of government.
Requires the Secretary of the Interior, at the request of the Tribe, to provide assistance in conducting elections and referenda to implement this Act.
Mr. Gibbons moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3562-3563)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2912.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3562)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3562)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Campbell without amendment. With written report No. 108-343.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Campbell without amendment. With written report No. 108-343.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 697.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11566-11584; text as passed Senate: CR S11566)
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11566-11584; text as passed Senate: CR S11566)
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 108-431.
Became Public Law No: 108-431.
Enacted as Public Law 108-431
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