S. 1795 — An act to authorize the Blackfeet and Gros Ventre Tribes to file in the Court of Claims any claims against the United States for damages for delay in payment for lands claimed to be taken in violation of the United States Constitution, and for other purposes. | PoliFocus

S. 179596th Congress

An act to authorize the Blackfeet and Gros Ventre Tribes to file in the Court of Claims any claims against the United States for damages for delay in payment for lands claimed to be taken in violation of the United States Constitution, and for other purposes.

A bill to authorize the Gros Ventre Tribe to file in the Court of Claims any claims against the United States for damages for delay in payment for lands claimed to be taken in violation of the United States Constitution, and for other purposes.

Subjects

Native Americans

Summary

(Measure passed Senate, amended)

Confers jurisdiction on the Court of Claims, notwithstanding any lapse of time, statute of limitations, or other legal defenses, over any claim filed by the Blackfeet and Gros Ventre Tribes for certain lands taken under the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution. Stipulates that the Court's determination in a prior case, setting the value of the land at 50 cents per acre, is binding on the parties in litigation brought under this Act.

Directs the Court, if entitlement to such Tribe is determined, to compute any award on the basis of established judicial precedent and to compute interest at the rate of five percent per annum. Entitles the United States to an offset against any judgment entered under this Act of the sums awarded under the prior case. Makes provisions under the Indian Claims Commission Act relative to attorney's fees applicable to this Act.

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Legislative Actions

1980-06-25
Reported jointly to Senate from the Committee on the Judiciary with amendment, S. Rept. 96-834.
1980-07-21
Call of calendar in Senate.
1980-07-21
Measure considered in Senate.
1980-07-21
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Measure passed Senate, amended.
1980-07-21
Measure passed Senate, amended.
1980-07-23
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
1980-09-19
Reported to House from the Committee on Interior and Insualr Affairs, H. Rept. 96-1357.
1980-09-19
Reported to House from the Committee on Interior and Insualr Affairs, H. Rept. 96-1357.
1980-09-29
Measure called up by consent calendar in House.
1980-09-29
Measure considered in House.
1980-09-29
Passed/agreed to in House: Measure passed House.
1980-09-29
Measure passed House.
1980-10-01
Measure enrolled in House.
1980-10-01
Measure enrolled in Senate.
1980-10-02
Measure presented to President.
1980-10-02
Measure presented to President.
1980-10-09
Signed by President.
1980-10-09
Signed by President.
1980-10-09
Public Law 96-405.
1980-10-09
Public Law 96-405.

Enacted as Public Law 96-405

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