S. 2118 — A bill to provide for the distribution of funds appropriated to pay a judgment awarded to the Sisseton and Wahpeton Tribes of Sioux Indians in Indian Claims Commission dockets numbered 142 and 359, and for other purposes.

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(Reported to Senate from the Select Committee on Indian Affairs with amendment, S. Rept. 99-468)

Provides for the distribution and use of judgment funds awarded to the Devils Lake Sioux Tribe of North Dakota, the Sisseton-Wahpeton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota, and the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation, Montana. Requires the Secretary of the Interior to distribute such funds under a specified formula and to prepare a plan for their use.

Provides that such distribution plan shall not be required to be submitted to the Congress.

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1986-02-27
Introduced in Senate
1986-02-27
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
1986-04-17
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-765.
1986-05-14
Committee on Indian Affairs. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.
1986-09-15
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
1986-09-23
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Andrews with amendments. With written report No. 99-468.
1986-09-23
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Andrews with amendments. With written report No. 99-468.
1986-09-23
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 958.

A bill to provide for the distribution of funds appropriated to pay a judgment awarded to the Sisseton and Wahpeton Tribes of Sioux Indians in Indian Claims Commission dockets numbered 142 and 359, and for other purposes.

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