Bills Not Enacted in 112th Congress

A commenter thought it would be more telling to list what bills in the 112th Congress will not be enacted. Ask and you shall receive.

Below are lists of bills in the Senate and House affecting Indian tribes, Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians not enacted in the 112th Congress.

The bills below have been marked up or a hearing was held on them by Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, full House Natural Resources Committee or Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs. Some bills are companion bills.

Senate

S.65 : Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act

S.134 : Mescalero Apache Tribe Leasing Authorization

S.356 : A bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.

S.379 : Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act

S.399 : Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act

S.546 : Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act

S.675 : Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act

S.676 : A bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes.

S.908 : A bill to provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon.

S.1065 : Blackfoot River Land Settlement Act of 2011

S.1192 : Alaska Safe Families and Villages Act of 2011

S.1218 : Lumbee Recognition Act

S.1262 : Native Culture, Language, and Access for Success in Schools Act

S. 1327 : A bill to amend the Act of March 1, 1933, to transfer certain authority and resources to the Utah Dineh Corporation, and for other purposes.

S.1345 : Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement Act

S.1684 : Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments

S.1898 : A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska.

S.2024 : Sandia Pueblo Settlement Technical Amendment

S.2389 : A bill to deem the submission of certain claims to an Indian Health Service contracting officer as timely.

S.3546 : A bill to amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to reauthorize a provision to ensure the survival and continuing vitality of Native American languages.

S.3548 : Native American Veterans’ Memorial Amendments Act

House

H.R.443 : To provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska.

H.R.726 : To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, and for other purposes.

H.R.887 : To direct the Secretary of the Interior to submit a report on Indian land fractionation, and for other purposes.

H.R.1158 : Montana Mineral Conveyance Act

H.R.1234 : To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes.

H.R.1291 : To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, and for other purposes.

H.R.1408 : Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act

H.R.1421 : To amend the Water Resources Development Act of 1986 to clarify the role of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma with regard to the maintenance of the W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam in Oklahoma.

H.R.1461 : Mescalero Apache Tribe Leasing Authorization Act

H.R.1556 : To amend the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act to allow certain land to be used to generate income to provide funding for academic programs, and for other purposes.

H.R.2444 : Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act

H.R.2938 : Gila Bend Indian Reservation Lands Clarification Act

H.R.3532 : American Indian Empowerment Act

H.R.3973 : Native American Energy Act

H.R.4027 : To clarify authority granted under the Act entitled “An Act to define the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation in the State of Utah, and for other purposes”.

H.R.4194 : To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Alexander Creek, Alaska, is and shall be recognized as an eligible Native village under that Act, and for other purposes.

H.R.6141 : To provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon.

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