S. 2118 (99th): 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.

Introduced:
Feb 27, 1986 (99th Congress, 1985–1986)
Sponsor:
Sen. Mark Andrews [R-ND]
Status:
Died (Reported by Committee)

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Status

This bill was introduced on September 15, 1986, in a previous session of Congress, but was not enacted.

Progress
Introduced Feb 27, 1986
Referred to Committee Feb 27, 1986
Reported by Committee Sep 15, 1986
Cosponsors
2 cosponsors (1R, 1D) (show)
Committees

Senate Indian Affairs

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9/23/1986--Reported to Senate amended.
(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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