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S. 2739 (114th): Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act


A bill to provide for equitable compensation to the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation for the use of tribal land for the production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam, and for other purposes.

The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.

Sponsor and status

Maria Cantwell

Sponsor. Senator for Washington. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Nov 16, 2016
Length: 16 pages
Introduced
Mar 17, 2016
114th Congress (2015–2017)
Status
Died in a previous Congress

This bill was introduced on May 11, 2016, in a previous session of Congress, but it did not receive a vote.

Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).

Cosponsors

1 Cosponsor (1 Democrat)

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History

Mar 17, 2016
 
Introduced

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May 11, 2016
 
Ordered Reported

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Nov 16, 2016
 
Reported by Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

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S. 2739 (114th) was a bill in the United States Congress.

A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.

Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 2739. This is the one from the 114th Congress.

This bill was introduced in the 114th Congress, which met from Jan 6, 2015 to Jan 3, 2017. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.

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