A bill to provide for the transfer of certain Federal land in the State of Minnesota for the benefit of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
115th Congress (2017–2019)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the Senate on December 13, 2018 but was never passed by the House.
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“That's a Lock!”
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Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN8, 2013-2018]
on Jul 9, 2018
History
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Mar 22, 2018
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Introduced
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Jul 11, 2018
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Considered by Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Sep 26, 2018
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Ordered Reported
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Nov 28, 2018
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Reported by Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
A committee issued a report on the bill, which often provides helpful explanatory background on the issue addressed by the bill and the bill's intentions. |
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Dec 13, 2018
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Jun 27, 2019
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Reintroduced Bill —
Passed Senate (House next)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 199. |
S. 2599 (115th) 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. 2599. This is the one from the 115th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 115th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2017 to Jan 3, 2019. Legislation not enacted by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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