A bill to amend the Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000, the Buy Indian Act, and the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to provide industry and economic development opportunities to Indian communities.
Sponsor and status
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 30, 2020
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on December 30, 2020.
1 Cosponsor (1 Republican)
Position statements
What legislators are saying
“Chairman Hoeven Reintroduces Legislation to Improve Tribal Public Safety, Economic Development”
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Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND]
(Sponsor)
on Jan 28, 2019
“Natural Resources Committee Advances Bills to Protect Boundary Waters From Mining, Remove Confederate Monuments, Protect Public Lands”
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Rep. Raúl Grijalva [D-AZ7]
on Sep 30, 2020
“the daily leader: thursday, december 3, 2020”
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Rep. Steny Hoyer [D-MD5]
on Dec 2, 2020
Incorporated legislation
This bill incorporates provisions from:
H.R. 1937: Indian Community Economic Enhancement Act of 2019
Introduced on Mar 27, 2019. 99% incorporated. (compare text)
History
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Mar 22, 2018
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Earlier Version —
Passed Senate (House next)
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1116 (115th). |
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Jan 24, 2019
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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Jan 29, 2019
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Ordered Reported
A committee has voted to issue a report to the full chamber recommending that the bill be considered further. Only about 1 in 4 bills are reported out of committee. |
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Apr 8, 2019
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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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Jun 27, 2019
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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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Sep 30, 2020
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Considered by House Committee on Natural Resources
A committee held a hearing or business meeting about the bill.
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Nov 27, 2020
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Preprint (Suspension). |
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Dec 2, 2020
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Reported by House Committee on Natural Resources
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 3, 2020
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Passed House with Changes (back to Senate)
The House passed the bill with changes not in the Senate version and sent it back to the Senate to approve the changes. The vote was by voice vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Dec 17, 2020
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Senate Agreed to Changes
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. The vote was by Voice Vote so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Dec 30, 2020
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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S. 212 (116th) 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. 212. This is the one from the 116th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 116th Congress, which met from Jan 3, 2019 to Jan 3, 2021. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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