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S. 51 (116th): Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2019

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A bill to extend the Federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana, and for other purposes.

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Sponsor and status

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Jon Tester

Sponsor. Senior Senator for Montana. Democrat.

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Last Updated: Jan 6, 2020
Length: 8 pages
Introduced
Jan 8, 2019
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Status
Enacted Via Other Measures

Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.

This bill was incorporated into:

S. 1790: National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 20, 2019. (compare text)
Cosponsors

1 Cosponsor (1 Republican)

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Position statements

What legislators are saying

“Tester Ushers Landmark Bill to Support Women Veterans Through Committee Hurdle [press_release]”
    — Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT] (Sponsor) on Aug 5, 2020

“Blaines Bulletin: Small Business Recovery Continues”
    — Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO3] on Oct 23, 2020

“Kaptur Announces Over $10 Million for Toledo Public Schools”
    — Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH9] on Oct 1, 2020

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What stakeholders are saying

R Street Institute SpendingTracker.org estimates S. 51 will add $41 million in new spending through 2024.

History

Mar 1, 2007
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 724 (110th).
Oct 27, 2009
 
Earlier Version — Introduced

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1936 (111th).
Jul 28, 2011
 
Earlier Version — Ordered Reported

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 546 (112th).
Apr 2, 2014
 
Earlier Version — Ordered Reported

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 161 (113th).
Mar 18, 2015
 
Earlier Version — Ordered Reported

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 35 (114th).
Feb 8, 2017
 
Earlier Version — Ordered Reported

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 39 (115th).
Jan 8, 2019
 
Introduced

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Jan 29, 2019
 
Ordered Reported

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Jun 27, 2019
 
Final Bill — Passed Senate (House next)

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1790 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 51 (116th).
Sep 17, 2019
 
Final Bill — Passed House

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1790 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 51 (116th).
Dec 11, 2019
 
Final Bill — Conference Report Agreed to by House (Senate next)

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1790 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 51 (116th).
Dec 17, 2019
 
Final Bill — Conference Report Agreed to by Senate

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1790 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 51 (116th).
Dec 20, 2019
 
Final Bill — Enacted — Signed by the President

This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1790 (116th), possibly in lieu of similar activity on S. 51 (116th).
Jan 6, 2020
 
Reported by Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

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S. 51 (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. 51. 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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