A bill to extend the Federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana, and for other purposes.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
Jon Tester
Sponsor. Senior Senator for Montana. Democrat.
116th Congress (2019–2021)
Provisions of this bill were incorporated into other bills which were enacted.
This bill was incorporated into:
1 Cosponsor (1 Republican)
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”
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Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO3]
on Oct 23, 2020
“Kaptur Announces Over $10 Million for Toledo Public Schools”
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Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH9]
on Oct 1, 2020
More statements at ProPublica Represent...
What stakeholders are saying
History
Mar 1, 2007
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 724 (110th). |
Oct 27, 2009
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 1936 (111th). |
Jul 28, 2011
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Earlier Version —
Ordered Reported
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 546 (112th). |
Apr 2, 2014
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Earlier Version —
Ordered Reported
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 161 (113th). |
Mar 18, 2015
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Earlier Version —
Ordered Reported
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 35 (114th). |
Feb 8, 2017
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Earlier Version —
Ordered Reported
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 39 (115th). |
Jan 8, 2019
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Introduced
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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. |
Jun 27, 2019
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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. |
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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