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Senate Bill 995
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act
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Passed Senate on Oct 4, 2018
Overview
Text
Introduced
May 1, 2017
Latest Action
Oct 10, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
995
Congress
115
Policy Area
Native Americans
Native Americans
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting Native Americans, including Alaska Natives and Hawaiians, in a variety of domestic policy settings. This includes claims, intergovernmental relations, and Indian lands and resources.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Maria Cantwell
Washington
Democrat
Patty Murray
Washington
Senate Votes (1)
House Votes (0)
checkPassed on October 4, 2018
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S6546-6549; text: CR S6548-6549)
Summary

Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act

This bill establishes the Spokane Tribe of Indians Recovery Trust Fund to compensate the Spokane Business Council for the use of tribal lands for the generation of hydropower from the Grand Coulee Dam.

The council must prepare a plan for the use of those payments to promote any combination of: (1) economic development; (2) infrastructure development; or (3) educational, health, recreational, and social welfare objectives of the tribe and its members.

The Bonneville Power Administration must make specified settlement payments to the tribe.

Payments made to the council or tribe may be used or invested by the council in the same manner as other tribal governmental funds.

Deposit of amounts in the fund extinguishes all monetary claims that the tribe may have against the United States to a fair share of the annual hydropower revenues generated by the Grand Coulee Dam.

Text (4)
Referred in House
October 9, 2018
Engrossed in Senate
October 4, 2018
Reported to Senate
May 7, 2018
Introduced in Senate
May 1, 2017
Actions (12)
10/10/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.
10/10/2018
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
10/09/2018
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
10/09/2018
Received in the House.
10/05/2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
10/04/2018
Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6546-6549; text: CR S6548-6549)
10/04/2018
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S6546-6549; text: CR S6548-6549)
05/07/2018
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 397.
05/07/2018
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven with amendments. With written report No. 115-240.
02/14/2018
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
05/01/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
05/01/2017
Introduced in Senate
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Jan 11, 2023 1:36:21 PM
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