S 1986 - 97Became Public Law No: 97-408.
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An act to provide for the use and distribution of funds awarded to the Blackfeet and Gros Ventre Tribes of Indians and the Assiniboine Tribe of Fort Belknap Indian Community, in certain dockets of the United States Court of Claims and of fu
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Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 97-408.
Became Public Law No: 97-408.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Measure Signed in Senate.
Resolving differences -- House actions: House Agreed to Senate Amendments to House Amendments.
House Agreed to Senate Amendments to House Amendments.
Considered by Senate.
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate concurred in House amendments with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Senate concurred in House amendments with an amendment by Voice Vote.
Called up by House on Call of Consent Calendar.
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Passed House (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Report No: 97-935.
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. Report No: 97-935.
Placed on Union Calendar No: 584.
Placed on Consent Calendar No: 59.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Considered by Senate.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Cohen under the authority of the order of Jul 1, 82 with amendments. With written report No. 97-492.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported to Senate by Senator Cohen under the authority of the order of Jul 1, 82 with amendments. With written report No. 97-492.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Regular Orders. Calendar No. 702.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Committee consideration and Mark Up Session held.
Introduced in Senate
Read second time and referred to Senate Committee on Indian Affairs.