A bill to permit the Miami Nation of Indiana to apply for acknowledgment as a federally recognized Indian tribe, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-1855| Senate
| Updated: 9/25/2017
Joe Donnelly
Democratic Senator
Indiana
Cosponsors (1)
Indian Affairs Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
This bill authorizes the Miami Nation of Indiana to submit a petition to the Department of Interior for acknowledgment as a federally recognized Indian tribe. When reviewing the petition, Interior may not use a previous denial as a reason to deny it.
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Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Native Americans
Federal-Indian relationsGeneral Native American affairs mattersIndiana
A bill to permit the Miami Nation of Indiana to apply for acknowledgment as a federally recognized Indian tribe, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-1855| Senate
| Updated: 9/25/2017
This bill authorizes the Miami Nation of Indiana to submit a petition to the Department of Interior for acknowledgment as a federally recognized Indian tribe. When reviewing the petition, Interior may not use a previous denial as a reason to deny it.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Joe Donnelly
Democratic Senator
Indiana
Cosponsors (1)
Indian Affairs Committee
Native Americans
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Federal-Indian relationsGeneral Native American affairs mattersIndiana