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H.R. 2912 · 108th Congress

To reaffirm the inherent sovereign rights of the Osage Tribe to determine its membership and form of…

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To reaffirm the inherent sovereign rights of the Osage Tribe to determine its membership and form of government.

Law · 108-431 · Dec 3, 2004
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FLR LucasSponsor
4 cosponsors · 2 D, 2 R
BCD Carson TCR Cole DKD Kildee JSR Sullivan

0 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

  1. House Introduced Jul 25, 2003
  2. House Passed Jun 1, 2004
  3. Senate Passed Nov 19, 2004
  4. President To the President Nov 23, 2004
  5. President Signed Dec 3, 2004
  6. Law Dec 3, 2004

Declares the term " legal membership" in the Osage Allotment Act of June 28, 1906, to mean the persons eligible for allotments of Osage Reservation lands and a pro rata share of the Osage mineral estate in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, as provided in such Act, not membership in the Osage Tribe for all purposes.

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Dec 3, 2004

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Declares the term " legal membership" in the Osage Allotment Act of June 28, 1906, to mean the persons eligible for allotments of Osage Reservation lands and a pro rata share of the Osage mineral estate in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, as provided in such Act, not membership in the Osage Tribe for all purposes.

Reaffirms the inherent sovereign right of the Tribe to determine its own: (1) membership, provided that the rights of any person to Osage mineral estate shares are not diminished; and (2) form of government.

Requires the Secretary of the Interior, at the request of the Tribe, to provide assistance in conducting elections and referenda to implement this Act.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: To reaffirm the inherent sovereign rights of the Osage Tribe to determine its membership and form of government.

Latest action (Dec 3, 2004): Became Public Law No: 108-431.

Policy area: Native Americans · Origin: House · Introduced: Jul 25, 2003

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

  1. House Introduced Jul 25, 2003
  2. House Passed Jun 1, 2004
  3. Senate Passed Nov 19, 2004
  4. President To the President Nov 23, 2004
  5. President Signed Dec 3, 2004
  6. Law Dec 3, 2004

No recorded floor vote found.