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S. 65 · 111th Congress

A bill to provide relief to the Pottawatomi Nation in Canada for settlement of certain claims against the…

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A bill to provide relief to the Pottawatomi Nation in Canada for settlement of certain claims against the United States.

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 111th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

No cosponsors.

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay a specified sum to the Pottawatomi Nation in Canada in settlement and full satisfaction of certain claims.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jan 6, 2009

Directs the Secretary of the Treasury to pay a specified sum to the Pottawatomi Nation in Canada in settlement and full satisfaction of certain claims.

Excludes such payment from the provisions of the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: A bill to provide relief to the Pottawatomi Nation in Canada for settlement of certain claims against the United States.

Latest action (Jan 6, 2009): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S68-69)

Policy area: Government Operations and Politics · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jan 6, 2009

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

No recorded floor vote found.