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S. 216 · 116th Congress

Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act

Law · 116-100 · Dec 20, 2019
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MCD CantwellSponsor
1 cosponsor · 1 D
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  1. Senate Introduced Jan 24, 2019
  2. Senate Passed Jun 27, 2019
  3. House Passed Dec 16, 2019
  4. President To the President Dec 19, 2019
  5. President Signed Dec 20, 2019
  6. Law Dec 20, 2019

Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act

What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Dec 20, 2019

Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act

This bill requires the Bonneville Power Administration to make specified settlement payments to the Spokane Tribe in relation to the construction and operation of the Grand Coulee Dam.

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

The initial payment 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.

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

About this bill and sources

Official title: Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act

Latest action (Dec 20, 2019): Became Public Law No: 116-100.

Policy area: Native Americans · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jan 24, 2019

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

  1. Senate Introduced Jan 24, 2019
  2. Senate Passed Jun 27, 2019
  3. House Passed Dec 16, 2019
  4. President To the President Dec 19, 2019
  5. President Signed Dec 20, 2019
  6. Law Dec 20, 2019

No recorded floor vote found.