Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act became law 330 days after introduction, with one cosponsor, a Democrat
IntroducedJan 24, 2019
ReportedJan 29, 2019
Passed one chamberJun 27, 2019
Passed bothDec 16, 2019
LawDec 20, 2019
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 89 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- House Natural Resources Committee
Senate Indian Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Native Americans: 73 of 1,099 bills became law, 113th–118th (6.6%)
- Sponsor
- 5 of 205 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 6, from enrolled bill to public law · 2,059 words
- Subjects
- Alternative and renewable resourcesDams and canalsElectric power generation and transmissionFederal-Indian relationsIndian claimsIndian lands and resources rights +2 more
- Latest action
- Dec 20, 2019: Became Public Law No: 116-100.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0
The bill status record lists no related bills.
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]