HR 884 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act

Introduced Feb 25, 2003 Originated House Became Public Law 108-270 Sponsor Jim Gibbons R-NV

Latest action · Jul 7, 2004 Became Public Law No: 108-270.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedFeb 25, 2003
Passed HouseJun 21, 2004
Passed SenateJun 24, 2004
To the PresidentJun 25, 2004
Became lawJul 7, 2004Public Law 108-270

Summary

Version

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on October 7, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act - (Sec. 2) Provides for the per capita distribution of shares of specified funds appropriated in satisfaction of a judgment award granted to the Western Shoshone Indians in Docket Number 326-K before the Indian Claims Commission (ICC) to U.S. citizens who have at least 1/4 Western Shoshone blood and who are enrolled on a Western Shoshone Judgment Roll to be established by the Secretary of the Interior.

Requires the Secretary to establish a Western Shoshone Judgement Roll consisting of all individuals who have at least 1/4 degree of Western Shoshone Blood, are U.S. citizens, and are living on the date of enactment of this Act.

Makes ineligible for enrollment under this Act any individual who is eligible to receive other judgment awards from the ICC, the United States Claims Court, or the United States Court of Federal Claims.

Requires the Secretary to publish rules and regulations governing the establishment of the Judgment Roll and specifies per capita distribution requirements (including those for heirs of deceased beneficiaries, incompetents, minors and individuals under age 19).

(Sec. 3) Provides for distribution of specified funds appropriated in satisfaction of the judgment awards granted in Docket Numbers 326-A-1 and 326-A-3 before the U.S. Court of Claims.

Requires the Secretary to establish, for the benefit of Western Shoshone members, the Western Shoshone Educational Trust Fund, to which such funds shall be credited.

Requires that all accumulated and future interest and income from the Trust Fund be distributed: (1) as educational grants and assistance to individual Western Shoshone members as determined appropriate by the Administrative Committee established by this Act to oversee such distribution; and (2) to pay reasonable and necessary expenses of such Committee.

Specifies the membership and duties of the Committee.

Cosponsors 1

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 13, 2003.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-NV	Jon C. Porter		Mar 13, 2003

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Natural Resources Committee	Referred Feb 25, 2003Hearings Jun 18, 2003Markup Sep 24, 2003Reported Oct 7, 2003

Actions 19

Everything that happened, newest first.

Jul 7, 2004Signed by President.
Jul 7, 2004Became Public Law No: 108-270.
Jun 25, 2004Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jun 25, 2004Presented to President.
Jun 24, 2004Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR 6/25/2004 S7495-7496)
Jun 22, 2004Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 592.
Jun 21, 2004Mr. Gibbons moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jun 21, 2004Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4610-4612)
Jun 21, 2004DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 884.
Jun 21, 2004Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4610-4611)
Jun 21, 2004Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Oct 7, 2003Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 108-299.
Oct 7, 2003Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 174.
Sep 24, 2003Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Sep 24, 2003Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 21 - 14.
Jun 18, 2003Committee Hearings Held.
Feb 28, 2003Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
Feb 25, 2003Introduced in House
Feb 25, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

In the Congressional Record 3

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.

Where	In the Record	Members	Date
Extensions	Debate and remarks E1294	Richard W. Pombo R-CA	Jul 7, 2004
Senate	Debate and remarks S7495	Harry Reid D-NV, William H. Frist R-TN	Jun 24, 2004
House	Debate and remarks H4610–H4612Text printed H4610	Jim Gibbons R-NV, Nick J. Rahall II D-WV	Jun 21, 2004

Research

What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.

Committee report

H. Rept. 108-299

Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2

Sep 25, 2003H.R. 884, Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on September 24, 2003</p>
Sep 25, 2003H.R. 884, Western Shoshone Claims Distribution ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Resources on September 24, 2003

Printed hearings 2

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

Number	Hearing	Committee	Held
S. Hrg. 108-216	ARIZONA WATER SETTLEMENTS ACT113 pages	Indian Affairs Committee · Energy and Natural Resources Committee	Sep 30, 2003
Serial No. 108-27	H.R. 884, ``WESTERN SHOSHONE CLAIMS DISTRIBUTION ACT;'' AND H.R. 1409, ``EASTERN BAND OF CHEROKEE INDIANS LAND EXCHANGE ACT OF 2003.''106 pages	Natural Resources Committee	Jun 18, 2003

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
S 618	Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act	Related bill	Oct 17, 2003

Titles 6

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To provide for the use and distribution of the funds awarded to the Western Shoshone identifiable group under Indian Claims Commission Docket Numbers 326-A-1, 326-A-3, and 326-K, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced: Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act
Short Titles as Reported to House: Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act
Short Titles as Passed House: Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act
Short Titles as Passed Senate: Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act
Short Titles as Enacted: Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.

Text 5

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

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