A bill to amend the Act of June 7, 1924, to provide for the exercise of criminal jurisdiction.
Latest action · Dec 20, 2005 Became Public Law No: 109-133.
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 3, 2005
- Passed SenateJul 26, 2005
- Passed HouseDec 6, 2005
- To the PresidentDec 12, 2005
- Became lawDec 20, 2005Public Law 109-133
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was passed in the Senate on July 26, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amends the Pueblo Lands Act of 1924 to allocate jurisdiction over offenses committed anywhere within the exterior boundaries of any grant from a prior sovereign to a Pueblo Indian tribe of New Mexico to: (1) the Pueblo for any offense committed by a member of the Pueblo or an Indian or by any other Indian-owned entity; (2) the United States for any specified federal offense that is committed by or against an Indian or any Indian-owned entity, or that involves any Indian property or interest; and (3) the state of New Mexico for any offense committed by a person who is not a member of a Pueblo or an Indian, which offense is not subject to U.S. jurisdiction.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 3, 2005.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Original | Feb 3, 2005 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Indian Affairs Committee | Referred Feb 3, 2005Discharged Jul 26, 2005 |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jul 28, 2005 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 20, 2005Signed by President.
- Dec 20, 2005Became Public Law No: 109-133.
- Dec 12, 2005Presented to President.
- Dec 6, 2005Mr. Radanovich moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Dec 6, 2005Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11046-11047)
- Dec 6, 2005DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 279.
- Dec 6, 2005Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H11046-11047)
- Dec 6, 2005Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 6, 2005Cleared for White House.
- Jul 27, 2005Received in the House.
- Jul 27, 2005Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jul 27, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
- Jul 26, 2005Senate Committee on Indian Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 26, 2005Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9055-9056)
- Jul 26, 2005Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Feb 3, 2005Introduced in Senate
- Feb 3, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S983)
- Feb 3, 2005Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S983-984)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H11046, H11047Text printed H11046 | George Radanovich R-CA, Mark Udall D-CO, Tom Udall D-NM | Dec 6, 2005 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S9055Amendments S9014 | Jeff Bingaman D-NM (amendment), Pete V. Domenici R-NM (amendment), Susan M. Collins R-ME | Jul 26, 2005 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S983Text printed S983 | Pete V. Domenici R-NM (text) | Feb 3, 2005 |
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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL32794 | House Committee Funding: Process and Historical Appropriations and Authorizations | Report | Sep 24, 2025 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 1591 | In the nature of a substitute. | Pete V. Domenici R-NM | Amendment SA 1591 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Act of June 7, 1924, to provide for the exercise of criminal jurisdiction.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jul 27, 2005Referred in House
- Jul 26, 2005Engrossed in Senate
- Feb 3, 2005Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.