A bill to repeal section 10(f) of Public Law 93-531, commonly known as the "Bennett Freeze".
Latest action · Sep 22, 2008 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 8, 2007
- Passed SenateSep 18, 2008
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amends federal law to repeal the requirement regarding the freeze on the development of lands in litigation under the Navajo-Hopi Settlement Act of 1974.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 8, 2007Hearings May 15, 2008Markup Jun 19, 2008Reported Sep 15, 2008 |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Sep 22, 2008 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 22, 2008Received in the House.
- Sep 22, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Sep 19, 2008Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 18, 2008Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9165-9166; text as passed Senate: CR S9166)
- Sep 15, 2008Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Dorgan without amendment. With written report No. 110-462.
- Sep 15, 2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 967.
- Jun 19, 2008Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- May 15, 2008Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 110-469.
- Feb 8, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Feb 8, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1786)
- Feb 8, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S9165Text printed S9166 | Robert P. Casey Jr. D-PA | Sep 18, 2008 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1786 | John McCain R-AZ | Feb 8, 2007 |
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
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jul 11, 2008S. 531, A bill to repeal section 10(f) of Public Law 93-531, commonly known as the "Bennett Freeze"<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on June 19, 2008</p>
- Jul 11, 2008S. 531, A bill to repeal section 10(f) of Public Law 93-531, commonly known as the "Bennett Freeze"Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on June 19, 2008
Printed hearings 1
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. 110-469 | S. 1080, H.R. 2120, S. 2494, H.R. 2963, AND S. 531286 pages | Indian Affairs Committee | May 15, 2008 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 956 | To repeal section 10(f) of Public Law 93-531, commonly known as the "Bennett Freeze". | Identical bill | Feb 8, 2007 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to repeal section 10(f) of Public Law 93-531, commonly known as the "Bennett Freeze".
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 22, 2008Referred in House
- Sep 19, 2008Engrossed in Senate
- Sep 15, 2008Reported to Senate
- Feb 8, 2007Introduced 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.
