Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act
Latest action · Jul 1, 2015 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedJun 12, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act
Establishes the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children in the Office of Tribal Justice of the Department of Justice.
Requires the President and Congress to appoint to the Commission individuals who have significant experience and expertise in Indian affairs and matters to be studied by the Commission.
Requires the Commission to establish a Native Advisory Committee consisting of representatives of Indian tribes from each region of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and a native Hawaiian.
Directs the Commission to study federal, state, local, and tribal programs that serve Native children and use the results of the study and analyses of existing federal data to:
- develop recommendations for goals and plans for federal policy relating to Native children informed by the development of accurate child well-being measures;
- recommend modifications and improvements to programs that serve Native children;
- recommend improvements to the collection of data regarding Native children and the programs that serve them; and
- identify models of successful federal, state, and tribal programs in the areas studied by the Commission.
Requires the Commission to submit a report to the President, Congress, and the White House Council on Native American Affairs on its findings, conclusions, and recommendations for legislative and administrative action.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 12, 2015 to Jul 29, 2015, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-CA | Jeff Denham | Original | Jun 12, 2015 |
| D-HI | Mark Takai | Original | Jun 12, 2015 |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Original | Jun 12, 2015 |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | Jul 29, 2015 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 1, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
- Jun 12, 2015Introduced in House
- Jun 12, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 246 | Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act | Related bill | Oct 14, 2016 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
- Academic performance and assessments
- Adoption and foster care
- Advisory bodies
- Alaska Natives and Hawaiians
- Census and government statistics
- Child care and development
- Child health
- Child safety and welfare
- Correctional facilities and imprisonment
- Crime prevention
- Department of Justice
- Drug, alcohol, tobacco use
- Elementary and secondary education
- Executive agency funding and structure
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Health care costs and insurance
- Health care coverage and access
- Health programs administration and funding
- Health promotion and preventive care
- Higher education
- Indian social and development programs
- Juvenile crime and gang violence
- Medicaid
- Mental health
- Minority education
- Minority health
- Native Americans
- Nutrition and diet
- Preschool education
- Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
- Solid waste and recycling
- Teaching, teachers, curricula
- Vocational and technical education
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 12, 2015Introduced in House
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