S 246 · 114th Congress 2015–2017, ended

Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act

Introduced Jan 22, 2015 Originated Senate Sponsor Heidi Heitkamp D-ND

Fact sheet

Latest action · Oct 14, 2016 Became Public Law No: 114-244.

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.

  1. IntroducedJan 22, 2015
  2. Passed SenateJun 1, 2015
  3. Passed HouseSep 12, 2016
  4. To the PresidentOct 3, 2016
  5. Became lawOct 14, 2016

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on September 6, 2016. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act

(Sec. 3) This bill establishes the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children in the Office of Tribal Justice of the Department of Justice.

The commission must conduct a comprehensive study of federal, state, local, and tribal programs that serve Native children, including an evaluation of:

  • the impact of concurrent jurisdiction on child welfare systems;
  • barriers Indian tribes and Native Hawaiians face in using public and private grant resources;
  • obstacles to nongovernmental financial support for programs benefitting Native children;
  • issues relating to the validity and statistical significance of data on Native children;
  • barriers to the development of sustainable, multidisciplinary programs designed to assist high-risk Native children and their families;
  • cultural or socioeconomic challenges in communities of Native children;
  • examples of successful program models and use of best practices in programs that serve children and families;
  • barriers to interagency coordination; and
  • the use of memoranda of agreement or interagency agreements to facilitate or improve agency coordination.

The commission must use the results of the study and analyses of existing federal data to: (1) develop plans for federal policy relating to Native children informed by the development of accurate child well-being measures; (2) recommend modifications and improvements to programs for Native children that integrate the cultural strengths of Native communities; (3) recommend improvements to the collection of data regarding Native children and the programs that serve them; and (4) identify models of successful programs.

When developing plans for federal policy, the commission may not consider or recommend recognition or establishment of a government-to-government relationship with an entity not recognized on or before the date of enactment of this bill.

The commission must report its findings, conclusions, and recommendations for legislative and administrative action. The commission is terminated 90 days after the report is submitted.

Cosponsors 26

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 22, 2015 to May 14, 2015, with 23 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MNAl FrankenOriginalJan 22, 2015
D-MNAmy KlobucharOriginalJan 22, 2015
D-CABarbara BoxerOriginalJan 22, 2015
D-HIBrian SchatzOriginalJan 22, 2015
R-NEDeb FischerOriginalJan 22, 2015
D-MIDebbie StabenowOriginalJan 22, 2015
D-CADianne FeinsteinOriginalJan 22, 2015
D-MAElizabeth WarrenOriginalJan 22, 2015
D-NHJeanne ShaheenOriginalJan 22, 2015
R-KSJerry MoranOriginalJan 22, 2015
R-NDJohn HoevenOriginalJan 22, 2015
R-SDJohn ThuneOriginalJan 22, 2015
D-MTJon TesterOriginalJan 22, 2015
R-AKLisa MurkowskiOriginalJan 22, 2015
D-WAMaria CantwellOriginalJan 22, 2015
Show all 26 cosponsors

Actions 31

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 14, 2016Became Public Law No: 114-244.
  2. Oct 14, 2016Signed by President.
  3. Oct 3, 2016Presented to President.
  4. Sep 29, 2016Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Sep 29, 2016Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6286)
  6. Sep 29, 2016Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6286)
  7. Sep 13, 2016Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
  8. Sep 12, 2016Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5287-5289)
  9. Sep 12, 2016DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 246.
  10. Sep 12, 2016Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  11. Sep 12, 2016Mrs. Radewagen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  12. Sep 12, 2016On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5287-5289)
  13. Sep 12, 2016Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5287-5289)
  14. Sep 6, 2016Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 560.
  15. Sep 6, 2016Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-722.
  16. Jul 13, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  17. Jul 13, 2016Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  18. Jul 12, 2016Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  19. Jul 12, 2016Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.
  20. May 18, 2016Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  21. Jun 19, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
  22. Jun 1, 2015Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  23. Jun 1, 2015Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3381-3385; text as passed Senate: CR S3381-3383)
  24. Jun 1, 2015Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3381-3385; text as passed Senate: CR S3381-3383)
  25. Jun 1, 2015Received in the House.
  26. Jun 1, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  27. May 11, 2015Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Barrasso with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-39.
  28. May 11, 2015Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 79.
  29. Feb 4, 2015Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
  30. Jan 22, 2015Introduced in Senate
  31. Jan 22, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S422-423)

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 2751Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children ActRelated billJul 1, 2015

Subjects

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

Text 7

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Sep 12, 2016Engrossed Amendment House
  3. Sep 6, 2016Reported in House
  4. Jun 1, 2015Engrossed in Senate
  5. Jun 1, 2015Referred in House
  6. May 11, 2015Reported to Senate
  7. Jan 22, 2015Introduced in Senate

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