SRES 250 · 116th Congress 2019–2021, ended

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Department of the Interior has broken a commitment to the Blackfeet Tribe to defend the cancellation of all leases in the Badger-Two Medicine area and urging the Department of the Interior to work closely with the Blackfeet Tribe to defend the Badger-Two Medicine area from oil and gas development.

Introduced Jun 13, 2019 Originated Senate Sponsor Jon Tester D-MT

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 13, 2019 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S3483)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJun 13, 2019
  2. Agreed to in SenateNot reached

Summary

This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that the Department of the Interior broke a commitment to the Blackfeet Tribe and must pursue and defend the cancellation of all oil and gas leases in the Badger-Two Medicine area.

The resolution also urges Interior to work closely with the tribe to protect the Badger-Two Medicine area from oil and gas leases and to remedy the mistakes that led to leases being issued without consultation with the tribe.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 2

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  1. Jun 13, 2019Introduced in Senate
  2. Jun 13, 2019Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S3483)

Subjects

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

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  1. Jun 13, 2019Introduced in Senate

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