HR 438 · 117th Congress 2021โ€“2023, ended

To amend the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act to extend the deadline for a report by the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and for other purposes.

Latest action · Jul 26, 2021 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 76.

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 21, 2021
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

This bill extends the deadline, from three years to five years, for the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children to submit its report to the President and Congress. The commission was established to conduct a comprehensive study of federal, state, local, and tribal programs that serve Native children and to develop plans for federal policy related to Native children.

Cosponsors 2

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 21, 2021.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-HIEd CaseOriginalJan 21, 2021
D-HIKaiali'i KaheleOriginalJan 21, 2021

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Jan 21, 2021Markup May 26, 2021Reported Jul 26, 2021
Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee
Referred Feb 18, 2021Hearings May 20, 2021Discharged May 26, 2021

Actions 9

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 26, 2021Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-103.
  2. Jul 26, 2021Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 76.
  3. May 26, 2021Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Discharged.
  4. May 26, 2021Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
  5. May 26, 2021Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

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

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 and Article I, Section 8, Clause 18

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 12, January 21, 2021, page H227.

CRS reports 1

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Cite it 1

Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.

ProductTitleKindPublished
R48093Federal-Tribal Consultation: Background and Issues for CongressReportSep 23, 2026

Related bills 2

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

Titles 1

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To amend the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act to extend the deadline for a report by the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and for other purposes.

Subjects

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

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 26, 2021Reported in House
  2. Jan 21, 2021Introduced in House

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