H.R.1814: To provide incentives for Indian tribes to collect and pay lawfully imposed State sales taxes on goods sold on tribal lands and to provide for penalties against Indian tribes that do not collect and pay such State sales taxes.

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Official summary

Version 00 · Introduced in House · May 13, 1999

Provides that, among Indian tribes competing for Federal grants, priority shall be given to Indian tribes that certify, through a process established by the Secretary of the Interior, that retail establishments operating on trust lands within a tribes's jurisdiction are collecting and paying all qualified State retail taxes. Sets forth procedures and penalties (including removal of tribal lands from trust status) regarding failure of Indians or Indian tribes to pay qualified State retail taxes on goods sold to nontribal members on tribal lands.

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People & committees

Who introduced it

Rep. Visclosky, Peter J. [D-IN-1] · D–IN

Committees

Natural Resources Committee

46 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Legislative record

Actions

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Jul 19, 2000
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 29, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S13543-13544)
May 20, 1999
Executive Comment Requested from Interior.
May 14, 1999
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E967)
May 13, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
May 13, 1999
Introduced in House
May 13, 1999
Introduced in House

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Discuss H.R.1814, 106th Congress: To provide incentives for Indian tribes to collect and pay lawfully imposed State sales taxes on goods sold on tribal lands and to provide for penalties against Indian tribes that do not collect and pay such State sales taxes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/1814

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1999-05-13.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/106/bills/hr1814/BILLS-106hr1814ih.htm

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Analyze H.R.1814 as objectively as possible. Explain its main provisions, who would be affected, possible benefits and harms, implementation, exceptions, and uncertainties. Present the strongest arguments for and against it, and identify evidence needed to assess its public impact.

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Discuss H.R.1814, 106th Congress: To provide incentives for Indian tribes to collect and pay lawfully imposed State sales taxes on goods sold on tribal lands and to provide for penalties against Indian tribes that do not collect and pay such State sales taxes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/1814

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1999-05-13.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/106/bills/hr1814/BILLS-106hr1814ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T13:47:14Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.R.1814, 106th Congress: To provide incentives for Indian tribes to collect and pay lawfully imposed State sales taxes on goods sold on tribal lands and to provide for penalties against Indian tribes that do not collect and pay such State sales taxes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/1814

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1999-05-13.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/106/bills/hr1814/BILLS-106hr1814ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T13:47:14Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

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Discuss H.R.1814, 106th Congress: To provide incentives for Indian tribes to collect and pay lawfully imposed State sales taxes on goods sold on tribal lands and to provide for penalties against Indian tribes that do not collect and pay such State sales taxes.

Official record: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/1814

Text version to examine: Introduced in House · 1999-05-13.

Official full text: https://www.congress.gov/106/bills/hr1814/BILLS-106hr1814ih.htm

Imported record last updated by the source: 2025-04-07T13:47:14Z. Verify current status and distinguish any later version from the version above.

Read the official text before answering. If you cannot access it, say so and ask me to provide it; do not assume a link means you have read the document. Distinguish proposals from enacted law, cite sources, and separate facts, interpretation, and uncertain predictions. Include counterarguments even when using a particular perspective.

Examine H.R.1814 through a civil-liberties and limited-government lens. Consider individual rights, privacy, voluntary choice, accountability, and government power. Explain tradeoffs, possible safeguards, and the strongest counterarguments without assuming the proposal is beneficial or harmful.