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Version 07 · Reported to House · Dec 7, 2022
Advancing Equality for Wabanaki Nations Act
This bill allows the Wabanaki Nations in Maine to access future federal laws that are passed by Congress for the benefit of Indian tribes.
Four Indian tribes (Maliseet, Micmac, Penobscot, and Passamaquoddy) make up the Wabanaki Nations. Currently, these tribes are unable to access certain federal laws and related benefits because such laws are preempted by the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980.
People & committees
Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] · D–ME
Legislative record
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Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 432.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-599.
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-599.
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 17.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Discharged.
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
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