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A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to authorize the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians of Oregon, the Coquille Tribe of Oregon, and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Reservation, Oregon, to obtain 99-year lease authority for trust land, and to authorize the Morongo Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Morongo Reservation, California, to obtain 50-year lease authority for trust land.

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Official summary

Version 35 · Passed Senate amended · Sep 26, 2008

Amends federal law to authorize: (1) the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, the Coquille Indian Tribe, and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians of Oregon to obtain 99-year lease authority for trust land; and (2) the Morongo Band of Cahuilla Mission Indians of the Morongo Reservation, California to obtain 50-year lease authority for trust land.

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Who introduced it

Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR] · D–OR

Committees

  • Natural Resources Committee
  • Indian Affairs Committee
1 cosponsorship records, including any withdrawals

Actions

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  1. Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  2. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  3. Received in the House.

  4. Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9858-9859; text as passed Senate: CR S9858-9859)

  5. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9858-9859; text as passed Senate: CR S9858-9859)

  6. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1041.

  7. Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Dorgan with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 110-480.

  8. Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Dorgan with an amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 110-480.

  9. Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

  10. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

  11. Introduced in Senate

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