3.0.0 462 2023-01-15T22:18:42Z 2023-01-15T22:18:42Z Senate S S 2003-02-26 108 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Other Referred to 2003-02-27T03:57:24Z 2003-02-26 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. IntroReferral 2003-02-26 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2863-2865) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-02-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress D000388 Sen. Dodd, Christopher J. [D-CT] CHRISTOPHER DODD D CT JOHN N L000304 Sen. Lieberman, Joseph I. [D-CT] JOSEPH LIEBERMAN D CT I. 2003-02-26 True Native Americans Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Arts, Culture, Religion Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Department of the Interior Economics and Public Finance Evidence (Law) Families Federal aid to Indians Federal-Indian relations Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Language and languages Law Marriage Minorities Religion Right of petition Social life and customs State government-Indian relations Tribes and tribal system Native Americans 00 2003-02-26 Introduced in Senate 2006-11-28T17:35:40Z Requires the Secretary to: (1) publish at least every three years a list of all Indian tribes entitled to receive services from the Bureau of Indian Affairs; (2) make guidelines available for, and provide advice on, the preparation of documented petitions; and (3) consider the criteria for acknowledgment to be met upon determining that it is more likely than not that the evidence presented demonstrates that the petitioner has met each mandatory criterion.

Specifies the requirements of a petition for acknowledgment.

Sets forth the mandatory criteria for Federal acknowledgment, including evidence that: (1) the group has been identified as an American Indian group on a substantially continuous basis since 1900; (2) a predominant portion of the group has composed a distinct community throughout the historical period; and (3) the petitioner has maintained political influence and authority over its members as an autonomous entity throughout the historical period.]]>

Tribal Acknowledgment and Indian Bureau Enhancement Act of 2003 Display Title Tribal Acknowledgment and Indian Bureau Enhancement Act of 2003 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish procedures for the acknowledgment of Indian tribes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Tribal Acknowledgment and Indian Bureau Enhancement Act of 2003 Introduced in Senate 2003-02-26T05:00:00Z 2003-02-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.