3.0.0 2824 2023-01-12T17:52:57Z 2023-01-12T17:52:57Z House H HR 2007-06-21 110 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-06-21T14:02:05Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred to 2007-06-21T14:02:00Z 2007-10-01 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1052-1053) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-06-21 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2007-06-21 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2007-06-21 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2007-06-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-06-21 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000794 Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33] Diane Watson D CA E. 33 N N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES 0 2007-06-21 True C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2007-06-21 True C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2007-06-21 True B001251 Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] G. K. Butterfield D NC 1 2007-06-21 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2007-06-21 True C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2007-06-21 True L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2007-06-21 True T000326 Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10] EDOLPHUS TOWNS D NY 10 2007-06-21 True G000553 Rep. Green, Al [D-TX-9] Al Green D TX 9 2007-06-21 True F000043 Rep. Fattah, Chaka [D-PA-2] CHAKA FATTAH D PA 2 2007-06-21 True F000010 Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large] Eni Faleomavaega D AS F. H. 0 2007-06-21 True R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2007-07-25 False B001227 Rep. Brady, Robert A. [D-PA-1] ROBERT BRADY D PA A. 1 2007-07-25 False C001037 Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] MICHAEL CAPUANO D MA E. 8 2007-07-25 False J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2007-07-25 False J000284 Rep. Jones, Stephanie Tubbs [D-OH-11] STEPHANIE JONES D OH TUBBS 11 2007-07-25 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2007-07-25 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2007-07-25 False K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2007-07-25 False K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 2007-07-25 False A000022 Rep. Ackerman, Gary L. [D-NY-5] GARY ACKERMAN D NY L. 5 2007-07-25 False C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-11] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 11 2007-08-04 False J000126 Rep. Johnson, Eddie Bernice [D-TX-30] EDDIE JOHNSON D TX BERNICE 30 2007-08-04 False Native Americans Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues Civil actions and liability Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Damages Economics and Public Finance Federal aid to Indians Federal-Indian relations Gambling Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Injunctions Law Minorities Oklahoma Sports and Recreation Treaties Native Americans 00 2007-06-21 Introduced in House 2008-01-31T15:46:53Z Severs the United States relations with the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma until the Cherokee Nation is meeting all of its treaty obligations and other federal statutory obligations, including all obligations with the Treaty of 1866 and has restored the rights of Cherokee Freedmen disenfranchised from the Cherokee Nation in the March 3, 2007, Cherokee Nation vote to remove them from the Cherokee Nation.

Requires a report from the Government Accountability Office (GAO) on the Cherokee Nation's expenditure of federal funds, as well as other specified reports from federal agencies, the Secretary of the Interior, and the National Indian Gaming Commission.

Suspends the Cherokee Nation's authority to conduct gaming operations until it is in compliance with all treaty and other obligations with the United States.

Grants any Cherokee Freedman a private right to bring actions for injunctive relief, declaratory relief, or monetary damages against the Cherokee Nation, officials of the Cherokee Nation, or federal officials.

Directs the Attorney General to issue a finding on whether the federal civil rights of the Cherokee Freedmen have been violated by the Cherokee Nation and/or the Department of the Interior.

]]> To sever United States' government relations with the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma until such time as the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma restores full tribal citizenship to the Cherokee Freedmen disenfranchised in the March 3, 2007, Cherokee Nation vote and fulfills all its treaty obligations with the Government of the United States, and for other purposes. Display Title To sever United States' government relations with the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma until such time as the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma restores full tribal citizenship to the Cherokee Freedmen disenfranchised in the March 3, 2007, Cherokee Nation vote and fulfills all its treaty obligations with the Government of the United States, and for other purposes. Official Title as Introduced To sever United States' government relations with the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma until such time as the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma restores full tribal citizenship to the Cherokee Freedmen disenfranchised in the March 3, 2007, Cherokee Nation vote and fulfills all its treaty obligations with the Government of the United States, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2007-06-21T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr2824ih/xml/BILLS-110hr2824ih.xml 2007-10-01 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H1052-1053) 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.