3.0.0 880 2019-06-21T11:07:17Z 2019-06-21T11:07:17Z Senate S S 2011-05-04 112 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Other Referred to 2011-05-04T18:30:33Z Muscogee Nation of Florida Federal Recognition Act 112 2591 HR 2011-07-21 Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs. Related bill CRS 2011-05-04 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. IntroReferral 2011-05-04 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress N000032 Sen. Nelson, Bill [D-FL] CLARENCE NELSON D FL WILLIAM N Native Americans Federal-Indian relations Florida Indian lands and resources rights Native Americans 00 2011-05-04 Introduced in Senate 2011-05-17T19:23:13Z Muscogee Nation of Florida Federal Recognition Act - Extends federal recognition to the Muscogee Nation of Florida (the Nation).

Makes the Nation and its members eligible for all services and benefits provided by the federal government to federally recognized Indian tribes. Considers, for the purpose of the delivery of federal services to members, the service area of the Nation to be: (1) the community of Bruce in Walton County, Florida; and (2) an area in Florida in which members reside that is bordered on the west by the Escambia River and on the east by the St. Marks River.

Requires that the constitution and bylaws of the Nation be the constitution and bylaws of the Nation's Tribal Council dated January 21, 2001 (including amendments). Instructs the Secretary of the Interior, upon receipt of a written request of the Tribal Council, to hold a referendum for members to adopt a new constitution and bylaws.

Specifies the role and duties of the Tribal Council.

Requires that the membership roll of the Nation be determined in accordance with the membership criteria established by the ordinance of the Nation numbered 04-01-100 and dated February 7, 2004.

]]> Muscogee Nation of Florida Federal Recognition Act Short Titles as Introduced Muscogee Nation of Florida Federal Recognition Act Display Title Muscogee Nation of Florida Federal Recognition Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to extend Federal recognition to the Muscogee Nation of Florida. Introduced in Senate 2011-05-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-112s880is/xml/BILLS-112s880is.xml 2011-05-04 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.