[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 246 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







108th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 246

Expressing the sense of the Senate that November 22, 1983, the date of 
the restoration by the Federal Government of Federal recognition to the 
 Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, should be 
                             memorialized.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            October 17, 2003

     Mr. Smith (for himself and Mr. Wyden) submitted the following 
   resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Expressing the sense of the Senate that November 22, 1983, the date of 
the restoration by the Federal Government of Federal recognition to the 
 Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon, should be 
                             memorialized.

Whereas the Grand Ronde Restoration Act (25 U.S.C. 713 et seq.), which was 
        signed by the President on November 22, 1983, restored Federal 
        recognition to the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of 
        Oregon;
Whereas the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon 
        historically inhabited land that extended from the summit of the Cascade 
        Range, west along the shores of the Columbia River to the summit of the 
        Coast Range, and south to the California border;
Whereas in addition to restoring Federal recognition, that Act and other Federal 
        Indian statutes have provided the means for the Confederated Tribes to 
        achieve the goals of cultural restoration, economic self-sufficiency, 
        and the attainment of a standard of living equivalent to that enjoyed by 
        other citizens of the United States;
Whereas by enacting the Grand Ronde Restoration Act (25 U.S.C. 713 et seq.), the 
        Federal Government--

    (1) declared that the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community 
of Oregon were eligible for all Federal services and benefits provided to 
federally recognized tribes;

    (2) established a tribal reservation; and

    (3) granted the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of 
Oregon self-government for the betterment of tribal members, including the 
ability to set tribal rolls;

Whereas the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon have 
        embraced Federal recognition and self-sufficiency statutes and are 
        actively working to better the lives of tribal members; and
Whereas economic self-sufficiency, which was the goal of restoring Federal 
        recognition for the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of 
        Oregon, is being realized through many projects: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate that November 22, 
1983, should be memorialized as the date on which the Federal 
Government restored Federal recognition to the Confederated Tribes of 
the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon.
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