[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 105 (Wednesday, August 3, 1994)]
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 PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF S. 1357, LITTLE TRAVERSE BAY BANDS OF 
     ODAWA INDIANS AND THE LITTLE RIVER BAND OF OTTAWA INDIANS ACT

  (Mr. HALL of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, by direction of the Committee on 
Rules, I call up House Resolution 501, and ask for its immediate 
consideration.
  The Clerk read the resolution, as follows:

                              H. Res. 501

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (S. 1357) to reaffirm and clarify the Federal 
     relationships of the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa 
     Indians and the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians as 
     distinct federally recognized Indian tribes, and for other 
     purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
     with. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall 
     not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Natural Resources. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. Each 
     section of the bill shall be considered as read. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. MAZZOLI). The gentleman from Ohio [Mr. 
Hall] is recognized for 1 hour.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I yield 30 minutes to the gentleman 
from California [Mr. Dreier], for the purposes of debate only, pending 
which I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  (Mr. HALL of Ohio asked and was given permission to revise and extend 
his remarks.)
  Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, House Resolution 501 is an open rule 
providing for the consideration of S. 1357, the Little Traverse Bay 
Bands of Odawa Indians and the Little River Band of Ottawa Indians. The 
rule provides for 1 hour of general debate to be equally divided and 
controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
on Natural Resources. Under the rule, the bill shall be considered for 
amendment under the 5-minute rule and each section shall be considered 
as having been read. Finally, the rule provides one motion to recommit.
  Mr. Speaker, S. 1357 is an important and long overdue bill which 
extends Federal recognition to a small group of approximately 1,500 
Indians who reside near their ancestral homeland in northern Michigan. 
This bill reaffirms and clarifies the Federal relationship with these 
Indians known as the Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians and the 
Little River Band of Ottawa Indians. Because these Indians have not 
received the proper recognition, the bands and their members are not 
eligible for services provided by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the 
Indian Health Service. This bill simply provides that Federal laws and 
regulations generally applicable to Indian tribes will also apply to 
them, when funds are specifically appropriated for this purpose.
  Mr. Speaker, S. 1357, which has already passed the other body, is the 
result of hearings and many careful consultations. I am pleased that we 
have an open rule which was unanimously passed in the Rules Committee 
by a voice vote. I urge my colleagues to adopt it.

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  Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
  (Mr. DREIER asked and was given permission to revise and extend his 
remarks.)
  Mr. DREIER. Mr. Speaker, I rise in support of this rule. I am not 
supportive of the rule itself, but I support the fact it is a rule that 
allows for an open amendment process, and, equally important, it does 
in fact ensure that we are not waiving points of order, which is 
something that is often debated down here when they on the other side 
have a tendency to call things an open rule, even when there are all 
kinds of waivers involved. I would like to underscore I am pleased it 
has an open amendment process, and, at the same time, does not have any 
waivers in it. I strongly support it.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio. Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, 
and I move the previous question on the resolution.
  The previous question was ordered.
  The resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.

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