[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 62 (Tuesday, April 29, 2003)]
[House]
[Pages H3428-H3431]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY JUDGMENT FUND DISTRIBUTION ACT OF 2003
Mr. RENZI. Mr. Speaker, I move to suspend the rules and pass the
Senate bill (S. 162) to provide for the use and distribution of certain
funds awarded to the Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, and for
other purposes.
The Clerk read as follows:
S. 162
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of
the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.
(a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Gila River
Indian Community Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2003''.
(b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act
is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Definitions.
TITLE I--GILA RIVER JUDGMENT FUND DISTRIBUTION
Sec. 101. Distribution of judgment funds.
Sec. 102. Responsibility of Secretary; applicable law.
TITLE II--CONDITIONS RELATING TO COMMUNITY JUDGMENT FUND PLANS
Sec. 201. Plan for use and distribution of judgment funds awarded in
Docket No. 228.
Sec. 202. Plan for use and distribution of judgment funds awarded in
Docket No. 236-N.
TITLE III--EXPERT ASSISTANCE LOANS
Sec. 301. Waiver of repayment of expert assistance loans to Gila River
Indian Community.
SEC. 2. FINDINGS.
Congress finds that--
(1) on August 8, 1951, the Gila River Indian Community
filed a complaint before the Indian Claims Commission in Gila
River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community v. United States, Docket
No. 236, for the failure of the United States to carry out
its obligation to protect the use by the Community of water
from the Gila River and the Salt River in the State of
Arizona;
(2) except for Docket Nos. 236-C and 236-D, which remain
undistributed, all 14 original dockets under Docket No. 236
have been resolved and distributed;
(3) in Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community v. United
States, 29 Ind. Cl. Comm. 144 (1972), the Indian Claims
Commission held that the United States, as trustee, was
liable to the Community with respect to the claims made in
Docket No. 236-C;
(4) in Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community v. United
States, 684 F.2d 852 (1982), the United States Claims Court
held that the United States, as trustee, was liable to the
Community with respect to the claims made in Docket No. 236-
D;
(5) with the approval of the Community under Community
Resolution GR-98-98, the Community entered into a settlement
with the United States on April 27, 1999, for claims made
under Dockets Nos. 236-C and 236-D for an aggregate total of
$7,000,000;
(6) on May 3, 1999, the United States Court of Federal
Claims ordered that a final judgment be entered in
consolidated Dockets Nos. 236-C and 236-D for $7,000,000 in
favor of the Community and against the United States;
(7)(A) on October 6, 1999, the Department of the Treasury
certified the payment of $7,000,000, less attorney fees, to
be deposited in a trust account on behalf of the Community;
and
(B) that payment was deposited in a trust account managed
by the Office of Trust Funds Management of the Department of
the Interior; and
(8) in accordance with the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use
or Distribution Act (25 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.), the Secretary
is required to submit an Indian judgment fund use or
distribution plan to Congress for approval.
SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.
In this Act:
(1) Adult.--The term ``adult'' means an individual who--
(A) is 18 years of age or older as of the date on which the
payment roll is approved by the Community; or
(B) will reach 18 years of age not later than 30 days after
the date on which the payment roll is approved by the
Community.
(2) Community.--The term ``Community'' means the Gila River
Indian Community.
(3) Community-owned funds.--The term ``Community-owned
funds'' means--
(A) funds held in trust by the Secretary as of the date of
enactment of this Act that may be made available to make
payments under section 101; or
(B) revenues held by the Community that--
(i) are derived from trust resources; and
(ii) qualify for an exemption under section 7 or 8 of the
Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act (25
U.S.C. 1407, 1408).
(4) IIM account.--The term ``IIM account'' means an
individual Indian money account.
(5) Judgment funds.--The term ``judgment funds'' means the
aggregate amount awarded to the Community by the Court of
Federal Claims in Dockets Nos. 236-C and 236-D.
(6) Legally incompetent individual.--The term ``legally
incompetent individual'' means an individual who has been
determined to be incapable of managing his or her own affairs
by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(7) Minor.--The term ``minor'' means an individual who is
not an adult.
(8) Payment roll.--The term ``payment roll'' means the list
of eligible, enrolled members of the Community who are
eligible to receive a payment under section 101(a), as
prepared by the Community under section 101(b).
(9) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary
of the Interior.
TITLE I--GILA RIVER JUDGMENT FUND DISTRIBUTION
SEC. 101. DISTRIBUTION OF JUDGMENT FUNDS.
(a) Per Capita Payments.--Notwithstanding the Indian Tribal
Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act (25 U.S.C. 1401 et
seq.) or any other provision of law (including any regulation
promulgated or plan developed under such a law), the amounts
paid in satisfaction of an award granted to the Gila River
Indian Community in Dockets Nos. 236-C and 236-D before the
United States Court of Federal Claims, less attorney fees and
litigation expenses and including all accrued interest, shall
be distributed in the form of per capita payments (in amounts
as equal as practicable) to all eligible enrolled members of
the Community.
(b) Preparation of Payment Roll.--
(1) In general.--The Community shall prepare a payment roll
of eligible, enrolled members of the Community that are
eligible to receive payments under this section in accordance
with the criteria described in paragraph (2).
(2) Criteria.--
(A) Individuals eligible to receive payments.--Subject to
subparagraph (B), the
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following individuals shall be eligible to be listed on the
payment roll and eligible to receive a per capita payment
under subsection (a):
(i) All enrolled Community members who are eligible to be
listed on the per capita payment roll that was approved by
the Secretary for the distribution of the funds awarded to
the Community in Docket No. 236-N (including any individual
who was inadvertently omitted from that roll).
(ii) All enrolled Community members who are living on the
date of enactment of this Act.
(iii) All enrolled Community members who died--
(I) after the effective date of the payment plan for Docket
No. 236-N; but
(II) on or before the date of enactment of this Act.
(B) Individuals ineligible to receive payments.--The
following individuals shall be ineligible to be listed on the
payment roll and ineligible to receive a per capita payment
under subsection (a):
(i) Any individual who, before the date on which the
Community approves the payment roll, relinquished membership
in the Community.
(ii) Any minor who relinquishes membership in the
Community, or whose parent or legal guardian relinquishes
membership on behalf of the minor, before the date on which
the minor reaches 18 years of age.
(iii) Any individual who is disenrolled by the Community
for just cause (such as dual enrollment or failure to meet
the eligibility requirements for enrollment).
(iv) Any individual who is determined or certified by the
Secretary to be eligible to receive a per capita payment of
funds relating to a judgment--
(I) awarded to another community, Indian tribe, or tribal
entity; and
(II) appropriated on or before the date of enactment of
this Act.
(v) Any individual who is not enrolled as a member of the
Community on or before the date that is 90 days after the
date of enactment of this Act.
(c) Notice to Secretary.--On approval by the Community of
the payment roll, the Community shall submit to the Secretary
a notice that indicates the total number of individuals
eligible to share in the per capita distribution under
subsection (a), as expressed in subdivisions that reflect--
(1) the number of shares that are attributable to eligible
living adult Community members; and
(2) the number of shares that are attributable to deceased
individuals, legally incompetent individuals, and minors.
(d) Information Provided to Secretary.--The Community shall
provide to the Secretary enrollment information necessary to
allow the Secretary to establish--
(1) estate accounts for deceased individuals described in
subsection (c)(2); and
(2) IIM accounts for legally incompetent individuals and
minors described in subsection (c)(2).
(e) Disbursement of Funds.--
(1) In general.--Not later than 30 days after the date on
which the payment roll is approved by the Community and the
Community has reconciled the number of shares that belong in
each payment subdivision described in subsection (c), the
Secretary shall disburse to the Community the funds necessary
to make the per capita distribution under subsection (a) to
eligible living adult members of the Community described in
subsection (c)(1).
(2) Administration and distribution.--On disbursement of
the funds under paragraph (1), the Community shall bear sole
responsibility for administration and distribution of the
funds.
(f) Shares of Deceased Individuals.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary, in accordance with
regulations promulgated by the Secretary and in effect as of
the date of enactment of this Act, shall distribute to the
appropriate heirs and legatees of deceased individuals
described in subsection (c)(2) the per capita shares of those
deceased individuals.
(2) Absence of heirs and legatees.--If the Secretary and
the Community make a final determination that a deceased
individual described in subsection (c)(2) has no heirs or
legatees, the per capita share of the deceased individual and
the interest earned on that share shall--
(A) revert to the Community; and
(B) be deposited into the general fund of the Community.
(g) Shares of Legally Incompetent Individuals.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall deposit the shares of
legally incompetent individuals described in subsection
(c)(2) in supervised IIM accounts.
(2) Administration.--The IIM accounts described in
paragraph (1) shall be administered in accordance with
regulations and procedures established by the Secretary and
in effect as of the date of enactment of this Act.
(h) Shares of Minors.--
(1) In general.--The Secretary shall deposit the shares of
minors described in subsection (c)(2) in supervised IIM
accounts.
(2) Administration.--
(A) In general.--The Secretary shall hold the per capita
share of a minor described in subsection (c)(2) in trust
until such date as the minor reaches 18 years of age.
(B) Nonapplicable law.--Section 3(b)(3) of the Indian
Tribal Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act (25 U.S.C.
1403(b)(3)) shall not apply to any per capita share of a
minor that is held by the Secretary under this Act.
(C) Disbursement.--No judgment funds, nor any interest
earned on judgment funds, shall be disbursed from the account
of a minor described in subsection (c)(2) until such date as
the minor reaches 18 years of age.
(i) Payment of Eligible Individuals Not Listed on Payment
Roll.--
(1) In general.--An individual who is not listed on the
payment roll, but is eligible to receive a payment under this
Act, as determined by the Community, may be paid from any
remaining judgment funds after the date on which--
(A) the Community makes the per capita distribution under
subsection (a); and
(B) all appropriate IIM accounts are established under
subsections (g) and (h).
(2) Insufficient funds.--If insufficient judgment funds
remain to cover the cost of a payment described in paragraph
(1), the Community may use Community-owned funds to make the
payment.
(3) Minors, legally incompetent individuals, and deceased
individuals.--In a case in which a payment described in
paragraph (2) is to be made to a minor, a legally incompetent
individual, or a deceased individual, the Secretary--
(A) is authorized to accept and deposit funds from the
payment in an IIM account or estate account established for
the minor, legally incompetent individual, or deceased
individual; and
(B) shall invest those funds in accordance with applicable
law.
(j) Use of Residual Funds.--On request by the governing
body of the Community to the Secretary, and after passage by
the governing body of the Community of a tribal council
resolution affirming the intention of the governing body to
have judgment funds disbursed to, and deposited in the
general fund of, the Community, any judgment funds remaining
after the date on which the Community completes the per
capita distribution under subsection (a) and makes any
appropriate payments under subsection (i) shall be disbursed
to, and deposited in the general fund of, the Community.
(k) Reversion of Per-Capita Shares to Tribal Ownership.--
(1) In general.--In accordance with the first section of
Public Law 87-283 (25 U.S.C. 164), the share for an
individual eligible to receive a per-capita share under
subsection (a) that is held in trust by the Secretary, and
any interest earned on that share, shall be restored to
Community ownership if, for any reason--
(A) subject to subsection (i), the share cannot be paid to
the individual entitled to receive the share; and
(B) the share remains unclaimed for the 6-year period
beginning on the date on which the individual became eligible
to receive the share.
(2) Request by community.--In accordance with subsection
(j), the Community may request that unclaimed funds described
in paragraph (1)(B) be disbursed to, and deposited in the
general fund of, the Community.
SEC. 102. RESPONSIBILITY OF SECRETARY; APPLICABLE LAW.
(a) Responsibility for Funds.--After the date on which
funds are disbursed to the Community under section 101(e)(1),
the United States and the Secretary shall have no trust
responsibility for the investment, supervision,
administration, or expenditure of the funds disbursed.
(b) Deceased and Legally Incompetent Individuals.--Funds
subject to subsections (f) and (g) of section 101 shall
continue to be held in trust by the Secretary until the date
on which those funds are disbursed under this Act.
(c) Applicability of Other Law.--Except as otherwise
provided in this Act, all funds distributed under this Act
shall be subject to sections 7 and 8 of the Indian Tribal
Judgment Funds Use or Distribution Act (25 U.S.C. 1407,
1408).
TITLE II--CONDITIONS RELATING TO COMMUNITY JUDGMENT FUND PLANS
SEC. 201. PLAN FOR USE AND DISTRIBUTION OF JUDGMENT FUNDS
AWARDED IN DOCKET NO. 228.
(a) Definition of Plan.--In this section, the term ``plan''
means the plan for the use and distribution of judgment funds
awarded to the Community in Docket No. 228 of the United
States Claims Court (52 Fed. Reg. 6887 (March 5, 1987)), as
modified in accordance with Public Law 99-493 (100 Stat.
1241).
(b) Conditions.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
law, the Community shall modify the plan to include the
following conditions with respect to funds distributed under
the plan:
(1) Applicability of other law relating to minors.--Section
3(b)(3) of the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or
Distribution Act (25 U.S.C. 1403(b)(3)) shall not apply to
any per capita share of a minor that is held, as of the date
of enactment of this Act, by the Secretary.
(2) Share of minors in trust.--The Secretary shall hold a
per capita share of a minor described in paragraph (1) in
trust until such date as the minor reaches 18 years of age.
(3) Disbursal of funds for minors.--No judgment funds, nor
any interest earned on judgment funds, shall be disbursed
from the account of a minor described in paragraph (1) until
such date as the minor reaches 18 years of age.
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(4) Use of remaining judgment funds.--On request by the
governing body of the Community, as manifested by the
appropriate tribal council resolution, any judgment funds
remaining after the date of completion of the per capita
distribution under section 101(a) shall be disbursed to, and
deposited in the general fund of, the Community.
SEC. 202. PLAN FOR USE AND DISTRIBUTION OF JUDGMENT FUNDS
AWARDED IN DOCKET NO.
236-N.
(a) Definition of Plan.--In this section, the term ``plan''
means the plan for the use and distribution of judgment funds
awarded to the Community in Docket No. 236-N of the United
States Court of Federal Claims (59 Fed. Reg. 31092 (June 16,
1994)).
(b) Conditions.--
(1) Per capita aspect.--Notwithstanding any other provision
of law, the Community shall modify the last sentence of the
paragraph under the heading ``Per Capita Aspect'' in the plan
to read as follows: ``Upon request from the Community, any
residual principal and interest funds remaining after the
Community has declared the per capita distribution complete
shall be disbursed to, and deposited in the general fund of,
the Community.''.
(2) General provisions.--Notwithstanding any other
provision of law, the Community shall--
(A) modify the third sentence of the first paragraph under
the heading ``General Provisions'' of the plan to strike the
word ``minors''; and
(B) insert between the first and second paragraphs under
that heading the following:
``Section 3(b)(3) of the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds Use or
Distribution Act (25 U.S.C. 1403(b)(3)) shall not apply to
any per capita share of a minor that is held, as of the date
of enactment of the Gila River Indian Community Judgment Fund
Distribution Act of 2003, by the Secretary. The Secretary
shall hold a per capita share of a minor in trust until such
date as the minor reaches 18 years of age. No judgment funds,
or any interest earned on judgment funds, shall be disbursed
from the account of a minor until such date as the minor
reaches 18 years of age.''.
TITLE III--EXPERT ASSISTANCE LOANS
SEC. 301. WAIVER OF REPAYMENT OF EXPERT ASSISTANCE LOANS TO
GILA RIVER INDIAN COMMUNITY.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
(1) the balance of all outstanding expert assistance loans
made to the Community under Public Law 88-168 (77 Stat. 301)
and relating to Gila River Indian Community v. United States
(United States Court of Federal Claims Docket Nos. 228 and
236 and associated subdockets) are canceled; and
(2) the Secretary shall take such action as is necessary--
(A) to document the cancellation of loans under paragraph
(1); and
(B) to release the Community from any liability associated
with those loans.
The SPEAKER pro tempore. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from
Arizona (Mr. Renzi) and the gentleman from American Samoa (Mr.
Faleomavaega) each will control 20 minutes.
The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Renzi).
Mr. RENZI. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume.
Mr. Speaker, S. 162 authorizes a plan for the distribution of a $7
million dollar final judgment award to eligible members of the Gila
River Indian community. Pursuant to the Indian Tribal Judgment Funds
Use or Distribution Act, the Secretary of the Interior must submit to
Congress for approval a plan for the use and distribution of such
judgment awards.
In 1951 the community filed a complaint before the Indian Claims
Commission claiming failure of the United States to protect the
community's use of water from the Gila and Salt Rivers. After the
Commission and the Court of Claims found the United States liable to
the community, the community agreed to a monetary settlement in the
amount of $7 million. Final judgment was entered against the United
States in that amount. This legislation represents the final step in
resolving the litigation and is a product of close consultation between
the community and the Bureau of Indian Affairs. I urge its adoption.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may
consume.
(Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA asked and was given permission to revise and extend
his remarks.)
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, this piece of legislation, I can just
simply say, is long overdue and I cannot thank enough my good friend
from Arizona (Mr. Hayworth) and his leadership in bringing this piece
of legislation, and also Senator McCain of the other body for bringing
this to fruition.
Mr. Speaker, I am proud to support S. 162, which is before us this
afternoon, and pleased that we are dispensing with this bill early in
the session. This bill will provide the authority needed to distribute
judgment awards funds to members of the Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian
community in the State of Arizona. This action will finally bring to
closure litigation which started in 1951, Mr. Speaker. That is 42 years
surrounding the failure of our government, the United States
Government, to adequately protect the use of water from the Gila River
and the Salt River on behalf of the tribal community.
In 1972 the Indian Claims Commission found the United States liable
to the community with regard to the underlying complaint, and in 1982
the U.S. Court of Claims agreed with that finding. A monetary
settlement in the amount of $7 million has been agreed to, and today we
will ratify the distribution of those funds according to the wishes of
the community.
I strongly urge my colleagues to support this piece of legislation.
Mr. Speaker, again, I thank my colleague from Arizona (Mr. Hayworth)
for bringing this to the attention of the Members of this institution;
and, again, I thank the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Renzi) for
management of this bill.
Mr. Speaker, I reserve the balance of my time.
Mr. RENZI. Mr. Speaker, I yield such time as he may consume to the
gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Hayworth), the author of the House
companion bill.
Mr. HAYWORTH. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from Arizona who is
proving to represent so capably the new first congressional district
and thank him again for his management of this legislation. I also
thank the gentleman from American Samoa (Mr. Faleomavaega) for his
remarks on this legislation, pointing out the history of what has
transpired here and the challenge that at long last we will redress in
this Chamber today.
Mr. Speaker, it bears repeating that S. 162 provides for the
distribution of certain funds awarded to the Gila River Pima-Maricopa
Indian community.
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This bill is the Senate companion version to the legislation that I
introduced, that my colleague from the First District of Arizona
alluded to, the companion legislation designated as H.R. 458. Since
this legislation has already been approved by the other body, I am
grateful to the leadership of this House and to my colleagues on both
sides of the aisle for taking up the bill from the other body in such
an expeditious manner.
Mr. Speaker, it was my honor to represent the Gila River Indian
community in the Congress of the United States for my first 8 years of
service in this institution. And although redistricting in my home
State has shifted the boundaries of the Congressional District I now
represent, I continue to enjoy a very productive working relationship
with and on behalf of the Gila River community.
Mr. Speaker, I would urge my colleagues to support this very
important legislation. My friend from American Samoa cited dates, and
let us understand what is at stake here in this Chamber this afternoon.
An agreement of some was decided upon in 1951. Mr. Speaker, to put this
in perspective, that is some 7 years before the date of my birth. Over
a half century has passed, and we need to get this done. Fifty years of
litigation and consultation between the Gila River Tribe and the
government of the United States now, today. We say from time to time
that this is a deliberative body. Mr. Speaker, I daresay those of us on
both sides of the aisle welcome the fact that this deliberation will at
long last draw to a close.
Mr. Speaker, this points out a challenge we have faced time and again
with the first Americans, because in too many instances, our government
has come up short in its stewardship of Native American monies. The
Gila River community has faced considerable delays in dealing with the
Office of Trust Funds Management and the Bureau of Indian Affairs in
finalizing the distribution plan. Members of the Gila River Indian
community, in fact,
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have waited an additional half a decade for final resolution of these
legal claims and for distribution of these judgment funds to eligible
tribal members.
Mr. Speaker, the dominant media culture in this town, so fond of
playing up differences that may exist among us, may little note nor
long remember what transpires with this legislation today. But it is
very profound, because it lifts a burden of uncertainty from members of
the Gila River community.
The time is now for Congress to pass this legislation so that the
community members' judgment funds may finally, finally be released to
them. This is a chance where we come together as men and women of
goodwill, as constitutional officers, to do the right thing for the
right reasons, even though the timing has been somewhat delayed.
Mr. Speaker, I therefore urge my colleagues once again to support
this important legislation, and once again thanking my friend from
American Samoa and my new colleague from the First District of Arizona.
Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may
consume to commend my good friend from Arizona not only for his
eloquence, as always, but for the outstanding leadership that he has
demonstrated as a member of our congressional caucus, as cochairman of
the Native American Caucus, my good friend, the gentleman from Arizona
(Mr. Hayworth) for his appreciation and understanding of the needs of
the first Americans in our community.
I also would like to give recognition to the fact that we have two
other Members who, unfortunately, because of schedules, just are not
here but would have loved to testify in support of this legislation. So
in a bipartisan fashion, I will just mention that my colleagues, the
gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Grijalva) and the gentleman from Arizona
(Mr. Pastor), I know, would have loved to be here to lend their support
to this legislation.
Just a little sense of history, Mr. Speaker. As I stated earlier, in
1951, the Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community sued the United
States before the Indian Claims Commission seeking damages for failure
of the United States to protect the community's historic use of the
Salt River water during the period from 1880 to 1936. In 1999, in order
to end continuing litigation between the community and the United
States regarding the nature of the community's water rights under
section 2 of the ICCA, and for this period, the United States, and that
is the Department of Justice and the community, jointly moved the
Federal Court of Claims to enter a final judgment against the United
States in the amount of $7 million in favor of the community. The final
judgment entered into by the Court of Federal Claims finally disposed
of all the community's claims and demands under section 2 of the ICCA.
As noted in the 1999 stipulation and joint motion for entry of final
judgment, and because such claims are beyond the jurisdiction of the
Indian Claims Commission, as conferred by section 2 of the Indian
Claims Commission Act, the final judgment entered into by the Court of
Federal Claims, pursuant to the stipulated settlement, does not dispose
of claims that could be brought by the community with regard to the
applicability of the Winters Doctrine or the full extent of other water
rights.
The bottom line, Mr. Speaker, as stated by my good friend from the
State of Arizona earlier, I think we have committed a tremendous
injustice to this tribe. For the 42 years it has taken them to seek
redress on this grievance, it has taken over 42 years, I think is a
tremendous injustice and it is about time that we do something about
this. I sincerely hope that my colleagues will support this
legislation.
Again, I thank my good friend from Arizona for his support and his
leadership.
Mr. Speaker, I have no further requests for time, and I yield back
the balance of my time
Mr. RENZI. Mr. Speaker, I yield myself such time as I may consume to
thank the gentleman from American Samoa, and like no other, the
gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Hayworth), with his eloquence and
articulation, has provided us not just the historical data here but the
emotional data that goes with the Gila River judgment settlement.
Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time.
The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mr. Boozman). The question is on the motion
offered by the gentleman from Arizona (Mr. Renzi) that the House
suspend the rules and pass the Senate bill, S.162.
The question was taken; and (two-thirds having voted in favor
thereof) the rules were suspended and the Senate bill was passed.
A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
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