[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 170 (Friday, November 21, 2003)]
[Senate]
[Pages S15479-S15480]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




FEDERAL RECOGNITION TO CONFEDERATED TRIBES OF GRAND RONDE COMMUNITY OF 
                          OREGON MEMORIALIZED

  Mr. FRIST. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Indian 
Affairs Committee be discharged from further consideration of S. Res. 
246 and the Senate proceed to its immediate consideration.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered. The clerk 
will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (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.

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. FRIST. I ask unanimous consent that the resolution be agreed to, 
the preamble be agreed to, the motion to reconsider be laid upon the 
table, and that any statements relating to the bill be printed in the 
Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 246) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 246

       Whereas the Grand Ronde Restoration Act (25 U.S.C. 713 et 
     seq.), which was signed by the President on November 22, 
     1983, restored

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     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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