Native Hawaiians Study Commission Act
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
Native Hawaiians Study Commission Act - Establishes the Native Hawaiians Study Commission to be composed of 15 members appointed by the President and to include one member from each of the following islands in the State of Hawaii: Hawaii, Molokai, Oahu Kauai, Maui, and Lanai. Sets forth operating procedures for such Commission. Declares that such Commission shall terminate upon the filing of its final report. Directs the Commission to: (1) conduct a thorough investigation of the events which led to the abdication of the indigenous government of Hawaii and its subsequent annexation by the United States; (2) assess and evaluate the economic and social needs of Native Hawaiians; and (3) conduct hearings on specified islands and other areas of the United States having a significant number of Native Hawaiians. Requires the Commission to publish a draft report of its findings within one year after its first meeting and to distribute copies to appropriate Federal and State agencies, Native Hawaiian organizations, and, upon request, to members of the public. Directs the Commission to issue a final report within nine months after publication of its draft report and to submit such final report to the President and appropriate Congressional committees. Declares that nothing in this Act shall be construed as: (1) constituting a jurisdictional act; (2) conferring or implying consent to sue the United States with respect to claims arising from actions which took place in Hawaii in 1893; or (3) reopening any past settlement involving land claims with any American Indian organization.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on November 2, 1979. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on November 2, 1979: Referred to House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
DANIEL AKAKA (D-HI) introduced it on November 2, 1979, and 2 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They are 2 Democrats.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on November 2, 1979, 17114 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17114 days ago, on November 2, 1979.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers