Indian Tribal Economic Development and Contract Encouragement Act of 2000
Latest action. Became public lawWhat a bill becomes when enacted, numbered by Congress and order of enactment: Public Law 119-4 is the 4th law of the 119th Congress.Read the full definition (opens a new tab) No: 106-179.
Indian Tribal Economic Development and Contract Encouragement Act of 1999 - Amends Federal law to revise provisions regarding contracts with Indian tribes to invalidate any contract with an Indian tribe that encumbers Indian lands for seven or more years unless it is approved by the Secretary of the Interior. Applies such requirement to Indian lands the title to which is held by the United States in trust for a tribe or held by a tribe subject to a restriction by the United States against alienation. Directs the Secretary to refuse to approve a contract if it: (1) violates Federal law; or (2) does not include provisions that provide for remedies in case of breach of contract, that reference a tribal code, ordinance, or court ruling that discloses the tribe's right to assert sovereign immunity as a defense in an action brought against the tribe, or that include an express waiver of such right to sovereign immunity. Requires the Secretary to issue regulations for identifying contracts that are not covered by this Act. Amends the Indian Reorganization Act to remove a requirement that a tribe's choice of legal counsel and fixing of fees be subject to the Secretary's approval.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Reported to Senate with amendment(s)" stage on September 8, 1999. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
This bill has been enacted. It is law.
The record's latest action, on March 14, 2000: Became Public Law No: 106-179.
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?
BEN CAMPBELL (R-CO) introduced it on March 15, 1999, and 1 member has since signed on as a cosponsor.
They are 1 Republican.
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.
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Vote history
- SenatePassed
- HousePassed
- PresidentSigned into law