An act to permit any Indian to transfer by will restricted lands of such Indian to his or her heirs or lineal descendants, and for other purposes

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An act to permit any Indian to transfer by will restricted lands of such Indian to his or her heirs or lineal descendants, and for other purposes

An act to permit any Indian to transfer by will restricted lands of such Indian to his or her heirs or lineal descendants, and for other purposes

Act Details

An act to permit any Indian to transfer by will restricted lands of such Indian to his or her heirs or lineal descendants, and for other purposes was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1980-01-25 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 96 United States Congress by Dennis Webster Deconcini in relation with: Fees, Indian lands, Native Americans, Probate law and practice, Public Lands and Real Property.

An act to permit any Indian to transfer by will restricted lands of such Indian to his or her heirs or lineal descendants, and for other purposes became law (1) in the United States on 1980-09-26. It was referred to the following Committee(s): (2)

Senate Indian Affairs (Select) (SLIA)
House Interior and Insular Affairs (HSII)

Dennis Webster Deconcini, member of the US congress
Dennis Webster Deconcini, Democrat, Senator from Arizona

The proposal had the following cosponsors:

Alan Cranston, Democrat, Senator, from California
Dennis Webster Deconcini, Democrat, Senator, from Arizona
Daniel Ken Inouye, Democrat, Senator, from Hawaii
Carl Levin, Democrat, Senator, from Michigan
George Stanley Mcgovern, Democrat, Senator, from South Dakota

Act Overview

  • Number: 2223 (3)
  • Official Title as Introduced: An act to permit any Indian to transfer by will restricted lands of such Indian to his or her heirs or lineal descendants, and for other purposes (4)
  • Date First Introduced: 1980-01-25
  • Sponsor Name: Dennis Webster Deconcini
  • Assignment Process: See Committe Assignments (5)
  • Latest Major Activity/Action: Enacted
  • Date Enacted (signed, in general (6), by President): 1980-09-26
  • Type: s (7)
  • Main Topic: Native Americans
  • Related Bills: (8)
  • Summary of An act to permit any Indian to transfer by will restricted lands of such Indian to his or her heirs or lineal descendants, and for other purposes: Govtrack. Authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress.
  • Primary Source: Congress Website

Text of the An act to permit any Indian to transfer by will restricted lands of such Indian to his or her heirs or lineal descendants, and for other purposes

(Measure passed House amended) Permits any Indian to transfer by will restricted lands of such Indian to his or her lineal descendants or to any other Indian for whom the Secretary of the Interior determines that the United States may hold land in trust. Repeals provisions requiring the payment of fees from heirs of Indian property. Authorizes the Secretary to cancel any unpaid fees assessed prior to this repeal.

Act Notes

  • [Note 1] An Act (like An act to permit any Indian to transfer by will restricted lands of such Indian to his or her heirs or lineal descendants, and for other purposes) or a resolution cannot become a law in the United States until it has been approved (passed) in identical form by both the House of Representatives and the Senate, as well as signed by the President (but see (5)). If the two bodys of the Congress versions of an Act are not identical, one of the bodies might decide to take a further vote to adopt the bill (see more about the Congress process here). An Act may be pass in identical form with or without amendments and with or without conference. (see more about Enrollment).
  • [Note 2] Proposals are referred to committees for preliminary consideration, then debated, amended, and passed (or rejected) by the full House or Senate. To prevent endless shuttling of bills between the House and Senate, bills like An act to permit any Indian to transfer by will restricted lands of such Indian to his or her heirs or lineal descendants, and for other purposes are referred to joint committees made up of members of both houses.
  • [Note 3] For more information regarding this legislative proposal, go to THOMAS, select “Bill Number,” search on (An act to permit any Indian to transfer by will restricted lands of such Indian to his or her heirs or lineal descendants, and for other purposes)
  • [Note 4] An act to permit any Indian to transfer by will restricted lands of such Indian to his or her heirs or lineal descendants, and for other purposes. The current official title of a bill is always present, assigned at introduction (for example, in this case, on 1980-01-25) and can be revised any time. This type of titles are sentences.
  • [Note 5] The Act is referred to the appropriate committee by the Speaker of any of the two Houses. Bills are placed on the calendar of the committee to which they have been assigned. See Assignment Process.
  • [Note 6] Regarding exceptions to President´s approval, a bill that is not signed (returned unsigned) by the President can still become law if at lest two thirds of each of the two bodys of the Congress votes to pass it, which is an infrequent case. See also Presidential Veto.
  • [Note 7] Legislative Proposal types can be: hr, hres, hjres, hconres, s, sres, sjres, sconres. A bill originating in the Senate is designated by the letter “S”, and a bill originating from the House of Representatives begins with “H.R.”, followed, in both cases, by its individual number which it retains throughout all its parliamentary process.
  • [Note 8] For information regarding related bill/s to An act to permit any Indian to transfer by will restricted lands of such Indian to his or her heirs or lineal descendants, and for other purposes, go to THOMAS.

Analysis

No analysis (criticism, advocacy, etc.) about An act to permit any Indian to transfer by will restricted lands of such Indian to his or her heirs or lineal descendants, and for other purposes submitted yet.

Fees
Indian lands
Native Americans
Probate law and practice
Public Lands and Real Property

Further Reading

  • “How our laws are made”, Edward F Willett; Jack Brooks, Washington, U.S. G.P.O.
  • “To make all laws : the Congress of the United States, 1789-1989”, James H Hutson- Washington, Library of Congress.
  • “Bills introduced and laws enacted: selected legislative statistics, 1947-1990”, Rozanne M Barry; Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

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