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An Act relating to the constitutional rights of Indians

Act Details

An Act relating to the constitutional rights of Indians was, as a bill, a proposal (now, a piece of legislation) introduced on 1973-02-21 in the House of Commons and Senate respectively of the 93 United States Congress by Roman Lee Hruska in relation with: Congressional publications, Government records, documents, and information, Native Americans.

An Act relating to the constitutional rights of Indians became law (1) in the United States on 1974-04-12

It was referred to the following Committee(s): (2)

Senate Judiciary (SSJU)
House Judiciary (HSJU)

Sponsor

Roman Lee Hruska, member of the US congress
Roman Lee Hruska, Republican, Senator from Nebraska

The proposal had the following cosponsors:

Samuel James Ervin, Democrat, Senator, from North Carolina

Act Overview

Number: 969 (3)
Official Title as Introduced: A bill relating to the constitutional rights of Indians (4)
Date First Introduced: 1973-02-21
Sponsor Name: Samuel James Ervin
Assignment Process: See Committe Assignments (5)
Latest Major Activity/Action: Enacted
Date Enacted (signed, in general (6), by President): 1974-04-12
Type: s (7)
Main Topic: Congressional publications
Summary of An Act relating to the constitutional rights of Indians: Govtrack. Authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress.
Primary Source: Congress Website

Text of the An Act relating to the constitutional rights of Indians

Authorizes such sums as may be necessary to publish specified Indian documents including “Indian Affairs Laws and Treaties” (58th Congress) “Federal Indian Law” and a compilation of official opinions on Indian affairs rendered prior to September 1 1967. (Amends 25 U.S.C. 1341(c))

Act Notes

[Note 1] An Act (like An Act relating to the constitutional rights of Indians) 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 relating to the constitutional rights of Indians 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 relating to the constitutional rights of Indians)
[Note 4] A bill relating to the constitutional rights of Indians. The current official title of a bill is always present, assigned at introduction (for example, in this case, on 1973-02-21) 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.
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