United States 115th Congress Status: Passed Senate 1 D cosponsors

S 995 — Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act

Last action — Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

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    Introduced
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    Passed Senate
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    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

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Summary

Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act This bill establishes the Spokane Tribe of Indians Recovery Trust Fund to compensate the Spokane Business Council for the use of tribal lands for the generation of hydropower from the Grand Coulee Dam. The council must prepare a plan for the use of those payments to promote any combination of: (1) economic development; (2) infrastructure development; or (3) educational, health, recreational, and social welfare objectives of the tribe and its members. The Bonneville Power Administration must make specified settlement payments to the tribe. Payments made to the council or tribe may be used or invested by the council in the same manner as other tribal governmental funds. Deposit of amounts in the fund extinguishes all monetary claims that the tribe may have against the United States to a fair share of the annual hydropower revenues generated by the Grand Coulee Dam.

Bill Text

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The text now includes a section stating that S. 995 has been referred to the Committee on Natural Resources in the House of Representatives on October 9, 2018. This indicates the next step in the legislative process for the bill, moving it from the Senate to the House for further consideration. The previous reference indicating the bill was engrossed in the Senate has been removed.

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995 Engrossed in Senate (ES)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S.
995 Referred in House (RFH)] <DOC> 115th CONGRESS 2d Session S.
995 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To provide for equitable compensation to the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation for the use of tribal land for the production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam, and for other purposes.
995 _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 9, 2018 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To provide for equitable compensation to the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation for the use of tribal land for the production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam, and for other purposes.
Secretary.
JULIE E.
115th CONGRESS 2d Session S.
ADAMS, Secretary.
995 _______________________________________________________________________ AN ACT To provide for equitable compensation to the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation for the use of tribal land for the production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam, and for other purposes.
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Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

  2. Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

  3. Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.

  4. Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven with amendments. With written report No. 115-240.

  5. Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven with amendments. With written report No. 115-240.

  6. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 397.

  7. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S6546-6549; text: CR S6548-6549)

  8. Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6546-6549; text: CR S6548-6549)

  9. Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  10. Received in the House.

  11. Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  12. Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.

  13. Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Power and Oceans.

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Frequently asked questions

What does S 995 do?
Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act This bill establishes the Spokane Tribe of Indians Recovery Trust Fund to compensate the Spokane Business Council for the use of tribal lands for the generation of hydropower from the Grand Coulee Dam. The council must prepare a plan for the use of those payments to promote any combination of: (1) economic development; (2) infrastructure development; or (3) educational, health, recreational, and social welfare objectives of the tribe and its members. The Bonneville Power Administration must make specified settlement payments to the tribe. Payments made to the council or tribe may be used or invested by the council in the same manner as other tribal governmental funds. Deposit of amounts in the fund extinguishes all monetary claims that the tribe may have against the United States to a fair share of the annual hydropower revenues generated by the Grand Coulee Dam.
Who sponsors S 995?
S 995 is sponsored by Cantwell, Maria (Democratic).
What is the current status of S 995?
This bill died with 115th Congress. It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
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