General Native American Affairs Matters
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Reconciliation in Place Names Act [HB-8455]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Native American Affairs ]
To create a process by which the Board on Geographic Names shall review and revise offensive names of Federal land units, to create an advisory committee to recommend Federal land unit names to be reviewed by the Board, and for other purposes.
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A bill to grant Federal charter to the National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated. [S.4715]
[Veterans ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Military ]
[Nonprofit ]
Grants a federal charter to the National American Indian Veterans Inc., which is a nonprofit corporation organized in the United States.
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To amend the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act to move the enforcement office to the Bureau of Indian Affairs, to increase the civil monetary penalties for failure to follow the processes established by that Act, to protect confidential information, and for other purposes. [HB-8298]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Crime ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Public Safety ]
[Human Rights ]
Revises certain provisions related to the repatriation and disposition of Native American human remains, funerary objects, cultural patrimony, and sacred objects. Specifically, the bill (1) increases fines on museums that violate repatriation and disposition requirements, (2) makes the Bureau of Indian Affairs the enforcement office for such violations, and (3) deems information that is related to the fulfillment of repatriation and disposition obligations or submitted to the review committee as confidential.
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Recognizing National Native American Heritage Month and celebrating the cultures and contributions of Native Americans to the United States. [HR-682]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Human Rights ]
This resolution recognizes National Native American Heritage Month and Native American Heritage Day.
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A resolution recognizing National Native American Heritage Month and celebrating the heritages and cultures of Native Americans and the contributions of Native Americans to the United States. [SR-414]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Human Rights ]
This resolution recognizes November 2019 as National Native American Heritage Month and the Friday after Thanksgiving as Native American Heritage Day.
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Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture National Historical Park Act [S.2340]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Recreation ]
Provides for the establishment of the Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture National Historical Park in Collinsville, Illinois; Monroe, Madison, and St. Clair Counties, Illinois; and St. Louis City County, Missouri, as a unit of the National Park System. The Department of the Interior may acquire lands and interests within the boundary of the park by donation, purchase, or exchange, except that any land owned by such states or a political subdivision of one the states may be acquired only by donation. Interior may enter into cooperative agreements
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Expressing support for the designation of the second Monday in October as "Indigenous Peoples' Day" to celebrate and honor indigenous peoples and their shared history and culture. [HR-627]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Human Rights ]
[Race and Civil Rights ]
This resolution honors and recognizes the unique contributions indigenous peoples have made to the United States. The resolution also supports the official designation of an Indigenous Peoples Day.
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Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture National Historical Park Act [HB-3824]
[Public Lands and National Parks ]
[Arts and Culture ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Recreation ]
Provides for the establishment of the Cahokia Mounds Mississippian Culture National Historical Park in Collinsville, Illinois; Monroe, Madison, and St. Clair Counties, Illinois; and St. Louis City County, Missouri, as a unit of the National Park System. The Department of the Interior may acquire lands and interests within the boundary of the park by donation, purchase, or exchange, except that land owned by such states or their political subdivisions may only be acquired by donation. Interior may enter into cooperative agreements with such states
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Hemp Farming Act of 2018 [HB-5485]
[Agriculture ]
[Cannabis ]
Hemp Farming Act of 2018
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Hemp Farming Act of 2018 [S.2667]
[Agriculture ]
[Cannabis ]
Hemp Farming Act of 2018
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STRESS Act Stemming the Tide of Rural Economic Stress and Suicide Act [HB-5259]
[Agriculture ]
[Healthcare ]
[Mental Health ]
[Funding ]
[Grants ]
[Public Health ]
[Food ]
STRESS Act Stemming the Tide of Rural Economic Stress and Suicide Act This bill amends the Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 2008 to reauthorize through FY2023 and modify the Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network, which is a Department of Agriculture (USDA) program to provide grants for programs that provide mental health services to individuals engaged in farming, ranching, and other agriculture-related occupations. The bill also sets forth requirements for USDA to review and evaluate the stress assistance programs carried out using the
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Tribal Recognition Act of 2018 [HB-3744]
[Native American Affairs ]
Tribal Recognition Act of 2018 This bill replaces the process for federal recognition of Indian tribes. Indian groups may only be recognized as an Indian tribe by Congress. Groups that are not federally recognized may submit a petition for federal recognition to the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) within five years after enactment of this bill. Groups may not be factions of recognized Indian tribes and may not have been denied federal recognition. The BIA must publish guidelines for the preparation of petitions and provide petitioners with suggestions
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HOT-R Act Honoring Our Trust Relationships Act of 2017 [HB-292]
[Budget and Spending ]
[Native American Affairs ]
[Education ]
[Housing ]
[Law Enforcement ]
[Healthcare ]
[Human Services ]
HOT-R Act Honoring Our Trust Relationships Act of 2017 This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt specified American Indian and Alaska Native programs from sequestration, including programs administered by the Departments of the Interior, Education, Housing and Urban Development, Justice, and Health and Human Services. (Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals.)