S. 1892: A bill to amend Public Law 107-153 to modify a certain date.

109th Congress · introduced 2005-10-19 · Native Americans · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-158.

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Where it came from: introduced 2005-10-19 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 109-158. (final step reached)
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Official title

A bill to amend Public Law 107-153 to modify a certain date.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed in the Senate on December 16, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Amends federal law declaring that, for purposes of determining the date on which an Indian tribe received a certain reconciliation report for purposes of applying a statute of limitations, any such report provided to or received by an Indian tribe in response to specified requirements under the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 shall be deemed to have been received no earlier than December 31, 1999. (The required report is one by the Secretary of the Interior to specified congressional committees identifying for each tribal trust fund account for which the Secretary is responsible a balance reconciled as of September 30, 1995.) Extends from December 31, 1999, to December 31, 2000, the earliest date on which the Indian tribe shall be deemed to have received the reconciliation report. (This allows a longer statute of limitations for the filing of claims against the United States.)

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Official text

A bill to amend Public Law 107-153 to modify a certain date.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Sponsor: Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1892, A bill to amend Public Law 107-153 to modify a certain date (2005-11-09); CBO cost estimate: S. 1892, A bill to amend Public Law 107-153 to modify a certain date (2005-11-09)

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Words on this page, explained (2)

Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Statute: A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109s1892.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/s>

Record fed-us-cong109-s1892 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109