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H.R. 5680: To amend certain laws relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes.

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H.R. 5680: To amend certain laws relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes.

110th Congress · introduced 2008-04-02 · Native Americans · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1082.

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Follow this bill, step by step

  1. Where it came from: introduced 2008-04-02 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 1082. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

To amend certain laws relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes.

Plain summary

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to make annual disbursements to the Colorado River Indian Tribes to fund the Office of the Colorado River Indian Tribes Reservation Energy Development. Requires that such disbursements be not less than $200,000, and not more than $350,000 annually. Provides for the inclusion of binding arbitration clauses in construction contracts for the Gila River Indian Community. Authorizes the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Michigan to transfer, lease, encumber, or convey any part of its interest in real property that is not held in trust by the United States for its benefit. Absolves the United States from liability for any loss resulting from a transfer of real property by the Tribe. Makes this provision retroactive to January 1, 2005. Authorizes the Morongo Band of Mission Indians to lease lands held in trust for up to 50 years. Authorizes the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians to lease lands held in trust for up to 99 years. Amends the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to authorize the Alaska Native Corporation to issue additional settlement common stock with limitations on voting rights and transferability by gift. Ratifies, effective December 5, 2006, the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in the case of Doe v. Kamehameha Schools , case number 04-15044, which allows Native American (i.e., American Indians, Alaskan Natives, Aleuts, and Native Hawaiians) schools to maintain certain admission policies for the provision of educational programs and services. Amends the Indian Land Consolidation Act to revise legal definitions relating to interests in land and intestate descent.

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What does this mean? (plain words)

Official text

To amend certain laws relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate with amendment(s))

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · 0 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5680, A bill to amend certain laws relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes (2008-06-05); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5680, A bill to amend certain laws relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes (2008-06-05); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5680, An act to amend certain laws relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes (2008-10-24); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 5680, An act to amend certain laws relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes (2008-10-24)

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Words on this page, explained (1)
Authorization
A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr5680 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110