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Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act of 2011

Introduced: July 7, 2011 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 22, 2011
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jul 11, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
Jul 7, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 7, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act of 2011 - Amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to revise tribal self-governance requirements.

Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior, through the Director of the Office of Self-Governance, to select up to 50 new Indian tribes per year from those eligible to participate in self-governance.

What's happening now September 22, 2011

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 3685 Related bill Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act of 2012
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 5 Republican 1
D
Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jan 25, 2012
 D
Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Sep 20, 2011
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Jul 14, 2011
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jul 7, 2011
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Jul 7, 2011
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jul 7, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2444: Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2444/
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"H.R. 2444: Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2444/.
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H.R. 2444, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-2444/.
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