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Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2011

Introduced: October 19, 2011 See on congress.gov
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Feb 2, 2012
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-626.
Oct 19, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6767-6768)
Oct 19, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S6767)
Oct 19, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2011 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to reimburse the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe for the amount, plus interest, that the Tribe contributed for the distribution of judgment funds and the payment of attorneys' fees and litigation expenses associated with the litigation of Docket No. 19 and Docket No. 188 before the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.

Requires that the Tribe's claim for reimbursement of expended funds be certified by the Tribe as being unreimbursed to it from other funding sources.

Requires the Tribe to provide the Secretary with updated membership rolls for the Boise Forte Band, Fond du Lac Band, Grand Portage Band, Leech Lake Band, Mille Lacs Band, and White Earth Band of the Tribe.

Directs the Secretary to set aside a specified amount of the judgment funds for distribution to each member enrolled with each Band and then divide the remaining funds into equal shares for each Band.

What's happening now February 2, 2012

Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-626.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1272 Related bill Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2012
 Bill text 1 version

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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Oct 19, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1739: Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2011. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1739/
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"S. 1739: Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act of 2011." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1739/.
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