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Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act

Introduced: January 22, 2015 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 31 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 14, 2016
Became Public Law No: 114-244.
Oct 14, 2016
Signed by President.
Oct 3, 2016
Presented to President.
Sep 29, 2016
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Sep 29, 2016
Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6286)
Sep 29, 2016
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6286)
Sep 13, 2016
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
Sep 12, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 12, 2016
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5287-5289)
Sep 12, 2016
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H5287-5289)
Sep 12, 2016
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 246.
Sep 12, 2016
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5287-5289)
Sep 12, 2016
Mrs. Radewagen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 6, 2016
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 560.
Sep 6, 2016
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-722.
Jul 13, 2016
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Jul 13, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 12, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jul 12, 2016
Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.
May 18, 2016
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 19, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Jun 1, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jun 1, 2015
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jun 1, 2015
Received in the House.
Jun 1, 2015
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3381-3385; text as passed Senate: CR S3381-3383)
Jun 1, 2015
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3381-3385; text as passed Senate: CR S3381-3383)
May 11, 2015
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 79.
May 11, 2015
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Barrasso with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-39.
Feb 4, 2015
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jan 22, 2015
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S422-423)
Jan 22, 2015
Introduced in Senate
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Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act

(Sec. 3) This bill establishes the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children in the Office of Tribal Justice of the Department of Justice.

The commission must conduct a comprehensive study of federal, state, local, and tribal programs that serve Native children, including an evaluation of:

  • the impact of concurrent jurisdiction on child welfare systems;
  • barriers Indian tribes and Native Hawaiians face in using public and private grant resources;
  • obstacles to nongovernmental financial support for programs benefitting Native children;
  • issues relating to the validity and statistical significance of data on Native children;
  • barriers to the development of sustainable, multidisciplinary programs designed to assist high-risk Native children and their families;
  • cultural or socioeconomic challenges in communities of Native children;
  • examples of successful program models and use of best practices in programs that serve children and families;
  • barriers to interagency coordination; and
  • the use of memoranda of agreement or interagency agreements to facilitate or improve agency coordination.

The commission must use the results of the study and analyses of existing federal data to: (1) develop plans for federal policy relating to Native children informed by the development of accurate child well-being measures; (2) recommend modifications and improvements to programs for Native children that integrate the cultural strengths of Native communities; (3) recommend improvements to the collection of data regarding Native children and the programs that serve them; and (4) identify models of successful programs.

When developing plans for federal policy, the commission may not consider or recommend recognition or establishment of a government-to-government relationship with an entity not recognized on or before the date of enactment of this bill.

The commission must report its findings, conclusions, and recommendations for legislative and administrative action. The commission is terminated 90 days after the report is submitted.

What's happening now October 14, 2016

Became Public Law No: 114-244.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2751 Related bill Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act
 Bill text 8 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 19
All 19 Democratic 12 Republican 7
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Daines, Steve
Montana · May 14, 2015
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Peters, Gary C.
Michigan · May 14, 2015
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Jan 22, 2015
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jan 22, 2015
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Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Jan 22, 2015
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Collins, Susan M.
Maine · Jan 22, 2015
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Fischer, Deb
Nebraska · Jan 22, 2015
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jan 22, 2015
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Jan 22, 2015
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Jan 22, 2015
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Jan 22, 2015
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Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Jan 22, 2015
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Jan 22, 2015
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Murray, Patty
Washington · Jan 22, 2015
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Jan 22, 2015
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jan 22, 2015
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Thune, John
South Dakota · Jan 22, 2015
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Jan 22, 2015
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Jan 22, 2015
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