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HR 1514 116th Congress House Native Americans Civil actions and liability Congressional oversight Federal-Indian relations Gambling Government studies and investigations Indian claims Indian social and development programs Oklahoma

To sever United States Government relations with the Creek Nation of Oklahoma until such time as the Creek Nation of Oklahoma restores full Tribal citizenship to the Creek Freedmen disenfranchised in the October 6, 1979, Creek Nation vote and fulfills all its treaty obligations with the Government of the United States, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 5, 2019 Introduced by: Davis, Danny K. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
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Became law
May 3, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.
Apr 4, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Mar 5, 2019
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Mar 5, 2019
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill directs the United States to sever all relations with the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma (i.e., Creek Nation) until the tribe complies with treaty and federal obligations.

Specifically, Creek Nation must restore full tribal citizenship to those individuals who can trace their ancestry to individuals listed on the 1906 Dawes Commission Rolls for the Creek Freedmen (i.e., Creek Freedmen, Freedmen, and Black Creeks).

The bill also suspends the tribe's authority to conduct gaming or administer any funds from gaming until the tribe is in compliance with all treaty and federal obligations.

The bill requires the Department of the Interior to (1) coordinate with federal agencies and receive reports from such agencies; (2) submit monthly compliance reports; and (3) issue a report on the status of Freedmen in the Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole Nations of Oklahoma, including their access to tribal benefits.

The Department of Justice must issue a finding on whether the civil rights of the Freedmen have been violated by the Creek Nation, Interior, or both. The bill establishes a private right of action for Freedmen.

The bill directs the Government Accountability Office to issue an annual report on the tribe's expenditure of federal funds and whether the tribe is in full compliance with all federal laws related to the management and disbursement of such funds.

What's happening now May 3, 2019

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties.

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