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To amend the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act to extend the deadline for a report by the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children,…

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To amend the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act to extend the deadline for a report by the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 21, 2021 See on congress.gov
This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 26, 2021
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 76.
Jul 26, 2021
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-103.
May 26, 2021
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
May 26, 2021
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 26, 2021
Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Discharged.
May 20, 2021
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 18, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Jan 21, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 21, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill extends the deadline, from three years to five years, for the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children to submit its report to the President and Congress. The commission was established to conduct a comprehensive study of federal, state, local, and tribal programs that serve Native children and to develop plans for federal policy related to Native children.

What's happening now July 26, 2021

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 76.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 438: To amend the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act to extend the deadline for a report by the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-438/
MLA
"H.R. 438: To amend the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act to extend the deadline for a report by the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and for other purposes.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-438/.
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H.R. 438, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-438/.
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[H.R. 438: To amend the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act to extend the deadline for a report by the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-438/)
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