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HR 6707 117th Congress House Native Americans Federal-Indian relations Indian claims Indian social and development programs Maine

Advancing Equality for Wabanaki Nations Act

Introduced: February 11, 2022 Introduced by: Golden, Jared F. Democratic · Maine See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 7, 2022
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 432.
Dec 7, 2022
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-599.
Jun 15, 2022
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 17.
Jun 15, 2022
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 15, 2022
Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Discharged.
Mar 31, 2022
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 18, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Feb 11, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 11, 2022
Introduced in House
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Advancing Equality for Wabanaki Nations Act

This bill allows the Wabanaki Nations in Maine to access future federal laws that are passed by Congress for the benefit of Indian tribes.

Four Indian tribes (Maliseet, Micmac, Penobscot, and Passamaquoddy) make up the Wabanaki Nations. Currently, these tribes are unable to access certain federal laws and related benefits because such laws are preempted by the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980.

What's happening now December 7, 2022

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 432.

 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 8
D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · May 31, 2022
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · May 27, 2022
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · May 24, 2022
 D
Costa, Jim
California · May 19, 2022
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · May 17, 2022
 D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
Illinois · Apr 7, 2022
 D
Davids, Sharice
Kansas · Mar 29, 2022
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Feb 11, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6707: Advancing Equality for Wabanaki Nations Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6707/
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"H.R. 6707: Advancing Equality for Wabanaki Nations Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6707/.
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H.R. 6707, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-6707/.
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