A bill to permit the Miami Nation of Indiana to apply for acknowledgement as a federally recognized Indian tribe, and for other purposes.
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 4, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Aug 4, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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Plain-English summary
This bill authorizes the Miami Nation of Indiana to submit a petition to the Department of the Interior for acknowledgment as a federally recognized Indian tribe. When reviewing the petition, Interior may not use a previous denial as a reason to deny it.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4777: A bill to permit the Miami Nation of Indiana to apply for acknowledgement as a federally recognized Indian tribe, and for other purposes.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4777/
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