To extend Federal recognition to the United Houma Nation, and for other purposes.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To extend Federal recognition to the United Houma Nation, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities. The main policy domain is Civil Rights, Government Operations, Immigration.
Who Benefits and How
civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H882FF88C5BF3496DB91ABF1FEA485107: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the United Houma Recognition Act of 2024.
- Section HC57D43840D3F4349BBCB683924A67C31: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term interim Tribal Government means the Board of Directors of the United Houma Nation, Inc. The term Secretary means the...
- Section HC58FA581C15F4F0B9ACA4DDC50A7061A: 3. Federal recognition Federal recognition is extended to the Tribe. All laws (including regulations) of the United States of general applicability to Indians...
- Section H76391A71618D4B7AB143D440D6751348: 4. Membership roll As a condition of receiving recognition, services, and benefits pursuant to this Act, the Tribe shall submit to the Secretary, by not later...
- Section HB25438E0043646D897F2D2B954851BBF: 5. Tribal Constitution Not later than 6 months after the initial membership roll is submitted to the Secretary pursuant to section 3(a), the Secretary shall...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To extend Federal recognition to the United Houma Nation, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.
Key Policy Areas
Civil Rights, Government Operations, Immigration
Primary Purpose
This bill, To extend Federal recognition to the United Houma Nation, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- federal implementing agencies
- civil-rights stakeholders and affected communities
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMr. Higgins of Louisiana introduced the following bill; which was …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "the_secretary"
- → The Secretary identified in the operative section
- "the_commission"
- → The commission identified in the operative section
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
the Secretary of the Interior. The term Tribal constitution means the Tribal constitution adopted pursuant to section 4. The term Tribal member means— an individual who is an enrolled member of the Tribe as of the date of the enactment of this Act
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