kj> From: kjg@rust.net (Karen J. Gould)
 kj> Subject: new bills (U.S. Federal) - Askwitteachik Update
 kj> ATTENTION! Just introduced:
 kj> 
 kj> H.R.1957: -- A bill to amend the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 to
 kj> exempt voluntary child custody proceedings from coverage under that
 kj> Act, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Tiahrt. R-KS#4
 kj> 
 kj> Rep Deborah Pryce of Ohio is a co-sponsor of this bill. It appears to
 kj> try to limit the application of the ICWA to only involuntary removals,
 kj> and further seems to say that only the signature of one parent is
 kj> needed to make an adoption proceeding a "voluntary."
 
 > From the bill:
 kj> (c) VOLUNTARY TERMINATION OF PARENTAL RIGHTS- Section 103 of the
 kj> Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 (25 U.S.C. 1913) is amended to read as
 kj> follows:
 kj> 
 kj> SEC. 103. (a) Upon written consent by a parent or legal guardian
 kj> (other than a tribal court) of an Indian child to a voluntary child
 kj> custody proceeding, this title shall thereafter not apply to any child
 kj> custody proceeding involving the Indian child, and this Act shall
 kj> thereafter not be the basis for determining jurisdiction over any child
 kj> custody proceeding involving the Indian child.
 kj> 
 kj> (b) For the purposes of subsection (a), written consent is
 kj> irrevocable. 
 kj> Also, a bill which did NOT turn up on the legislation search, but
 kj> which we were alerted to by Ron Andrade (thank you!) passed the Senate
 kj> and is now to be sent to the House for consideration:
 kj> 
 kj> S. 417: -- A bill to extend energy conservation programs under the
 kj> Energy Policy and Conservation Act through September 30, 2002.
 kj> Sponsor:  Sen Murkowski R-AK PASSED SENATE 6/27/97 (Note: includes, by
 kj> amendment, a 3-year reauthorization and funding for the Renewable
 kj> Indian Energy Resources Program which expires at the  end of fiscal
 kj> year 1997. (Title XXVI) Committee Report No. S105-25.)
 kj> 
 kj> Other new bills
 kj> 
 kj> SPECIFICALLY FOR/ABOUT NATIVE AMERICANS or TRIBES:******************
 kj> 
 kj> H.R.1805: -- A bill to amend the Auburn Indian Restoration Act to
 kj> establish restrictions related to gaming on and use of land held in
 kj> trust for the United Auburn Indian Community of the Auburn Rancheria
 kj> of California, and for other purposes.  Sponsor: Rep Doolittle. R-CA#4
 kj> 
 kj> H.R.1833: -- A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination and
 kj> Education Assistance Act to provide for further Self-Governance by
 kj> Indian Tribes, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Miller, G.. D-CA#7
 kj> 
 kj> H.R.1983: -- A bill to amend the Rhode Island Indian Claims Settlement
 kj> Act to conform that Act with the judgments of the United States
 kj> Federal Courts regarding the rights and sovereign status of certain
 kj> Indian Tribes, including the Narragansett Tribe, and for other
 kj> purposes. Sponsor: Rep Kennedy, P.. D-RI#1
 kj> 
 kj> H.R.2083: -- A bill to prohibit the shipment of spent nuclear fuel to
 kj> the Goshute Indian reservation in Utah. Sponsor: Rep Cook. R-UT#2
 kj> 
 kj> H.R.2089: -- A bill to authorize leases on the Cabazon Indian
 kj> Reservation for terms not to exceed 99 years. Sponsor: Rep Kildee
 kj> D-MI#9 
 kj> S.RES.100: -- A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the
 kj> Federal commitment for the education of American Indians and Alaska
 kj> Natives should be affirmed through legislative actions of the 105th
 kj> Congress to bring the quality of Indian education and educational
 kj> facilities up to parity with the rest of America.  Sponsor: Sen
 kj> Domenici. R-NM
 kj> 
 kj> S.RES.102: -- A resolution designating August 15, 1997, as "Indian
 kj> Independence Day: A National Day of Celebration of Indian and American
 kj> Democracy." Sponsor: Sen Specter. R-PA
 kj> 
 kj> S.894: -- A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain land in the
 kj> Six Rivers National Forest in the State of California for the benefit
 kj> of the Hoopa Valley Tribe. Sponsor: Sen Boxer. D-CA
 kj> 
 kj> BILLS INDEXED TO THE TERM "INDIAN"
 kj> 
 kj> As always, these bills have varying impacts on Native Americans, and
 kj> need to be read closely to determine their importance. But they are
 kj> "indexed" to the term Indian because they have provisions affecting
 kj> Indians, so they are included on the monthly report.
 kj> 
 kj> One specific bill dealing with Veterans deserves special mention,
 kj> since such a high percentage of Native Americans have served in the
 kj> military: 
 kj> H.R.1754: -- A bill to require that a portion of the amounts made
 kj> available for housing programs for the homeless be used for activities
 kj> designed to serve primarily homeless veterans, and for other purposes.
 kj> Sponsor: Rep Metcalf. R-WA#2
 kj> 
 kj> Other Bills:
 kj> 
 kj> H.R.863: -- A bill to establish or expand existing community
 kj> prosecution programs. Sponsor: Rep Blagojevich. D-IL#5
 kj> 
 kj> H.R.973:    --  A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937
 kj> to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to administer
 kj> a program of construction and revitalization of public housing, and for
 kj> other purposes.   Sponsor: Rep Conyers. D-MI#14
 kj> 
 kj> H.R.1480:    --  A bill to increase the overall economy and efficiency
 kj> of Government operations and enable more efficient use of Federal
 kj> funding, by coordinating Federal financial assistance programs and
 kj> promoting local flexibility. Sponsor: Rep Hoyer. D-MD#5
 kj> 
 kj> H.R.1516:    --  A bill to support local reading programs for children
 kj> so that all children are able to read well and independently by the
 kj> end of the third grade.  Sponsor: Rep Clay. D-MO#1
 kj> 
 kj> H.R.1609:    --  A bill to reauthorize the Intermodal Surface
 kj> Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, and for other purposes. 
 kj> Sponsor: Rep Molinari. R-NY#13
 kj> 
 kj> H.R.1671:    --  A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to
 kj> provide for Federal-State performance partnerships, to consolidate all
 kj> nutrition programs under the Act in the Department of Health and Human
 kj> Services, to extend authorizations of appropriations for programs
 kj> under the Act through fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes.  
 kj> Sponsor: Rep Martinez. D-CA#31
 kj> 
 kj> H.R.1700:    --  A bill to authorize funds to further the strong
 kj> Federal interest in the improvement of highways and transportation, and
 kj> for other purposes.  Sponsor: Rep Thune. R-SD.al
 kj> 
 kj> H.R.1726:    --  A bill to establish as an element of the national
 kj> security of the United States the importance of providing for the
 kj> health, safety, and education of children in the United States.
 kj> Sponsor: Rep Furse. D-OR#1
 kj> 
 kj> S.462:    --  A bill to reform and consolidate the public and assisted
 kj> housing programs of the United States, and to redirect primary
 kj> responsibility for these programs from the Federal Government to
 kj> States and localities, and for other purposes.  Sponsor: Sen Mack. R-FL
 kj> - LATEST ACTION: 05/23/97 Reported to Senate from the Committee on
 kj> Banking, Housing, and  Urban Affairs, amended, S. Rept. 105-21
 kj> 
 kj> S.839: -- A bill to improve teacher mastery and use of educational
 kj> technology.  Sponsor: Sen Bingaman. D-NM
 kj> 
 kj> S.841: -- A bill to authorize construction of the Fort Peck
 kj> Reservation Rural Water System in the State of Montana, and for other
 kj> purposes. Sponsor: Sen Burns. R-MT
 kj> 
 kj> S.851: -- A bill entitled the Emergency Disaster Assistance Act.
 kj> Sponsor: Sen Dorgan. D-ND
 kj> 
 kj> S.864: -- A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to
 kj> improve the provision of managed care under the medicaid program.
 kj> Sponsor: Sen Chafee. R-RI
 kj> 
 kj> 
 kj> Looks like another mixed bag!
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 kj> --
 kj> Karen J. Gould
 kj> http://www.askwitteachik.org/
 kj> 
 kj> "If people are genuinely interested in honoring Indians, try getting
 kj> your government to live up to the more than 400 treaties it signed
 kj> with our nations." ...Glenn T. Morris - Colorado AIM
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