A bill to amend Public Law 105-188 to provide for the mineral leasing of certain Indian lands in Oklahoma.
Public Law 106-67 · S. 944 · 106th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Bill Clinton (D) on Oct 6, 1999 · Native Americans
Sponsor: Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-OK)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Orrin Hatch
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends Public Law 105-188 (relating to the mineral leasing of Indian lands located on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation) to provide for the mineral leasing of Indian lands located on specified former Indian Reservations in Oklahoma.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 14 actions.
- Oct 6, 1999Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 106-67.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Sep 28, 1999PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Sep 27, 1999FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Saxton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 22, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 17, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- Aug 5, 1999FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Aug 2, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Indian Affairs Committee
- Jun 16, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Indian Affairs Committee
- May 3, 1999CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Indian Affairs Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.