A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to acquire, by purchase or condemnation, such interests in oil, gas, coal, and other minerals owned or controlled by the Osage Tribe of Indians as are needed for Skiatook Lake, Oklahoma, and for other purposes.
Public Law 97-142 · H.R. 4926 · 97th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Dec 29, 1981 · Native Americans
Sponsor: Rep. James Jones (D-OK-1)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. Michael Synar
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Provides that a subordination of specified mineral interests of the Osage Tribe of Indians shall vest in the United States immediately upon payment of $7,400,000 by the Secretary of the Army to the Secretary of the Interior.
States that such sum was agreed upon as compensation to the Osage Tribe for the acquisition of such subordination for the construction of works relating to Skiatook Lake, as part of a project for the improvement of the Verdigris River and tributaries in Oklahoma and Kansas under the Flood Control Act of 1962.
Directs the Secretary of the Army to make such payment. Authorizes the Secretary of the Army to acquire such subordination.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior to disburse such payment to the Osage Tribe. Provides that payments to the Osage Tribe under this Act shall not be subject to attorney fees.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · hearings by (full committee), markup by, referred to, reported by- Transportation and Infrastructure Committee · House · discharged from, referred toSubcommittee: Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.
- Dec 29, 1981Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-142.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Dec 17, 1981PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Dec 15, 1981FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Dec 10, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Dec 7, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- Dec 1, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by House Natural Resources Committee
- Nov 19, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Water Resources and Environment Subcommittee of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- Nov 6, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
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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.