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A bill conferring jurisdiction on certain courts of the United States to hear and render judgement in connection with certain claims of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma.

Public Law 97-385 · H.R. 2329 · 97th Congress · began in the House

Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Dec 23, 1982 · Native Americans

Sponsor: Rep. Michael Synar (D-OK-2)

Cosponsors: None

Passage votesYeaNay

HouseRecorded vote: 293 yea, 26 nay293–26
SenateVoice vote

Data notes

The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.

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Summary

The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.

(Measure passed House, amended, roll call #209 (293-26))

Confers jurisdiction upon the U.S. Court of Claims and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma to hear all claims against the United States which the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, the Choctaw Nation, and the Chickasaw Nation may have with respect to: (1) damages to tribal assets related to construction of the Arkansas River Navigation System; and (2) lands given to third parties for use as station grounds by railroads.

Who voted for it

Every House member of the 97th Congress on the ideology compass. Highlighted: the 293 who voted yea on final passage. Faded: everyone else, including those who voted nay, did not vote, or had not yet taken office.

293 yea26 nay115 present or did not vote

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Economic left–right

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Democrats who voted yea(170)

Rep. Martin SaboD-MN-5
Rep. Tom HarkinD-IA-5
Rep. Patricia SchroederD-CO-1
Rep. Parren MitchellD-MD-7
Rep. Ronald DellumsD-CA-8
Rep. Henry GonzálezD-TX-20
Rep. Mickey LelandD-TX-18
Rep. Louis StokesD-OH-21
Rep. Charlie RangelD-NY-19
Rep. Theodore WeissD-NY-20
Rep. Edward RoybalD-CA-25
Rep. John SeiberlingD-OH-14
Rep. Robert KastenmeierD-WI-2
Rep. Don EdwardsD-CA-10
Rep. Robert GarciaD-NY-21
Rep. George BrownD-CA-36
Rep. William FordD-MI-15
Rep. James OberstarD-MN-8
Rep. Cardiss CollinsD-IL-7
Rep. Pete StarkD-CA-9
Rep. Peter RodinoD-NJ-10
Rep. Julian DixonD-CA-28
Rep. Harold WashingtonD-IL-1
Rep. Jonathan BinghamD-NY-22
Rep. George MillerD-CA-7
Rep. Gus HawkinsD-CA-29
Rep. Benjamin RosenthalD-NY-8
Rep. Matthew MartínezD-CA-30
Rep. William LehmanD-FL-13
Rep. Gerry StuddsD-MA-12
Rep. Henry ReussD-WI-5
Rep. James ShannonD-MA-5
Rep. James ScheuerD-NY-11
Rep. Daniel AkakaD-HI-2
Rep. Richard OttingerD-NY-24
Rep. Robert MatsuiD-CA-3
Rep. William CoyneD-PA-14
Rep. Henry WaxmanD-CA-24
Rep. Dale KildeeD-MI-7
Rep. Claude PepperD-FL-14
Rep. Michael LowryD-WA-7
Rep. James HowardD-NJ-3
Rep. Sidney YatesD-IL-9
Rep. Thomas DowneyD-NY-2
Rep. Stephen SolarzD-NY-13
Rep. Bruce VentoD-MN-4
Rep. Dave ObeyD-WI-7
Rep. Barney FrankD-MA-4
Rep. Chuck SchumerD-NY-16
Rep. Norman MinetaD-CA-13
Rep. Albert GoreD-TN-4
Rep. Bernard DwyerD-NJ-15
Rep. Brian DonnellyD-MA-11
Rep. Barbara MikulskiD-MD-3
Rep. Raymond KogovsekD-CO-3
Rep. Ed MarkeyD-MA-7
Rep. Geraldine FerraroD-NY-9
Rep. Steny HoyerD-MD-5
Rep. Donald BaileyD-PA-21
Rep. Martin FrostD-TX-24
Rep. Charles PriceD-IL-23
Rep. Barbara KennellyD-CT-1
Rep. Frank GuariniD-NJ-14
Rep. Thomas FoleyD-WA-5
Rep. Dante FascellD-FL-15
Rep. James WrightD-TX-12
Rep. Morris UdallD-AZ-2
Rep. Matthew McHughD-NY-27
Rep. Frank AnnunzioD-IL-11
Rep. Carl PerkinsD-KY-7
Rep. Howard WolpeD-MI-3
Rep. James MattoxD-TX-5
Rep. Adam BenjaminD-IN-1
Rep. James WeaverD-OR-4
Rep. Peter PeyserD-NY-23
Rep. John FaryD-IL-5
Rep. Joseph MinishD-NJ-11
Rep. Gillis LongD-LA-8
Rep. Jack BrooksD-TX-9
Rep. John MurthaD-PA-12
Rep. William RatchfordD-CT-5
Rep. James BlanchardD-MI-18
Rep. Tom LantosD-CA-11
Rep. Bill AlexanderD-AR-1
Rep. Henry NowakD-NY-37
Rep. Lindy BoggsD-LA-2
Rep. Clement ZablockiD-WI-4
Rep. Jerome TraxlerD-MI-8
Rep. Les AuCoinD-OR-1
Rep. Leslie AspinD-WI-1
Rep. Daniel RostenkowskiD-IL-8
Rep. Norm DicksD-WA-6
Rep. Robert RoeD-NJ-8
Rep. Don BonkerD-WA-3
Rep. Fernand St. GermainD-RI-1
Rep. Dennis EckartD-OH-22
Rep. Donald PeaseD-OH-13
Rep. Timothy WirthD-CO-2
Rep. Joseph GaydosD-PA-20
Rep. Edward BolandD-MA-2
Rep. Walter JonesD-NC-1
Rep. Jerry PattersonD-CA-38
Rep. John LaFalceD-NY-36
Rep. Sam GejdensonD-CT-2
Rep. Stanley LundineD-NY-39
Rep. Robert ShamanskyD-OH-12
Rep. Charles RoseD-NC-7
Rep. Leon PanettaD-CA-16
Rep. Michael SynarD-OK-2
Rep. Cecil HeftelD-HI-1
Rep. Neal SmithD-IA-4
Rep. Byron DorganD-ND
Rep. Tom BevillD-AL-4
Rep. Wyche FowlerD-GA-5
Rep. Kika de la GarzaD-TX-15
Rep. William NatcherD-KY-2
Rep. Tom DaschleD-SD-1
Rep. Dick GephardtD-MO-3
Rep. Douglas WalgrenD-PA-18
Rep. Berkley BedellD-IA-6
Rep. Ronnie FlippoD-AL-5
Rep. Jamie WhittenD-MS-1
Rep. William BonerD-TN-5
Rep. Beryl AnthonyD-AR-4
Rep. James JonesD-OK-1
Rep. Butler DerrickD-SC-3
Rep. Ike AndrewsD-NC-4
Rep. Tony HallD-OH-3
Rep. Abraham KazenD-TX-23
Rep. Samuel StrattonD-NY-28
Rep. Martin RussoD-IL-3
Rep. Marilyn LloydD-TN-3
Rep. Norman D’AmoursD-NH-1
Rep. Harold VolkmerD-MO-9
Rep. Glenn AndersonD-CA-32
Rep. Gus YatronD-PA-6
Rep. Royden DysonD-MD-1
Rep. Daniel MicaD-FL-11
Rep. Kenneth HollandD-SC-5
Rep. Thomas LukenD-OH-2
Rep. Romano MazzoliD-KY-3
Rep. Austin MurphyD-PA-22
Rep. William HughesD-NJ-2
Rep. Daniel GlickmanD-KS-4
Rep. Stephen NealD-NC-5
Rep. Charles WhitleyD-NC-3
Rep. Philip SharpD-IN-10
Rep. Jack BrinkleyD-GA-3
Rep. Lee HamiltonD-IN-9
Rep. Sam GibbonsD-FL-7
Rep. Jake PickleD-TX-10
Rep. Andrew JacobsD-IN-11
Rep. Douglas ApplegateD-OH-18
Rep. Earl HuttoD-FL-1
Rep. William ChappellD-FL-4
Rep. David McCurdyD-OK-4
Rep. Ed JenkinsD-GA-9
Rep. Jack HightowerD-TX-13
Rep. Charles BennettD-FL-3
Rep. Glenn EnglishD-OK-6
Rep. Kent HanceD-TX-19
Rep. Beverly ByronD-MD-6
Rep. Lawrence FountainD-NC-2
Rep. Thomas HuckabyD-LA-5
Rep. Ralph HallD-TX-4
Rep. Sam HallD-TX-1
Rep. Billy TauzinD-LA-3
Rep. Charlie StenholmD-TX-17
Rep. Dan DanielD-VA-5
Rep. Buddy RoemerD-LA-4

Republicans who voted yea(122)

Rep. Claudine SchneiderR-RI-2
Rep. Bill GreenR-NY-18
Rep. Matthew RinaldoR-NJ-12
Rep. Jim JeffordsR-VT
Rep. Margaret HecklerR-MA-10
Rep. Silvio ConteR-MA-1
Rep. Charles DoughertyR-PA-4
Rep. Benjamin GilmanR-NY-26
Rep. Robert DavisR-MI-11
Rep. Frank HortonR-NY-34
Rep. Joseph McDadeR-PA-10
Rep. Lyle WilliamsR-OH-19
Rep. Jim LeachR-IA-1
Rep. Chris SmithR-NJ-4
Rep. Joel PritchardR-WA-1
Rep. Olympia SnoweR-ME-2
Rep. Huey DeckardR-IN-8
Rep. James NelliganR-PA-11
Rep. William WamplerR-VA-9
Rep. John DuncanR-TN-2
Rep. William ClingerR-PA-23
Rep. Arlen ErdahlR-MN-1
Rep. Harold SawyerR-MI-5
Rep. Donald ClausenR-CA-2
Rep. Jack EdwardsR-AL-1
Rep. Thomas EvansR-DE
Rep. Norman LentR-NY-4
Rep. Guy MolinariR-NY-17
Rep. Ralph RegulaR-OH-16
Rep. Marge RoukemaR-NJ-7
Rep. Frank WolfR-VA-10
Rep. Thomas TaukeR-IA-2
Rep. John HammerschmidtR-AR-3
Rep. Stanford ParrisR-VA-8
Rep. John PorterR-IL-10
Rep. James QuillenR-TN-1
Rep. Chalmers WylieR-OH-15
Rep. David MarriottR-UT-2
Rep. Guy Vander JagtR-MI-9
Rep. Hal RogersR-KY-5
Rep. Elwood HillisR-IN-5
Rep. Sidney MorrisonR-WA-4
Rep. James CourterR-NJ-13
Rep. Doug BereuterR-NE-1
Rep. Marion SnyderR-KY-4
Rep. Lynn MartinR-IL-16
Rep. Bobbi FiedlerR-CA-21
Rep. Robert CoughlinR-PA-13
Rep. William CarneyR-NY-1
Rep. Edward WeberR-OH-9
Rep. Charles PashayanR-CA-17
Rep. Robin BeardR-TN-6
Rep. John MyersR-IN-7
Rep. Cleveland BenedictR-WV-2
Rep. Larry WinnR-KS-3
Rep. Steven GundersonR-WI-3
Rep. Floyd SpenceR-SC-2
Rep. Newton GingrichR-GA-6
Rep. Thomas EvansR-IA-3
Rep. Manuel LujánR-NM-1
Rep. Virginia SmithR-NE-3
Rep. Carroll CampbellR-SC-4
Rep. Joseph SkeenR-NM-2
Rep. Robert LivingstonR-LA-1
Rep. Willis GradisonR-OH-1
Rep. William MooreR-LA-6
Rep. Bob McEwenR-OH-6
Rep. Ronald MarleneeR-MT-2
Rep. Gene TaylorR-MO-7
Rep. Arlan StangelandR-MN-7
Rep. Tom PetriR-WI-6
Rep. Jack KempR-NY-38
Rep. Richard SchulzeR-PA-5
Rep. Clay ShawR-FL-12
Rep. Hal DaubR-NE-2
Rep. Robert WhittakerR-KS-5
Rep. William LoweryR-CA-41
Rep. Thomas CorcoranR-IL-15
Rep. Edwin ForsytheR-NJ-6
Rep. Duncan HunterR-CA-42
Rep. James RobinsonR-VA-7
Rep. Trent LottR-MS-5
Rep. Gregory CarmanR-NY-3
Rep. Robert MichelR-IL-18
Rep. Michael OxleyR-OH-4
Rep. Thomas HagedornR-MN-2
Rep. John LeBoutillierR-NY-6
Rep. Pat RobertsR-KS-1
Rep. Robert DanielR-VA-4
Rep. James MartinR-NC-9
Rep. Tom BlileyR-VA-3
Rep. Robert LagomarsinoR-CA-19
Rep. William HendonR-NC-11
Rep. Jerry LewisR-CA-37
Rep. Daniel CoatsR-IN-4
Rep. Barber ConableR-NY-35
Rep. Thomas LoefflerR-TX-21
Rep. William FrenzelR-MN-3
Rep. James BroyhillR-NC-10
Rep. William GoodlingR-PA-19
Rep. Mickey EdwardsR-OK-5
Rep. Marjorie HoltR-MD-4
Rep. Judd GreggR-NH-2
Rep. Thomas KindnessR-OH-8
Rep. Delbert LattaR-OH-5
Rep. Edward DerwinskiR-IL-4
Rep. John WeberR-MN-6
Rep. Carlos MoorheadR-CA-22
Rep. John HilerR-IN-3
Rep. Manley ButlerR-VA-6
Rep. Richard CheneyR-WY
Rep. James SensenbrennerR-WI-9
Rep. Clarence MillerR-OH-10
Rep. William DickinsonR-AL-2
Rep. Daniel LungrenR-CA-34
Rep. Hank BrownR-CO-4
Rep. Jack FieldsR-TX-8
Rep. Robert WalkerR-PA-16
Rep. William DannemeyerR-CA-39
Rep. James CollinsR-TX-3
Rep. David DreierR-CA-35
Rep. James JeffriesR-KS-2

Data notes

The House’s recorded vote on the final version of the law (roll call 552 in Voteview), matched to the vote the record cites and checked against its totals. Positions are each member’s DW-NOMINATE score for that Congress, as on the Ideology page; left to right is more liberal to more conservative. Paired and announced yea votes count as yea. Lists follow the compass, most liberal first. 1 yea vote was cast by members of neither major party and is highlighted on the compass but not listed. A name links to a profile only for members of the current Congress. A law passed by voice vote or unanimous consent has no member list, and neither does a vote Voteview has not yet recorded.

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Committees

The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.

Natural Resources Committee · House · discharged from, referred to
Judiciary Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee
Judiciary Committee · Senate · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Privacy, Technology and the Law Subcommittee

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Timeline

From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 25 actions.

Dec 23, 1982Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 97-385.
Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
Dec 13, 1982PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
Dec 10, 1982FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Dec 8, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Judiciary Committee
Dec 1, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Privacy, Technology and the Law Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee
CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Privacy, Technology and the Law Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee
Jul 27, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Privacy, Technology and the Law Subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary Committee
Jul 26, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
Jul 23, 1982FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 293 - 26 (Record Vote No: 209).House roll call 209
FloorFloor · House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.
Mar 18, 1982FloorFloor · Failed to Receive 2/3's Vote to Suspend and Pass by Yea-Nay Vote: 174 - 215 (Record Vote No: 28).House roll call 28
FloorFloor · Failed of passage/not agreed to in House: Failed to Receive 2/3's Vote to Suspend and Pass by Yea-Nay Vote: 174 - 215 (Record Vote No: 28).House roll call 28
Mar 16, 1982FloorFloor · Considered by House Unfinished Business Vote Postponed Until March 18, 1982.
CommitteeCommittee · Discharged from House Natural Resources Committee
Mar 8, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
Mar 3, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Judiciary Committee
Feb 3, 1982CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
Dec 9, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
Mar 9, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Administrative Law and Governmental Relations Subcommittee of the House Judiciary Committee
Mar 4, 1981CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House

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Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.

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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.