A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to set aside certain judgment funds of the Three Affiliated Tribes of Fort Berthold Reservation in North Dakota, and for other purposes.
Public Law 98-74 · S. 727 · 98th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Aug 11, 1983 · Native Americans
Sponsor: Sen. Mark Andrews (R-ND)
Cosponsors (1): Sen. Quentin Burdick
Passage votes
- HouseUnanimous consent
- SenateVoice vote
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Directs the Secretary of the Interior, upon release of certain funds from the new member per capita escrow account, to deposit specified judgment funds into a separate account, and to hold and invest such funds in accordance with the Act of June 24, 1938.
Authorizes the distribution of such funds to the governing body of the Three Affiliated Tribes of the Fort Berthold Reservation, North Dakota, subject to the Secretary's approval for use in the planning and development of hospital or health care facilities for such Tribes.
Authorizes distribution of specified funds to the Tribes' governing body for use in other tribal programs.
Directs the Secretary to distribute specified amounts of funds to specified individuals.
Requires that any remaining uncommitted funds be used and distributed in accordance with the programming aspect of a specified plan under the Act of October 19, 1973.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Indian Affairs Committee · Senate · hearings by (full committee), markup by, referred to, reported by
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 13 actions.
- Aug 11, 1983Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-74.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Aug 3, 1983PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Aug 1, 1983FloorFloor · Passed House by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 19, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 15, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- Jun 1, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- May 25, 1983FloorFloor · Passed Senate with amendments by Voice Vote.
- May 17, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Indian Affairs Committee
- May 12, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Indian Affairs Committee
- Apr 28, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Senate Indian Affairs Committee
- Mar 8, 1983CommitteeCommittee · 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.