A bill to provide for the use and distribution of funds awarded in Docket 363 to the Mdewakanton and Mahpekute Eastern or Mississippi Sioux before the United States Court of Claims and Claims Court.
Public Law 99-130 · S. 1349 · 99th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Oct 28, 1985 · Native Americans
Sponsor: Sen. James Abdnor (R-SD)
Cosponsors (2): Sen. Larry Pressler, Sen. Rudy Boschwitz
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 formulae for the distribution and use of specified judgment funds to the: (1) Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska; (2) Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe; and (3) Prairie Island Sioux, Lower Sioux Indian Community, and the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Communities of Minnesota. Requires the addition of specified funds to the distribution shares of the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska and to the Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe. Prohibits any person from receiving benefit payments as a member of more than one of the specified tribes.
Exempts such funds from: (1) State and Federal income taxes; and (2) being considered as income or resources for purposes of eligibility for assistance under Federal assistance programs (including social security).
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. 14 actions.
- Oct 28, 1985Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 99-130.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Oct 17, 1985PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Oct 9, 1985FloorFloor · Passed House by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- Oct 2, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- Aug 1, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- Jul 31, 1985FloorFloor · Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.
- Jul 26, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Indian Affairs Committee
- Jul 24, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Markup by Senate Indian Affairs Committee
- Jul 17, 1985CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Senate Indian Affairs Committee
- Jun 25, 1985CommitteeCommittee · 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.