US Congress House Bill 1129 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)
Status: Engrossed on July 8 2009 - 50% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-09-30 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 170.
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [PDF]

Directs the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), to make annual grants, to the extent funds are made available for such grants, to federally recognized Indian tribes, tribal colleges and universities, and other eligible entities to provide an iron working training program that: (1) provides specialized classroom and on-the-job training in iron working skills to adult members of federally recognized Indian tribes; and (2) facilitates job placement upon program completion. Permits an entity receiving a grant to require such other criteria of the program and participants of the program as the entity considers appropriate to further the goals of the program. Requires, in order to be eligible for a grant, that an entity: (1) has experience in providing iron working training to Native Americans; and (2) has the facilities necessary to carry out such a program.

To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide an annual grant to facilitate an iron working training program for Native Americans.

Rep. Marcy Kaptur [D-OH]	Rep. Daniel Lipinski [D-IL]	Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]
Rep. Heath Shuler [D-NC]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-09-30		Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 170.
2009-09-30		Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Dorgan with amendments. With written report No. 111-84.
2009-08-06		Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
2009-07-08		Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
2009-07-07		Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2009-07-07		On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by recorded vote (2/3 required): 329 - 75 (Roll no. 479). (text: CR H7712)
2009-07-07		Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7725-7726)
2009-07-07		At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Ms. Foxx objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
2009-07-07		DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1129.
2009-07-07		Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7712-7713)
2009-07-07		Ms. Bordallo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2009-02-23		Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/1129/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1129/BILLS-111hr1129ih.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1129/BILLS-111hr1129eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr1129/BILLS-111hr1129rs.pdf