US Congress House Bill 1599 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on April 15 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-08-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
Pending: House Subcommittee on the Constitution Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Indian Country Economic Development Act - Amends the National Labor Relations Act to provide that any enterprise or institution owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on its lands is not considered an employer (thus excluding such enterprises or institutions from coverage by such Act). Amends the Internal Revenue Code (IRC) to exclude from gross income student loan repayments: (1) under the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and (2) by the Bureau of Indian Education on behalf its employees whose responsibilities include working with or instructing students who attend schools the Bureau oversees. Amends the IRC and the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) to treat the pension plans of Indian tribal governments as other governmental pension plans are treated. (Currently, tribal government pension plans that include employees performing commercial activities are not considered to be governmental plans.) Permits the issuance of tax-exempt bonds by an Indian tribal government or subdivision if: (1) the obligation is part of an issue substantially all of whose proceeds are to be used in the exercise of an essential government function, or (2) at least 95% of the net proceeds are used to finance facilities on the Indian reservation. Amends the Securities Act of 1933 to exempt obligations issued by an Indian tribal government or subdivision from registration requirements. Amends the IRC to provide an employment tax credit to technology companies in Indian country that supply the federal government with domestic sole-sourced technology. Extends to any Indian tribe the discretion granted under current law only to the Navajo Nation to lease restricted lands without the approval of the Secretary of the Interior in specified circumstances. Amends the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to provide that the granting of a preference to a member of an Indian tribe by the tribe on account of such membership is not a violation of the prohibition against discrimination under federally assisted programs on the ground of a person's race, color, or national origin. Allows Indian tribes and tribal organizations to submit proposals to have assistance from more than one federal program integrated to support a community, economic, or business development project that is consistent with the goals of those programs. Requires the federal agency most affected by such a proposal to consult with the other agencies involved and the Department of the Interior in deciding whether or not to approve the proposal and facilitate its implementation. Authorizes federal agencies to enter into agreements with states for joint financing of such projects.

Indian Country Economic Development Act

Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-08-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution.
2011-05-20	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
2011-05-02	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Insurance, Housing and Community Opportunity.
2011-04-22	House	Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
2011-04-15	House	Referred to House Judiciary
2011-04-15	House	Referred to House Financial Services
2011-04-15	House	Referred to House Natural Resources
2011-04-15	House	Referred to House Education and the Workforce
2011-04-15	House	Referred to House Ways and Means
2011-04-15	House	Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Education and the Workforce, Natural Resources, Financial Services, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

HB2335 (Related) 2011-09-08 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1599/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1599/BILLS-112hr1599ih.pdf