US Congress Senate Bill 246 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 19-8)
Status: Passed on October 14 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-10-14 - Became Public Law No: 114-244. (TXT | PDF)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act (Sec. 3) This bill establishes the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children in the Office of Tribal Justice of the Department of Justice. The commission must conduct a comprehensive study of federal, state, local, and tribal programs that serve Native children, including an evaluation of: the impact of concurrent jurisdiction on child welfare systems; barriers Indian tribes and Native Hawaiians face in using public and private grant resources; obstacles to nongovernmental financial support for programs benefitting Native children; issues relating to the validity and statistical significance of data on Native children; barriers to the development of sustainable, multidisciplinary programs designed to assist high-risk Native children and their families; cultural or socioeconomic challenges in communities of Native children; examples of successful program models and use of best practices in programs that serve children and families; barriers to interagency coordination; and the use of memoranda of agreement or interagency agreements to facilitate or improve agency coordination. The commission must use the results of the study and analyses of existing federal data to: (1) develop plans for federal policy relating to Native children informed by the development of accurate child well-being measures; (2) recommend modifications and improvements to programs for Native children that integrate the cultural strengths of Native communities; (3) recommend improvements to the collection of data regarding Native children and the programs that serve them; and (4) identify models of successful programs. When developing plans for federal policy, the commission may not consider or recommend recognition or establishment of a government-to-government relationship with an entity not recognized on or before the date of enactment of this bill. The commission must report its findings, conclusions, and recommendations for legislative and administrative action. The commission is terminated 90 days after the report is submitted.

Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act

Sen. Heidi Heitkamp [D-ND]	Sen. Lisa Murkowski [R-AK]	Sen. Jon Tester [D-MT]	Sen. Mazie Hirono [D-HI]
Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI]	Sen. Dianne Feinstein [D-CA]	Sen. Al Franken [D-MN]	Sen. John Hoeven [R-ND]
Sen. Tom Udall [D-NM]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Patty Murray [D-WA]	Sen. John Thune [R-SD]
Sen. Elizabeth Warren [D-MA]	Sen. Martin Heinrich [D-NM]	Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]	Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse [D-RI]
Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Susan Collins [R-ME]	Sen. Barbara Boxer [D-CA]	Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE]
Sen. Debbie Stabenow [D-MI]	Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]	Sen. Tammy Baldwin [D-WI]	Sen. Jeanne Shaheen [D-NH]
Sen. James Inhofe [R-OK]	Sen. Gary Peters [D-MI]	Sen. Steve Daines [R-MT]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-10-14	House	Became Public Law No: 114-244. (TXT | PDF)
2016-10-14	House	Signed by President.
2016-10-03	House	Presented to President.
2016-09-29	House	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2016-09-29	House	Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6286)
2016-09-13	House	Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
2016-09-12	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2016-09-12	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5287-5289)
2016-09-12	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 246.
2016-09-12	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5287-5289)
2016-09-12	House	Mrs. Radewagen moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2016-09-06	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 560.
2016-09-06	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-722.
2016-07-13	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2016-07-13	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2016-07-12	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2016-07-12	House	Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.
2016-05-18	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2015-06-19	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
2015-06-01	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2015-06-01	House	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2015-06-01	House	Received in the House.
2015-06-01	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3381-3385; text as passed Senate: CR S3381-3383)
2015-05-11	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 79.
2015-05-11	Senate	Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Barrasso with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 114-39.
2015-02-04	Senate	Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2015-01-22	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S422-423)

HB2751 (Related) 2015-07-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/246/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s246/BILLS-114s246is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s246/BILLS-114s246rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s246/BILLS-114s246es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s246/BILLS-114s246rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s246/BILLS-114s246eah.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s246/BILLS-114s246enr.pdf