JOINT MEMORIAL · 1991–92 SESSION
SJM 8023: Indian tribes recognition
Requesting that Congress recognize Washington tribes not officially recognized by the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Summary
- Congress is requested to confer the status of federally recognized tribes upon the Chinook, Cowlitz, Duwamish, Samish, Snohomish, Snoqualmie and Steilacoom Tribes of Washington, and that federal legislation be enacted guaranteeing to all tribes the right to seek federal recognition under a clear, unbiased, and timely administrative procedure.
From the Senate Bill Report (SJM 8023), written by the Legislature's nonpartisan staff. Read the full report ↗
Did not pass Did not pass · died in committee
- IntroducedJan 15, 1992
- Out of committeestopped here
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- Filed
- Prime sponsor
- Sid Snyder (D-19)
- Introduced
- January 15, 1992 in the Senate
- Last action
- January 15, 1992
Sponsors
Prime sponsor: Sid Snyder (D-19)
6 co-sponsors (5 Democrats, 1 Republican)
Votes
No recorded floor votes. This measure never reached a floor vote.
History
The Legislature's online data doesn't include step-by-step history for sessions before 2001. Its final status is shown above, and the official bill page may have more.
SJM 8023 in other sessions
Bill numbers restart every two years, so the same number is a different bill in each session.
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