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S.Amdt. 4028Senate110th Congress (2007-2009)2nd degree

To provide a blood quantum requirement for Federal recognition of Indian tribes.

Sponsored by Tom CoburnSen. Tom Coburn (R-OK)
Submitted February 13, 2008

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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 4028 proposed by Senator Coburn to Amendment SA 3899.(consideration: CR S996-1004, S1040)

February 14, 2008

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Senate amendment proposed (on the floor): Amendment SA 4028 proposed by Senator Coburn to Amendment SA 3899.(consideration: CR S996-1004, S1040)

February 14, 2008

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Amendment SA 4028 proposed by Senator Coburn to Amendment SA 3899. (consideration: CR S996-1004, S1040) To provide a blood quantum requirement for Federal recognition of Indian tribes.

February 14, 2008

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Proposed amendment SA 4028 withdrawn in Senate.

February 14, 2008

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Senate amendment submitted

February 13, 2008

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SA 4028. Mr. COBURN submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 1200, to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement
Act to revise and extend the Act; which was ordered to lie on the
table; as follows:

On page 347, after line 24, add the following:

SEC. 104. BLOOD QUANTUM REQUIREMENT FOR FEDERAL RECOGNITION
OF INDIAN TRIBES.

Effective beginning on the date of enactment of this Act,
in determining whether to extend Federal recognition to an
Indian tribe or other Indian group under part 83 of title 25,
Code of Federal Regulations (or successor regulations), the
Secretary of the Interior shall require that each member of
the Indian tribe or group possess a degree of Indian blood of
not less than \1/512\.
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