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Union Calendar No. 439 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 789 

[Report No. 117–606] 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JANUARY 12, 2022 

Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

DECEMBER 7, 2022 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To repeal certain obsolete laws relating to Indians. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Repealing Existing 

5 Substandard Provisions Encouraging Conciliation with 

6 Tribes Act’’ or the ‘‘RESPECT Act’’. 

7 SEC. 2. REPEAL OF CERTAIN OBSOLETE LAWS RELATING 

8 TO INDIANS. 

9 (1) Section 2080 of the Revised Statutes (25 

10 U.S.C. 72) is repealed. 

11 (2) Section 2100 of the Revised Statutes (25 

12 U.S.C. 127) is repealed. 

13 (3) Section 2 of the Act of March 3, 1875 (18 

14 Stat. 449, chapter 132; 25 U.S.C. 128), is repealed. 

15 (4) The first section of the Act of March 3, 

16 1875 (18 Stat. 424, chapter 132; 25 U.S.C. 129), 

17 is amended under the heading ‘‘CHEYENNES 

18 AND ARAPAHOES.’’ by striking ‘‘; that the Sec19 retary of the Interior be authorized to withhold, 

20 from any tribe of Indians who may hold any captives 

21 other than Indians, any moneys due them from the 

22 United States until said captives shall be surren23 dered to the lawful authorities of the United 

24 States’’. 


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1 (5) Section 2087 of the Revised Statutes (25 

2 U.S.C. 130) is repealed. 

3 (6) Section 3 of the Act of March 3, 1875 (18 

4 Stat. 449, chapter 132; 25 U.S.C. 137), is repealed. 

5 (7) Section 2101 of the Revised Statutes (25 

6 U.S.C. 138) is repealed. 

7 (8) Section 7 of the Act of June 23, 1879 (21 

8 Stat. 35, chapter 35; 25 U.S.C. 273), is repealed. 

9 (9) The first section of the Act of March 3, 

10 1893 (27 Stat. 612, chapter 209), is amended— 

11 (A) under the heading ‘‘MISCELLA12 NEOUS SUPPORTS.’’ (27 Stat. 628; 25 

13 U.S.C. 283), by striking the last 2 undesig14 nated paragraphs; and 

15 (B) under the heading ‘‘FOR SUPPORT 

16 OF SCHOOLS.’’ (27 Stat. 635; 25 U.S.C. 

17 283), by striking the second undesignated para18 graph. 

19 (10) Section 18 of the Act of June 30, 1913 

20 (38 Stat. 96, chapter 4; 25 U.S.C. 285), is amended 

21 by striking the tenth undesignated paragraph. 

22 (11) The Act of June 21, 1906 (34 Stat. 325, 

23 chapter 3504), is amended under the heading ‘‘COM24 MISSIONER.’’ under the heading ‘‘I. GENERAL 


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1 PROVISIONS.’’ (34 Stat. 328; 25 U.S.C. 302) by 

2 striking the fourth undesignated paragraph. 


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Union Calendar No. 439 

117TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 789 

[Report No. 117–606] 

A BILL 

To repeal certain obsolete laws relating to Indians. 

DECEMBER 7, 2022 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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