A bill to amend the Act of June 7, 1924, to provide for the exercise of criminal jurisdiction.

Bill: 109-s-279
Sponsor: Sen. Domenici, Pete V. [R-NM]
Introduced: 2005-02-03 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Crime and Law Enforcement
Federal-Indian relations
Federal-state relations
Government Operations and Politics
Indian law enforcement
Jurisdiction
Law
Minorities
New Mexico

Summary:
action_date: 2005-02-03
text: 
Amends the Pueblo Lands Act of 1924 to allocate jurisdiction over offenses committed anywhere within the exterior boundaries of any grant from a prior sovereign to a Pueblo Indian tribe of New Mexico to: (1) the Pueblo for any offense committed by a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe or by any other Indian-owned entity; (2) the United States for any specified federal offense that is committed by or against such a member or entity or that involves any Indian property or interest; and (3) the state of New Mexico for any offense committed by a person who is not a member of a federally recognized tribe, which offense is not subject to U.S. jurisdiction.

action_date: 2005-07-26
text: 
Amends the Pueblo Lands Act of 1924 to allocate jurisdiction over offenses committed anywhere within the exterior boundaries of any grant from a prior sovereign to a Pueblo Indian tribe of New Mexico to: (1) the Pueblo for any offense committed by a member of the Pueblo or an Indian or by any other Indian-owned entity; (2) the United States for any specified federal offense that is committed by or against an Indian or any Indian-owned entity, or that involves any Indian property or interest; and (3) the state of New Mexico for any offense committed by a person who is not a member of a Pueblo or an Indian, which offense is not subject to U.S. jurisdiction.

action_date: 2005-12-06
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on July 26, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Amends the Pueblo Lands Act of 1924 to allocate jurisdiction over offenses committed anywhere within the exterior boundaries of any grant from a prior sovereign to a Pueblo Indian tribe of New Mexico to: (1) the Pueblo for any offense committed by a member of the Pueblo or an Indian or by any other Indian-owned entity; (2) the United States for any specified federal offense that is committed by or against an Indian or any Indian-owned entity, or that involves any Indian property or interest; and (3) the state of New Mexico for any offense committed by a person who is not a member of a Pueblo or an Indian, which offense is not subject to U.S. jurisdiction.

action_date: 2005-12-20
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed in the Senate on July 26, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Amends the Pueblo Lands Act of 1924 to allocate jurisdiction over offenses committed anywhere within the exterior boundaries of any grant from a prior sovereign to a Pueblo Indian tribe of New Mexico to: (1) the Pueblo for any offense committed by a member of the Pueblo or an Indian or by any other Indian-owned entity; (2) the United States for any specified federal offense that is committed by or against an Indian or any Indian-owned entity, or that involves any Indian property or interest; and (3) the state of New Mexico for any offense committed by a person who is not a member of a Pueblo or an Indian, which offense is not subject to U.S. jurisdiction.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-12-20
text: Became Public Law No: 109-133.
action_date: 2005-12-20
text: Became Public Law No: 109-133.
action_date: 2005-12-20
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2005-12-20
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2005-12-12
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2005-12-12
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2005-12-06
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2005-12-06
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2005-12-06
text: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H11046-11047)
action_date: 2005-12-06
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H11046-11047)
action_date: 2005-12-06
text: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 279.
action_date: 2005-12-06
text: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H11046-11047)
action_date: 2005-12-06
text: Mr. Radanovich moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
action_date: 2005-07-27
text: Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
action_date: 2005-07-27
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2005-07-27
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2005-07-26
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2005-07-26
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2005-07-26
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S9055-9056)
action_date: 2005-07-26
text: Senate Committee on Indian Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2005-07-26
text: Senate Committee on Indian Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2005-02-03
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S983-984)
action_date: 2005-02-03
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S983)
action_date: 2005-02-03
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 109-133