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Tina Smith (D-MN)

S.Amdt. 5856

S.Amdt. 5856 · Senate amendment

A Democratic amendment with no cosponsors

Changes S. 4784 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2027

Offered

Offered, and not voted on yet. Most amendments never get a vote: the Senate takes up the bill and moves on without them.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. Pending Consideration

What this amendment would do

SA 5856, submitted by Ms. Smith, is an amendment to bill S. 4784.

The purpose of this amendment is to revoke the charter of incorporation for the Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota.

  • The amendment accepts the request from the Lower Sioux Indian Community to surrender their charter.
  • The charter being revoked was issued and ratified on July 17, 1937, under section 17 of the Act of June 18, 1934, which is known as the Indian Reorganization Act.