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  • S. 621 proposes to revoke the charter of incorporation of the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota, as requested by the community itself. This action would officially annul the charter that was originally ratified on July 17, 1937, under the Indian Reorganization Act....

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    The bill is about a group of Native Americans in Minnesota who want to cancel a special agreement they have with the government, and the government is discussing how to make that happen.

  • The resolution S. RES. 60 authorizes the Committee on Indian Affairs to spend funds, hire staff, and utilize personnel services from government departments from March 1, 2025, to February 28, 2027. It establishes a budget cap for the committee's expenses for three specific...

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    The resolution lets a special group in the Senate, called the Committee on Indian Affairs, spend a certain amount of money, hire people, and use help from other parts of the government to do their work from March 2025 to February 2027. They have some rules about the total amount they can spend at different times, but there are concerns about how this money is watched over and used.