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117th Congress · Senate

A bill to amend the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act to extend the deadline for a report by the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and for other purposes.

Subjects: Child safety and welfare · Congressional oversight · Government studies and investigations · Indian social and development programs · Native Americans

In plain language

  • Senate bill in the 117th Congress.
  • Extends the deadline, from three years to five years.
  • House passed it on Aug 24, 2021 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

This bill extends the deadline, from three years to five years, for the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children to submit its report to the President and Congress. The commission was established to conduct a comprehensive study of federal, state, local, and tribal programs that serve Native children and to develop plans for federal policy related to Native children.

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