U.S. Senator Mike Rounds’ (R-S.D.) bipartisan legislation to repeal discriminatory federal laws targeting Native Americans was signed into law by the president on December 27th.
It was a bittersweet end to the year for the Cherokee Nation as Congress adjourned without seating a delegate from the tribe, extending their generations-long wait for representation in the U.S. House of Representatives.
U.S. Senator Mike Rounds’ (R-S.D.) legislation to repeal discriminatory federal laws targeting Native Americans passed the House of Representatives today. It now heads to the president’s desk for signature.
President Joe Biden plans to make new commitments to Native American nations during the government’s first in-person summit on tribal affairs in six years.
On Wednesday, the House Committee on Rules is taking the first step toward seating a tribal government delegate in the chamber. The hearing will focus on what it would take to finally bring the Cherokee Nation into the halls of power on Capitol Hill, nearly 200 years after the United States made such a promise by treaty.
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