US SR250 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress

US Congress Senate Resolution 250 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on June 13 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-13 - Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S3483)
Pending: Senate Energy And Natural Resources Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

This resolution expresses the sense of the Senate that the Department of the Interior broke a commitment to the Blackfeet Tribe and must pursue and defend the cancellation of all oil and gas leases in the Badger-Two Medicine area. The resolution also urges Interior to work closely with the tribe to protect the Badger-Two Medicine area from oil and gas leases and to remedy the mistakes that led to leases being issued without consultation with the tribe.

Title

A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that the Department of the Interior has broken a commitment to the Blackfeet Tribe to defend the cancellation of all leases in the Badger-Two Medicine area and urging the Department of the Interior to work closely with the Blackfeet Tribe to defend the Badger-Two Medicine area from oil and gas development.

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-13	Senate	Referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. (text: CR S3483)

Subjects

Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Federal-Indian relations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Indian lands and resources rights
Montana
Native Americans
Oil and gas

US Congress State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-resolution/250/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/sres250/BILLS-116sres250is.pdf