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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 2002

Connecticut's two senators on Tuesday introduced a rider to the Department of Interior budget bill to halt all federal recognition decisions until the process is reformed.

Sens. Christopher Dodd (D) and Joseph Lieberman (D) said the Bureau of Indian Affairs doesn't have its "house in order." They want Congress to pass their own bills to address the issue before restoring recognition duties to Assistant Secretary Neal McCaleb.

One bill, S.1392, codifies the existing BIA recognition standards into law. The other, S.1393, provides $8 million in grants to petitioning groups or interested parties.

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DODD, LIEBERMAN OFFER AMENDMENT TO HALT INDIAN RECOGNITION DECISIONS UNTIL PROCESS IS REPAIRED (Dodd 9/10)
Dodd, Lieberman offer amendment to halt Indian recognition decisions (AP 9/10)
Dodd calls for pause by BIA (Gannett News Service 9/11)
Senators propose halting BIA recognition (The New London Day 9/11)
Denis Horgan: Tribal Recognition Targeted (The Hartford Courant 9/11)

Related Bills:
A bill to establish procedures for the Bureau of Indian Affairs of the Department of the Interior with respect to tribal recognition (S.1392) | A bill to provide grants to ensure full and fair participation in certain decisionmaking processes at the Bureau of Indian Affairs (S.1393)

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