Amends the federal criminal code to extend the exemption from prohibitions on the transportation, shipment, receipt, or importation of explosive materials to federally-recognized Indian tribes or agencies of such tribes. Defines "Indian tribe" as any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe.
To amend chapter 40 of title 18, United States Code, to exempt the transportation, shipment, receipt, or importation of explosive materials for delivery to a federally recognized Indian tribe or an agency of such a tribe from various Federal criminal prohibitions relating to explosives.
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What it doesSummary passed house amended (Sep 30, 2009)
Amends the federal criminal code to extend the exemption from prohibitions on the transportation, shipment, receipt, or importation of explosive materials to federally-recognized Indian tribes or agencies of such tribes. Defines "Indian tribe" as any Indian or Alaska Native tribe, band, nation, pueblo, village or community that the Secretary of the Interior acknowledges to exist as an Indian tribe.
What just happenedOct 1, 2009
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
- Oct 1, 2009IntroReferral
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Sep 30, 2009FloorH38310
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 30, 2009FloorH37300
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10101)
- Sep 30, 2009Floor8000
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H10101)
- Sep 30, 2009FloorH8D000
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1333.
- Sep 30, 2009FloorH30000
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10101)
- Sep 30, 2009FloorH30300
Mr. Schiff moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Apr 27, 2009CommitteeH11000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee - Mar 5, 2009IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Mar 5, 2009IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Mar 5, 2009IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House
Amends the federal criminal code to extend the exemption from prohibitions on the transportation, shipment, receipt, or importation of explosive materials to federally-recognized Indian tribes or agencies of such tribes.