A resolution acknowledging the reprehensible policy of the United States regarding the forced relocation of the Potawatomi people from their homeland east of the Mississippi River to Kansas and Oklahoma and the devastating hardships the Potawatomi people endured during the march west, known as the "Potawatomi Trail of Death".

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Congressional Summary of SRES 499

This resolution acknowledges the extreme hardship, violence, and maltreatment inflicted on the Potawatomi people by the United States through the forcible removal of the tribe from their homeland east of the Mississippi River.

The resolution also recognizes (1) the special legal and political relationship that Indian tribes have with the United States, and (2) the solemn covenant that the Potawatomi people share with the land.

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Current Status of Bill SRES 499

Bill SRES 499 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since February 13, 2020. Bill SRES 499 was introduced during Congress 116 and was introduced to the Senate on February 13, 2020. Bill SRES 499's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text: CR S1078) as of February 13, 2020

Bipartisan Support of Bill SRES 499

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Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill SRES 499

Primary Policy Focus

Native Americans

Potential Impact Areas

- Federal-Indian relations

- Indian lands and resources rights

- Indiana

- Kansas

- Michigan

- Nebraska

- Oklahoma

- Racial and ethnic relations

- U.S. history

- Wisconsin

Alternate Title(s) of Bill SRES 499

A resolution acknowledging the reprehensible policy of the United States regarding the forced relocation of the Potawatomi people from their homeland east of the Mississippi River to Kansas and Oklahoma and the devastating hardships the Potawatomi people endured during the march west, known as the "Potawatomi Trail of Death".