At this time, the National Indian Law Library does not provide regular updates to legislation affecting native peoples. Please visit the web sites below for current information and/or contact us for research assistance. This information is also linked from our Federal Legislation and Legislative History web page. For state legislation resources, see our State Legislation web page.

Sources of Current U.S. Legislation

Legislative Update: Senate Committee on Indian Affairs - Current bills sent to the Committee; status of bills sent to the Committee since 103rd session.

THOMAS - U.S. Congress on the Internet - (Library of Congress). Bills, bill status, committee reports, public laws, legislative history, both current and historical. Department of Interior Congressional and Legislative Affairs home page - Provides legislative history information on laws affecting American Indians and Alaska Natives, and executive orders.

Searching Bills with THOMAS - (The Newsletter of the Legal Division of The Special Libraries Association). Pages 14-17; provides step-by-step instructions with screen shots of the THOMAS web site.

Legislative Updates and NCAI News - "Other Issues" - (National Congress of American Indians). Legislative news provided by the National Congress of American Indians. Scroll down the page to see legislative updates from 2006. For updates from previous years, scroll further to " FY 2005 Documents" and similarly titled sections. Also look for NCAI legislative updates under specific policy topics from their Policy Issues web page.

Bills Concerning Indian Affairs - (theorator.com). Bills introduced into the 108th Congress regarding Indian affairs (also 108th Congress Bills).