The Eighth Osage Nation Congress will convene for likely its final special session on July 8, which is five days ahead of the 2024 Osage Inauguration Day.
Principal Chief Geoffrey Standing Bear issued an executive proclamation calling for the special session on June 18 for budgetary-related matters.
“Under the authority of the Osage Constitution and in the interest of the Osage people, I call the Eighth Osage Nation Congress into Special Session at Pawhuska, Oklahoma in the legislative chambers on Monday, July 8 at 10 a.m.,” according to Standing Bear’s proclamation.
Three special session items listed for Congressional consideration are:
- Appropriation of non-tribal budgets (usually funded with outside dollars)
- Amendment(s) to non-tribal budgets
- Amendment to tribal budgets (funded by tribal revenue)
According to the Osage Constitution, special sessions may be called by executive or legislative proclamations (at the written request of two-thirds of the Congress members) and may last up to 10 days. Otherwise, sessions may be adjourned sooner once all session business items are deemed complete.
On Saturday, July 13, the six Congress members reelected in the June 3 General Election will take their oaths during the Nation’s Inauguration Day event scheduled at the Bartlesville Osage Casino & Hotel. Afterward, the 12 members serving on the incoming Ninth ON Congress will meet for their first special session to form new select and standing Congressional committees and hold officer elections.
For more information regarding ON Congressional regular or special sessions, filed legislation and Congressional committee meetings, visit the Legislative Branch website at www.osagenation-nsn.gov/who-we-are/legislative-branch
