By
Benny Polacca
On Day One of the 10th Special Session for the Seventh Osage Nation Congress, the legislative process started for the various bills filed requesting American Rescue Plan Act funding for several assistance and service endeavors.
Those bills received identity numbers as they were filed during the past several weeks and went to first reading during the session starting July 24, which is being held virtually with the 12 Congress members participating via videoconferencing. Several Congress members sponsored and filed the bills requesting money from the federal ARPA money the Nation received which totals $108.3 million.
The following bills are now filed and will be initially considered by a Congressional committee as assigned by Congressional Speaker Angela Pratt during first reading.
ONCA 21-51 (sponsored by Congresswoman Alice Goodfox) is An Act to authorize and appropriate the amount of $8,320,000 to the Executive Branch of ARPA funds for the purchase of land, design, engineering, and construction of a Senior Housing Complex in Hominy. The bill will be initially considered by the Congressional Government Operations Committee.
ONCA 21-52 (Congressman Joe Tillman) is An Act to authorize and appropriate $46,496,000 to the Executive Branch of ARPA funds for direct assistance payments to Osage Nation members ($2,000 each). The bill will be initially considered by the Appropriations Committee.
ONCA 21-53 (Congressman Scott BigHorse) is An Act to authorize and appropriate from ARPA funds the amount of $5,000,000 to the Executive Branch for water and sewer infrastructure repairs, improvements, or upgrades for the Pawhuska Village and community (Culture Committee).
ONCA 21-54 (BigHorse) is An Act to authorize and appropriate from ARPA funds in the amount of $17,000,000 to the Executive Branch for the remediation of the Railroad Right-of-Way, and the design, engineering, and construction of an Outdoor Health Complex in Pawhuska Oklahoma (Health and Social Services).
ONCA 21-55 (Congresswoman Brandy Lemon) is An Act to authorize and appropriate $8,000,000 to the Executive Branch of ARPA funds for the purchase of land, design, engineering, and construction of a Senior Housing Complex in Fairfax (Government Operations).
ONCA 21-56 (Lemon) is An Act to authorize and appropriate $5,000,000 to the Executive Branch for repairs and improvements to the Grayhorse Rural Water District (Culture).
ONCA 21-58 (Second Speaker Jodie Revard) is An Act to authorize and appropriate $18,000,000 to the Executive Branch of ARPA funds for an adult male and female Primary Residential Treatment (PRT) facility, an adolescent male and female PRT, a transitional living facility, and a counseling center with administrative and counseling offices (Health and Social Services).
ONCA 21-59 (Pratt) is An Act to authorize and appropriate $5,000,000 to the Executive Branch for water and sewer infrastructure repairs and improvements to the Hominy Village and the Hominy community (Culture).
ONCA 21-61 (Goodfox) is An Act to authorize and appropriate $25,251,153 to the Executive Branch of ARPA funds for the continuation and completion of Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act projects (Government Operations).
ONCA 21-62 (Congressman John Maker) is An Act to authorize and appropriate $210,000 to the Executive Branch of ARPA funds for the purchase of an ambulance for the city of Hominy (Health and Social Services).
ONCA 21-63 (Maker) is An Act to authorize and appropriate $2,500,000 to the Executive Branch of ARPA funds for the purchase of land, design, engineering and construction of a grocery store in the city of Hominy (Government Operations).
ONCA 21-64 (Goodfox) is An Act to authorize and appropriate $3,102,500 to the Executive Branch of ARPA funds for the design, engineering and construction of a new Chapel in the Hominy Village (Culture).
ONCA 21-65 (Goodfox) is An Act to authorize and appropriate $92,000 to the Executive Branch of ARPA funds for the planning and construction of an outdoor basketball court in the Hominy Indian Village (Culture).
ONCA 21-66 (Lemon) is An Act to authorize and appropriate the amount of $55,000 (from tribal funds in the General Treasury) to Art Maker LLC for the continued production of ballet performances (Government Operations).
ONCA 21-67 (Lemon) is An Act to authorizing and appropriate $1,750,000 to Osage, LLC of ARPA funds for continuation of the Grayhorse and Bowring broadband projects (Commerce, Gaming and Land).
ONCA 21-68 (Lemon) is An Act to authorize and appropriate $3,707,500 to the Executive Branch of ARPA funds for the design, engineering and construction of a new Chapel in the Grayhorse Village (Culture).
ONCA 21-69 (Revard) is An Act to provide an appropriation Executive Branch $344,825 for ARPA Administration costs (Appropriations).
ONCA 21-70 (Revard) is An Act to authorize and appropriate $130,000 from ARPA funds to update the Osage News website and produce an Osage News app (Government Operations).
ONCA 21-71 (Congressman Eli Potts) is An Act to Authorize and appropriate $2,000,000 to the Executive Branch of ARPA funds for the creation and operation of a National Food Distribution Program (Health and Social Services).
ONCA 21-72 (Congresswoman Paula Stabler) is An Act to authorize and appropriate $92,500 to the Executive Branch of ARPA funds for the planning and construction of an outdoor basketball court in the Pawhuska Village (Culture).
ONCA 21-74 (Congresswoman Pam Shaw) is An Act to authorize and appropriate $92,500 to the Executive Branch of ARPA funds for the planning and construction of an outdoor basketball court in the Grayhorse Indian Village (Culture).
ONCA 21-75 (Shaw) is An Act to authorize and appropriate $3,500,000 to the Executive Branch of ARPA funds for the expansion of broadband coverage throughout the Osage Nation (Commerce, Gaming and Land).
ONCA 21-76 (Pratt) is An Act to authorize and appropriate $2,000,000 to the Executive Branch of ARPA funds for the design, engineering, and construction of the Captain Richard Luttrell Memorial Park on the Osage Nation Ranch (Health and Social Services).
ONCA 21-77 (Congressman RJ Walker) is An Act to authorize and appropriate $2,800,000 to the Executive Branch for water and sewer infrastructure repairs and improvements in the city and community of Barnsdall.
ONCA 21-78 (Pratt) is An Act to authorize and appropriate $8,000,000 to the Executive Branch of ARPA funds for the purchase of land, design, engineering, and construction of an assisted living facility.
ONCA 21-79 (Stabler) is An Act to authorize and appropriate $15,000,000 to the Executive Branch of ARPA funds for the purchase of land, design, engineering, and construction of a nursing home facility.
ONCA 21-80 (Walker) is An Act to authorize and appropriate $4,750,000 to the Executive Branch in ARPA funding for replacement and upgrades to the Nation’s heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems.
ONCA 21-81 (Walker) is An Act to authorize and appropriate $7,500,000 to the Judicial Branch in ARPA funds for improvements to the current Judicial Building and for the design, engineering, and construction of a new Judicial building.
The Congress next meets Monday, July 26 at 10 a.m.
Special sessions may last up to 10 days and may be extended up to three additional days at two-thirds of Congress members’ written request. Otherwise, Congress members can motion and vote to end a special session once all legislative business is deemed complete.
For more Congressional information and to view filed legislative bills/ resolutions, visit the Legislative Branch website at: https://www.osagenation-nsn.gov/who-we-are/legislative-branch
Original Publish Date: 2021-07-25 00:00:00
