Congressman Carl Albert's Bill Passes Unanimously in House for Choctaw Tribe Annuity Capitalization, 1950-01-01 - 1950-12-31

Item — Box: 1, Folder: 45

Identifier: CAC_CC_001_16_1_45_0005

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Congressman Carl Albert's bill, H.R. 6209, was unanimously passed by the House of Representatives and sent to the Senate. The bill proposes to capitalize certain annuities currently paid to the Choctaw Tribe by the government, totaling $10,520 per year. If approved, the annuities would be converted into a lump sum of $350,666.67 and distributed per capita to tribe members, pending a majority vote by the tribe.

Dates

1950-01-01 - 1950-12-31

Creator

Albert, Carl Bert, 1908-2000 (Person)

Language of Materials

English

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