Congressman Carl Albert Introduces Bill for Choctaw Tribe Annuity Capitalization, 1950-01-01 - 1950-12-31

Item — Box: SP 1, Folder: 45

Identifier: CAC_CC_001_16_1_45_0006

Scope and Contents

The House of Representatives passed a bill proposed by Congressman Carl Albert to capitalize certain annuities paid to the Choctaw Tribe. The bill offers to convert the annual payments of $10,520 into a lump sum of $350,666.67 to be distributed per capita to the tribe members, pending a majority vote.

Dates

Creation: 1950-01-01 - 1950-12-31

Creator

Albert, Carl Bert, 46th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1971-1977); Leader of the House Democratic Caucus (1971-1977); House Majority Leader (1962-1971); House Majority Whip (1955-1962); U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma's (Person)

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

English

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