Thomas-Rogers Act of 1936

Scope Note: "The Oklahoma Indian Welfare Act of 1936 (also known as the Thomas-Rogers Act) was an alternative to the Wheeler-Howard or Indian Reorganization Act of 1934...In 1935 Oklahoma's delegation captured three committee chairs: Wilburn Cartwright, House Roads Committee; Representative-at-large William C. Rogers, House Indian Affairs Committee; and Elmer Thomas, Senate Indian Affairs Committee. They all agreed that the Wheeler-Howard Bill was for reservation Indians and did not relate to Oklahoma's situation. Representative Rogers, speaking to the Oklahoma Education Association, suggested that the Oklahoma delegation would write a new bill offering a more up-to-date New Deal for the state's Indians. The Thomas-Rogers Bill (Oklahoma Indian Welfare Bill) was introduced by Senator Thomas on February 26, 1935, as S. B. 2047 and by Representative Rogers on February 27, 1935, as H.R. 6234." - The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture

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