Senate joint resolution · 110th Congress · Did not become law
A joint resolution to acknowledge a long history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the United States Government regarding Indian tribes and offer an apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the United States.
Sponsor: Sen. Sam Brownback R-KSWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 1, 2007
- Committee actionMay 10, 2007
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jun 18, 2007 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 202.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S.J.Res. 4.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S.J. Res. 4, A joint resolution to acknowledge a long history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the United States Government regarding Indian tribes and offer an apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the United States” on May 22, 2007. CBO’s description reads “<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on May 10, 2007</p>”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 22, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18675
- CBO publication date
- May 22, 2007
- Congress.gov bill record
- S.J.Res. 4, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/sjres/4
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ae66039f86c0b6d03eafcf01d1d976be463609f12ace8759ab0d5bd6a2e5b788
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “S.J. Res. 4, A joint resolution to acknowledge a long history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the United States Government regarding Indian tribes and offer an apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the United States” on May 22, 2007. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on May 10, 2007”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 22, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/18675
- CBO publication date
- May 22, 2007
- Congress.gov bill record
- S.J.Res. 4, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/sjres/4
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ae66039f86c0b6d03eafcf01d1d976be463609f12ace8759ab0d5bd6a2e5b788
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 110-83 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Indian Affairs Committee on June 18, 2007.Source: Congress.gov, reported June 18, 2007 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/110/SRPT/83
- Congress.gov bill record
- S.J.Res. 4, 110th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/sjres/4
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 6, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 27, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
ae66039f86c0b6d03eafcf01d1d976be463609f12ace8759ab0d5bd6a2e5b788
A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
From the Congress.gov bill record for S.J.Res. 4, last updated December 6, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 27, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
12 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 10 Democrats, 1 independent
11 of 12 cosponsors (92%) are from the other party.
Daniel Akaka (D-HI), Max Baucus (D-MT), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Christopher Dodd (D-CT), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Thomas Harkin (D-IA), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Mary Landrieu (D-LA), Joseph Lieberman (I-CT), Jon Tester (D-MT).
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.