Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana‘ole Protecting Family Legacies Act

Prince Jonah Kūhiō Kalaniana'ole Protecting Family Legacies Act

This joint resolution consents to the Hawaii legislature's amendments to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act. In 2017, the Hawaii legislature reduced the minimum Native Hawaiian blood quantum required for an individual to inherit a homestead lease under the act.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.J. Res. 55 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. J. RES. 55

  To consent to the amendments to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 
       1920, made by Act 080 of the Session Laws of Hawaii, 2017.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 9, 2021

Mr. Kahele (for himself, Mr. Young, Mr. Case, Ms. Davids of Kansas, Mr. 
Cole, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Joyce of Ohio, Mr. Pallone, 
    Mrs. Radewagen, Mr. Sablan, and Mr. San Nicolas) submitted the 
  following joint resolution; which was referred to the Committee on 
                           Natural Resources

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                            JOINT RESOLUTION


 
  To consent to the amendments to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 
       1920, made by Act 080 of the Session Laws of Hawaii, 2017.

    Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United 
States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This joint resolution may be cited as the ``Prince Jonah Kuhio 
Kalaniana`ole Protecting Family Legacies Act''.

SEC. 2. CONSENT TO AMENDMENTS.

    As required by section 4 of the Act entitled ``An Act to provide 
for the admission of the State of Hawaii into the Union'', approved 
March 18, 1959 (73 Stat. 4), the United States consents to the 
amendments to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act, 1920, made by Act 080 
of the Session Laws of Hawaii, 2017, as adopted by the State of Hawaii 
in the manner required for State legislation.
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