9th Congress 2025 HunKah Session Day 10

Congress
Congressional Session

Ninth Osage Nation Congress
2025 HunKah Session
April 10, 2025
10:00 a.m.

DAY 10 AGENDA

1.    Call to Order

2.    Prayer

3.    Roll Call

4.    Approval of the Journal dated 4/9/2025    

5.    Reports of Select Committees

6.    Introduction of Bills and/or Resolutions

7.    Bills and Resolutions on First Reading

a.    ONCA 25-60, An Act to amend ONCA 22-81 to increase the appropriation of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for the expansion of the Chapel in the Grayhorse Indian Village in the amount of forty nine thousand five hundred thirty one dollars ($49,531); and to establish an alternate effective date. (Hamilton)

b.    ONCA 25-61, An Act to authorize and appropriate the amount of two hundred fifty seven thousand three hundred eighty nine dollars ($257,389) of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to the Executive Branch for water and sewer in-frastructure repairs, improvements, or upgrades for the Pawhuska Village and community; and to establish an alternate effective date. (Hamilton)

8.    General Order Day 1 – Second Reading

a.    ONCA 25-43, An Act to require a resolution of the Osage Nation Congress to make requests to acquire land in trust status; and to establish an alternate effective date. (Revard)

b.    ONCA 25-49, An Act to repeal the Master Campus Plan Fund; and to establish an alternate effective date. (Revard)

9.    General Order Day 2 – Amendments May Be Proposed

a.    ONCA 25-47, An Act to authorize and appropriate three thousand dollars ($3,000) to the Hominy Friends Church; and to establish an alternate effective date. (Goodfox)  

b.    ONCA 25-51, An Act to authorize residual assets in the Capital Asset Fund in the amount of thirty thousand dollars ($30,000) of to be utilized for the Fairfax Visi-tor Center project and the amount of seventeen thousand dollars ($17,000) for pickle ball court fencing; and to establish an alternate effective date. (Revard)

c.    ONCR 25-08, A Resolution to support a grant tribal match in the amount of one hundred eighty thousand dollars ($180,000) for the Native American Language Preservation and Maintenance grant. (BigHorse)

d.    ONCR 25-09, A Resolution to support a grant tribal match in the amount of seven hundred fifty thousand dollars ($750,000) for the USDA Community Connect grant. (BigHorse)

10.    Motions and Notices

11.    Adjournment