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1926 S. 1407 (Eighty-first Congress, First Session — Truman)

To promote the rehabilitation of the Navajo and Hopi Tribes of Indians and the better utilization of the resources of the Navajo and Hopi Indian Reservations.

Vetoed October 17, 1949. The veto message was laid before the Senate, ordered to lie on the table, and printed as S. Doc. No. 119 (95 Cong. Rec. 14784-14785).

Veto unchallenged.

Presidential Vetoes, 1789-1988. (1992). Washington, DC: Government Printing Office, 392.

Rehabilitation of the Navajo and Hopi Tribes of Indians — veto message. Message from the President of the United States returning without approval the Bill (S. 1407) entitled “An Act to Promote the Rehabilitation of the Navajo and Hopi Tribes of Indians and the Better Utilization of the Resources of the Navajo and Hopi Indian Reservations, and for Other Purposes.” (1949). Senate. 81st Congress, 1st session. Senate Document No. 119 (Serial Set 11310). Washington, DC: Government Printing Office.

Congressional Record 95, 14784-14785 (1949)

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