Public Law 68-175
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Public Law 68-175 is the federal statute commonly known as the Indian Citizenship Act of 1924, which granted U.S. citizenship to all non-citizen Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Public Law 68-175 canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Native American civil rights law
ⓘ
United States federal statute ⓘ citizenship law ⓘ |
| aimsTo | clarify and standardize the citizenship status of Native Americans born in the United States ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Snyder Act of 1924 ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| beneficiaryGroup |
Native Americans
ⓘ
surface form:
Indigenous peoples of the United States
|
| chamberInvolved |
United States House of Representatives
ⓘ
United States Senate ⓘ |
| congressNumber | 68th United States Congress ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dateSigned | 1924-06-02 ⓘ |
| doesNotAutomaticallyGrant | voting rights in all states ⓘ |
| effectiveDate | 1924-06-02 ⓘ |
| enactmentYear | 1924 ⓘ |
| grants | United States citizenship to all non-citizen Native Americans born within the territorial limits of the United States ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | Indian Citizenship Act of 1924 ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | enacted ⓘ |
| hasShortName |
Indian Citizenship Act of 1924
ⓘ
surface form:
Indian Citizenship Act
|
| historicalContext |
part of early 20th-century federal Indian policy reforms
ⓘ
post-World War I recognition of Native American military service ⓘ |
| isPartOf | United States Statutes at Large ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| legalDomain |
constitutional law (citizenship)
ⓘ
public law ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
conferred birthright U.S. citizenship on non-citizen Native Americans born in the United States
ⓘ
removed the need for individual naturalization of most Native Americans born in the United States ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | United States Congress ⓘ |
| namedFor | Homer P. Snyder ⓘ |
| placeSigned | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| precedes | state-level legislation securing Native American voting rights ⓘ |
| publicLawNumber | 68-175 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Fourteenth Amendment
ⓘ
surface form:
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Native American civil rights ⓘ
surface form:
Native American civil rights movement
Immigration and Nationality Act ⓘ
surface form:
United States nationality law
|
| signedBy | Calvin Coolidge ⓘ |
| signingRole | President of the United States ⓘ |
| subject |
Native American citizenship
ⓘ
civil rights of Indigenous peoples in the United States ⓘ nationality law of the United States ⓘ |
| targetPopulation |
Alaska Natives
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Native Americans ⓘ
surface form:
American Indians
Native Americans ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| typeOfChange | expansion of citizenship ⓘ |
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