Indian Child Welfare Act:
Legislative History

25 U.S.C. 1901 et seq. (2000):
Annotated
Unannotated
Copy of law with President Carter's signature

Regulations (Code of Federal Regulations):
25 C.F.R. Part 23:
Indian Child Welfare Act.

25 C.F.R. Part 13:
Tribal Reassumption of Jurisdiction Over Child Custody Proceedings.

Guidelines: 80 FR 10146, Guidelines for State Courts and Agencies in Indian Child Custody Proceedings (February 25, 2015).

Reports:
G.A.O. Report:
Indian Child Welfare Act: Existing Information on Implementation Issues Could Be Used to Target Guidance and Assistance to States (April 2005).

Report Summary by the National Indian Child Welfare Association

Impact of the 1978 Indian Child Welfare Act and the 1980 adoption assistance and Child Welfare Act on the Out of Home Placement of American Indian Children by Cecelia Sudia, Children's Bureau, ACYF, July, 1987.

Reports continued:
Inspector General Report:
Opportunities for ACF to Improve Child Welfare Services and Protections for Native American Children.

Policy Announcement:
Title IV-E Adoption Assistance (Eligibility & Ancillary Policies), Pol'y Announcement (U.S. Dept of Health & Human Servs. Admin. for Children, Youth & Families, Washington, D.C.), Jan. 23, 2001.

Field Solicitor Memo:
Memorandum from Robert McCarthy, Field Solicitor, United States Department of the Interior, to Pacific Regional Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs (July 28, 2005).

U.S. Supreme Court Case Law:
Index of cases

Circuit Courts of Appeals Case Law:
Index of cases

District Courts Case Law:
Index of cases

List of Indian Child Welfare Act Designates, Bureau of Indian Affairs. The 2020 list is available at the Federal Register. The list is available electronically at the BIA website. Also includes contact information for BIA regional directors and social workers.