 The Secretary filed a suit—"United States v. Maine"—for $150,000,000 in damages on behalf of the Passamaquoddy on July 1, 1972.The Penobscot Tribe voted to join the lawsuit late June, and the Secretary filed a second lawsuit, for the same amount, on behalf of the Penobscot on July 17—one day before the statute of limitations would have expired.A few hours before the statutory period was due to expire the next day, Congress extended it for 90 days—the first of a series of such extensions.