HR 1823 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Act of 2001

Introduced May 10, 2001 Originated House Sponsor Tom Udall D-NM

Latest action · May 15, 2001 Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedMay 10, 2001
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Act of 2001 - Establishes the Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Commission to determine the validity of land claims arising out of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo of 1848. Authorizes three or more eligible descendants of the same community land grant to petition the Commission for such a determination on behalf of themselves and all other descendants. Directs the Commission to recommend appropriate relief to a valid petition, including whether the community land grant should be reconstituted and its non-Federal lands restored.

Directs the Commission to establish a Community Land Grant Study Center at the Onate Center in Alcalde, New Mexico, to be responsible for directing the research, study, and investigations necessary to assist the Commission in performing its duties.

Directs the Comptroller General to make available General Accounting Office (GAO) personnel, equipment, and facilities to assist the Commission in performing its activities in examining such land claims. Permits the Commission to review reports prepared by GAO regarding community land grants and to request an interview with the authors of such reports.

Cosponsors 20

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 10, 2001 to Jun 4, 2002; 14 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-PR	Anibal Acevedo-Vila	Original	May 10, 2001
D-TX	Charles A. Gonzalez	Original	May 10, 2001
D-TX	Ciro D. Rodriguez	Original	May 10, 2001
D-AZ	Ed Pastor	Original	May 10, 2001
D-CA	Grace F. Napolitano	Original	May 10, 2001
D-CA	Hilda L. Solis	Original	May 10, 2001
D-CA	Joe Baca	Original	May 10, 2001
D-CA	Loretta Sanchez	Original	May 10, 2001
D-CA	Lucille Roybal-Allard	Original	May 10, 2001
D-NY	Nydia M. Velázquez	Original	May 10, 2001
D-GU	Robert A. Underwood	Original	May 10, 2001
D-NJ	Robert Menendez	Original	May 10, 2001
D-TX	Ruben Hinojosa	Original	May 10, 2001
D-TX	Silvestre Reyes	Original	May 10, 2001
D-NY	Jose E. Serrano		Jun 27, 2001
D-IL	Luis V. Gutierrez		Jun 27, 2001
D-TX	Solomon P. Ortiz		Jun 27, 2001
D-CA	Xavier Becerra		Jun 27, 2001
R-FL	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen		Jun 4, 2002
R-GA	Jack Kingston		Jun 4, 2002

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

Chamber	Committee	What it did
House	Natural Resources Committee	Referred May 10, 2001
	Federal Lands Subcommittee	Referred May 15, 2001
	Forests and Forest Health Subcommittee	Referred May 15, 2001

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

May 15, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Recreation and Public Lands.
May 15, 2001Referred to the Subcommittee on Forests and Forest Health.
May 10, 2001Introduced in House
May 10, 2001Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To establish a Presidential commission to determine and evaluate the validity of certain land claims arising out of the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo of 1848 involving the descendants of persons who were Mexican citizens at the time of the Treaty.
Short Titles as Introduced: Guadalupe-Hidalgo Treaty Land Claims Act of 2001

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

May 10, 2001Introduced in House

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