To provide the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood Protection, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Feb 27, 2012 Became Public Law No: 112-97.
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.
- IntroducedMar 17, 2011
- Passed HouseFeb 6, 2012
- Passed SenateFeb 13, 2012
- To the PresidentFeb 16, 2012
- Became lawFeb 27, 2012Public Law 112-97
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on February 3, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Removes certain federal land within Olympic National Park, Washington, that is designated as part of the Olympic Wilderness from inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System.
Takes specified federal land within the Park into trust for the Quileute Indian Tribe.
Requires the Secretary of the Interior to take specified nonfederal land owned by the Tribe into trust for the Tribe, upon completion and acceptance of an environmental hazard assessment.
Includes those lands taken into trust for the Tribe in the Quileute Indian Reservation.
Subjects portions of the federal land conveyed to the Tribe to easements and conditions that preserve the natural condition of the land and provide the public with recreational access to the land and Park.
Exempts land conveyed to the Tribe along the southern boundary of the Reservation from any easements or conditions. Allows that land to be altered to allow for the relocation of Tribe members and structures outside the tsunami and Quillayute River flood zones.
Extinguishes the Tribe's claims against the United States relating to the Park's past or present ownership, entry, use, surveys, or other activities upon the taking of the lands into trust for the Tribe and a formal Tribal Council resolution.
Prohibits gaming on lands taken into trust for the Tribe pursuant to this Act.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 35 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed381–7 | Feb 6, 2012 |
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
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 Mar 17, 2011Markup Oct 5, 2011Reported Feb 3, 2012 |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Mar 25, 2011Discharged Oct 5, 2011 | |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Mar 25, 2011Hearings Sep 15, 2011Discharged Oct 5, 2011 |
Actions 25
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 27, 2012Signed by President.
- Feb 27, 2012Became Public Law No: 112-97.
- Feb 16, 2012Presented to President.
- Feb 14, 2012Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Feb 13, 2012Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S582)
- Feb 7, 2012Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Feb 6, 2012Mr. Hastings (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Feb 6, 2012Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H483-485)
- Feb 6, 2012DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1162.
- Feb 6, 2012At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Hastings (WA) objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- Feb 6, 2012Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H489-490)
- Feb 6, 2012Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 381 - 7 (Roll no. 35). (text: CR H483-484)
- Feb 6, 2012Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Feb 3, 2012Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-387.
- Feb 3, 2012Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 265.
- Oct 5, 2011Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands Discharged.
- Oct 5, 2011Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.
- Oct 5, 2011Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Oct 5, 2011Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Sep 15, 2011Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Mar 25, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
- Mar 25, 2011Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands.
- Mar 17, 2011Introduced in House
- Mar 17, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E527)
- Mar 17, 2011Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S582 | Maria Cantwell D-WA | Feb 13, 2012 |
| House | Debate and remarks H483–H485Text printed H483Recorded votes H489clarify and adjust, and provide | Doc Hastings R-WA, Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan D-MP, Laura Richardson D-CA, Norman D. Dicks D-WA | Feb 6, 2012 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E527 | Norman D. Dicks D-WA | Mar 17, 2011 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jan 18, 2012H.R. 1162, A bill to provide the Quileute Indian Tribe tsunami and flood protection, and for other purposesCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on October 5, 2011
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H1986.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 112-87 | H.R. 1038, H.R. 1237, H.R. 2157, H.R. 2490, H.R. 2504, H.R. 2745, H.R. 2947, H.R. 3222, H.R. 3452 AND S. 68460 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Dec 2, 2011 |
CRS reports 3
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 3
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43860 | Methane: An Introduction to Emission Sources and Reduction Strategies Archived | Report | Nov 18, 2016 |
| RL34325 | Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA): Gaming on Newly Acquired Lands Archived | Report | Aug 23, 2016 |
| R41563 | Clean Air Issues in the 112th Congress Archived | Report | Dec 31, 2012 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 636 | A bill to provide the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood Protection, and for other purposes. | Identical bill | Jul 28, 2011 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood Protection, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Feb 7, 2012Received in Senate
- Feb 6, 2012Engrossed in House
- Feb 3, 2012Reported in House
- Mar 17, 2011Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
