S 703 · 112th Congress 2011–2013, ended

HEARTH Act of 2011

Introduced Mar 31, 2011 Originated Senate Sponsor John Barrasso R-WY

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jul 28, 2011 Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.

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.

  1. IntroducedMar 31, 2011
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Homeownership Act of 2011 or HEARTH Act of 2011 - Extends to any Indian tribe the discretion granted under current law only to the Navajo Nation to lease restricted lands for business, agricultural, public, religious, educational, recreational, or residential purposes without the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. (The Secretary must still approve the tribal regulations under which those leases are executed and mining leases still require the Secretary's approval.)

Sets forth the environmental review process required under tribal lease regulations before those regulations obtain the Secretary's approval. Requires the process to identify and evaluate any significant effects a proposed lease may have on the environment and allow public comment on those effects.

Allows tribes to rely on a federal environmental review process rather than the tribal environmental review process if the project under review is federally funded.

Directs the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to report to Congress on the history and experience of Indian tribes that have chosen to assume the BIA's responsibility for operating the Indian Land Title and Records Office.

Cosponsors 8

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 31, 2011 to Jul 16, 2012, with 5 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-HIDaniel K. AkakaOriginalMar 31, 2011
R-SDJohn ThuneOriginalMar 31, 2011
D-MTJon TesterOriginalMar 31, 2011
D-SDTim JohnsonOriginalMar 31, 2011
D-NMTom UdallOriginalMar 31, 2011
R-WYMichael B. EnziJun 6, 2011
D-NMJeff BingamanJun 25, 2012
D-WAMaria CantwellJul 16, 2012

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 28, 2011Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
  2. Apr 14, 2011Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-32.
  3. Mar 31, 2011Introduced in Senate
  4. Mar 31, 2011Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
  5. Mar 31, 2011Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2051)

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 205HEARTH Act of 2012Related billJul 30, 2012

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 31, 2011Introduced in Senate

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