May 31, 1918 Act Repeal Act
Latest action · Dec 18, 2014 Became Public Law No: 113-262.
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.
- IntroducedJul 9, 2014
- Passed HouseDec 2, 2014
- Passed SenateDec 15, 2014
- To the PresidentDec 17, 2014
- Became lawDec 18, 2014Public Law 113-262
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
May 31, 1918 Act Repeal Act - Repeals the 1918 Act (authorizing the establishment of a town site on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in Idaho).Grants the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation the exclusive right of first refusal to purchase at fair market value any land offered for sale within the Fort Hall Townsite.
Requires the United States to hold in trust for the benefit of the Tribes or a member of the Tribes, as applicable, any land owned or acquired by the Tribes or a member of the Tribes within the Fort Hall Townsite before, on, or after this Act's enactment.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 535 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed418–0 | Dec 2, 2014 |
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jul 23, 2014.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Jul 23, 2014 |
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 Jul 9, 2014Markup Sep 18, 2014Reported Dec 1, 2014 |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Jul 15, 2014Hearings Jul 29, 2014Discharged Sep 18, 2014 |
Actions 22
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2014Signed by President.
- Dec 18, 2014Became Public Law No: 113-262.
- Dec 17, 2014Presented to President.
- Dec 16, 2014Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Dec 15, 2014Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6840)
- Dec 3, 2014Received in the Senate, read twice.
- Dec 2, 2014Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8238-8239)
- Dec 2, 2014Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 418 - 0 (Roll no. 535). (text: CR 12/1/2014 H8186)
- Dec 2, 2014Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 1, 2014Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-631.
- Dec 1, 2014Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 471.
- Dec 1, 2014Mr. Hastings (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Dec 1, 2014Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8186)
- Dec 1, 2014DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5050.
- Dec 1, 2014At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
- Sep 18, 2014Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.
- Sep 18, 2014Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 18, 2014Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 29, 2014Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jul 15, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
- Jul 9, 2014Introduced in House
- Jul 9, 2014Referred 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 S6840 | Thomas R. Carper D-DE | Dec 15, 2014 |
| House | Recorded votes H8238enact | — | Dec 2, 2014 |
| House | Debate and remarks H8186Text printed H8186 | Alan S. Lowenthal D-CA, Doc Hastings R-WA, Michael K. Simpson R-ID | Dec 1, 2014 |
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
- Oct 3, 2014H.R. 5050, May 31, 1918, Act Repeal ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on September 18, 2014
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the page H6036.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 113-593 | EMPOWERING WOMEN ENTREPRENEURS: UNDERSTANDING SUCCESS, ADDRESSING PERSISTENT CHALLENGES, AND IDENTIFYING NEW OPPORTUNITIES145 pages | Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee | Jul 23, 2014 |
CRS reports 2
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 2
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R43024 | Cuba: U.S. Policy and Issues for the 113th Congress Archived | Report | Dec 29, 2014 |
| R42956 | Latin America and the Caribbean: Key Issues for the 113th Congress Archived | Report | Dec 19, 2014 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 2041 | May 31, 1918 Act Repeal Act | Related bill | Nov 13, 2014 |
Titles 6
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To repeal the Act of May 31, 1918, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- May 31, 1918 Act Repeal Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- May 31, 1918 Act Repeal Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- May 31, 1918 Act Repeal Act
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- May 31, 1918 Act Repeal Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- May 31, 1918 Act Repeal Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Dec 3, 2014Received in Senate
- Dec 2, 2014Engrossed in House
- Dec 1, 2014Reported in House
- Jul 9, 2014Introduced 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.
