Western Oregon Tribal Fairness Act
Latest action · Sep 17, 2015 Received in the Senate.
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.
- IntroducedJun 16, 2015
- Passed HouseSep 16, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the House reported version is repeated here.)
Western Oregon Tribal Fairness Act
TITLE I--COW CREEK UMPQUA LAND CONVEYANCE
Cow Creek Umpqua Land Conveyance Act
(Sec. 103) This bill requires that 17,519 acres of land be held in trust for, and be part of the reservation of, the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians.
(Sec. 105) Federal law applies to the export of unprocessed logs harvested from this land and to forest management on this land. Gaming on this land is prohibited.
(Sec. 106) The Department of the Interior must reclassify public domain land as Oregon and California Railroad grant land in equal acreage as grant land held in trust as part of this land.
TITLE II--COQUILLE FOREST FAIRNESS
Coquille Forest Fairness Act
(Sec. 202) This bill amends the Coquille Restoration Act to remove the requirement that Interior manage the Coquille Forest in accordance with state and federal forestry and environmental protection laws.
This bill strikes a provision giving the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon jurisdiction over certain actions concerning the Coquille Forest and limiting remedies to equitable relief.
TITLE III--OREGON COASTAL LANDS
Oregon Coastal Lands Act
(Sec. 303) This bill requires that 14,408 acres of land be held in trust for, and be part of the reservation of, the Confederated Tribes of Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians.
(Sec. 305) Federal law applies to the export of unprocessed logs harvested from this land and to forest management on this land. Gaming on this land is prohibited.
(Sec. 306) Interior must reclassify public domain land as Oregon and California Railroad grant land in equal acreage as grant land held in trust as part of this land.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jun 16, 2015.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Original | Jun 16, 2015 |
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 Jun 16, 2015Markup Jul 9, 2015Reported Sep 8, 2015 |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jul 1, 2015Discharged Jul 9, 2015 | |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Jul 1, 2015Discharged Jul 9, 2015 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2015Received in the Senate.
- Sep 16, 2015Mr. McClintock moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 16, 2015Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6000-6002)
- Sep 16, 2015DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2791.
- Sep 16, 2015Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6000-6001)
- Sep 16, 2015Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 8, 2015Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-254.
- Sep 8, 2015Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 193.
- Jul 9, 2015Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 9, 2015Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 9, 2015Subcommittee on Federal Lands Discharged.
- Jul 9, 2015Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.
- Jul 8, 2015Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 1, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Jul 1, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
- Jun 16, 2015Introduced in House
- Jun 16, 2015Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6000–H6002Text printed H6000 | Debbie Dingell D-MI, Peter A. DeFazio D-OR, Tom McClintock R-CA | Sep 16, 2015 |
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
- Sep 9, 2015H.R. 2791, Western Oregon Tribal Fairness ActAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 9, 2015
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 96, June 16, 2015, page H4431.
Related bills 4
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 815 | Western Oregon Tribal Fairness Act | Related bill | Sep 8, 2016 |
| S 816 | A bill to amend the Coquille Restoration Act to clarify certain provisions relating to the management of the Coquille Forest. | Related bill | Mar 19, 2015 |
| HR 1437 | Coquille Forest Fairness Act | Related bill | Apr 7, 2015 |
| S 2012 | Energy Policy Modernization Act of 2016 | Related bill | Sep 8, 2016 |
Titles 13
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To require that certain Federal lands be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of certain Indian tribes in Oregon, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Western Oregon Tribal Fairness Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Western Oregon Tribal Fairness Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Western Oregon Tribal Fairness Act
- Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill
- Oregon Coastal Lands Act
- Coquille Forest Fairness Act
- Cow Creek Umpqua Land Conveyance Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House for portions of this bill
- Oregon Coastal Lands Act
- Coquille Forest Fairness Act
- Cow Creek Umpqua Land Conveyance Act
- Short Titles as Passed House for portions of this bill
- Cow Creek Umpqua Land Conveyance Act
- Oregon Coastal Lands Act
- Coquille Forest Fairness Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 17, 2015Received in Senate
- Sep 16, 2015Engrossed in House
- Sep 8, 2015Reported in House
- Jun 16, 2015Introduced 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.
