Keep the Promise Act of 2015
Latest action · Nov 16, 2015 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 263 - 146 (Roll no. 626).
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.
- IntroducedJan 13, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Keep the Promise Act of 2015
Restricts gaming on land within the Phoenix, Arizona, metropolitan area acquired by the Secretary of the Interior in trust for the benefit of an Indian tribe after April 9, 2013. Terminates the restriction on January 1, 2027.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 626 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Failed263–146 | Nov 16, 2015 |
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 13, 2015 to Mar 23, 2015; 4 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Original | Jan 13, 2015 |
| R-AZ | David Schweikert | Original | Jan 13, 2015 |
| R-AZ | Matt Salmon | Original | Jan 13, 2015 |
| R-AZ | Paul A. Gosar | Original | Jan 13, 2015 |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Feb 5, 2015 | |
| D-MI | Daniel T. Kildee | Mar 23, 2015 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Mar 23, 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 Jan 13, 2015Markup Mar 25, 2015Reported Apr 29, 2015 |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Mar 2, 2015Discharged Mar 25, 2015 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 16, 2015Mr. Young (AK) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Nov 16, 2015Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8159-8164; text of measure as reported in House: CR H8159)
- Nov 16, 2015DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 308.
- Nov 16, 2015At 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.
- Nov 16, 2015Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8209-8210)
In the Congressional Record 2
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 H8159–H8164Text printed H8159Recorded votes H8209enactAnalyses H8160Budgetary Impact of H.R. 308, Keep the Promise Act: Michael Solon | Brad Sherman D-CA, Don Young R-AK, Paul A. Gosar R-AZ, Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ, Ruben Gallego D-AZ, Tom Price R-GA, Trent Franks R-AZ | Nov 16, 2015 |
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E709, H2971 | Paul A. Gosar R-AZ | May 14, 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
- Apr 24, 2015H.R. 308, Keep the Promise Act of 2015As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on March 25, 2015
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 6, January 13, 2015, page H359.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RL34325 | Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA): Gaming on Newly Acquired Lands Archived | Report | Aug 23, 2016 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 152 | Keep the Promise Act of 2015 | Identical bill | Dec 18, 2015 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To prohibit gaming activities on certain Indian lands in Arizona until the expiration of certain gaming compacts.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Keep the Promise Act of 2015
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Keep the Promise Act of 2015
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Apr 29, 2015Reported in House
- Jan 13, 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.
