Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2017
Latest action · Aug 23, 2018 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 559.
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 10, 2017
- Passed HouseNov 28, 2017
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2017
(Sec. 2) This bill ratifies and confirms the actions of the Department of the Interior to: (1) take approximately 1,427 acres of land in Santa Barbara County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, (2) assume jurisdiction over the appeals relating to the acquisition of this land, and (3) dismiss those appeals. The land is made part of the Santa Ynez Indian Reservation.
The bill removes restrictions on the land pursuant to certain state laws.
Gaming is prohibited on this land.Cosponsors 13
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Apr 3, 2017 to Jul 24, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Apr 3, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Apr 3, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Tom McClintock | Apr 3, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Jeff Denham | May 4, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Juan Vargas | May 4, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Raul Ruiz | May 4, 2017 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | May 4, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Stephen Knight | May 17, 2017 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Jun 6, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Devin Nunes | Jun 26, 2017 | |
| D-CA | J. Luis Correa | Jul 11, 2017 | |
| R-CA | David G. Valadao | Jul 24, 2017 | |
| R-CA | Mimi Walters | Jul 24, 2017 |
Committees 2
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 10, 2017Markup Jul 26, 2017Reported Sep 21, 2017 |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Mar 20, 2017 | |
| Senate | Indian Affairs Committee | Referred Nov 29, 2017Hearings Apr 25, 2018Markup Jun 13, 2018Reported Aug 23, 2018 |
Actions 17
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 23, 2018Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven without amendment. With written report No. 115-326.
- Aug 23, 2018Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 559.
- Jun 13, 2018Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Apr 25, 2018Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 115-253.
- Nov 29, 2017Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- Nov 28, 2017Mr. Tipton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Nov 28, 2017Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9443-9445)
- Nov 28, 2017DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1491.
- Nov 28, 2017Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H9443-9444)
- Nov 28, 2017Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 21, 2017Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-319.
- Sep 21, 2017Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 229.
- Jul 26, 2017Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Jul 26, 2017Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 20, 2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
- Mar 10, 2017Introduced in House
- Mar 10, 2017Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 H9443–H9445Text printed H9443 | Doug LaMalfa R-CA, Norma J. Torres D-CA, Salud O. Carbajal D-CA, Scott R. Tipton R-CO | Nov 28, 2017 |
| House | Lists H2052H.R. 1491–1510 | — | Mar 10, 2017 |
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 reports
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Jun 29, 2018H.R. 1491, Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2017As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on June 13, 2018
- Sep 26, 2017H.R. 1491, Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2017As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources July 26, 2017
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 163, no. 42, March 10, 2017, page H2052.
Printed hearings 2
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. 115-115 | A FAILURE TO ACT: HOW A DECADE WITHOUT GSE REFORM HAS ONCE AGAIN PUT TAXPAYERS AT RISK131 pages | Financial Services Committee | Sep 6, 2018 |
| S. Hrg. 115-253 | H.R. 597 AND H.R. 149150 pages | Indian Affairs Committee | Apr 25, 2018 |
Titles 5
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To reaffirm the action of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for the benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2017
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Aug 23, 2018Reported to Senate
- Nov 29, 2017Referred in Senate
- Nov 28, 2017Engrossed in House
- Sep 21, 2017Reported in House
- Mar 10, 2017Introduced 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.
