HR 5244 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act

Introduced Mar 9, 2018 Originated House Sponsor William R. Keating D-MA

Fact sheet Spreadsheet

Latest action · Jul 24, 2018 Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedMar 9, 2018
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act

This bill reaffirms the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation as trust land in Massachusetts.

In addition, the bill requires actions, including actions pending in federal court, relating to the land to be dismissed.

Cosponsors 23

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 9, 2018 to Dec 12, 2018; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-CADoug LaMalfaOriginalMar 9, 2018
D-NYGregory W. MeeksOriginalMar 9, 2018
D-MAJoseph P. Kennedy IIIOriginalMar 9, 2018
D-MAKatherine M. ClarkOriginalMar 9, 2018
D-MAMichael E. CapuanoOriginalMar 9, 2018
D-MAStephen F. LynchOriginalMar 9, 2018
R-CATom McClintockMar 13, 2018
R-FLCarlos CurbeloMar 14, 2018
R-AKDon YoungMar 14, 2018
D-MANiki TsongasMar 21, 2018
D-MASeth MoultonMar 21, 2018
R-NYJohn J. FasoMar 22, 2018
D-MAJames P. McGovernApr 5, 2018
D-CANorma J. TorresApr 26, 2018
R-PAGlenn ThompsonMay 9, 2018
D-AZRaúl M. GrijalvaMay 16, 2018
R-OKTom ColeMay 18, 2018
D-AZRuben GallegoJun 12, 2018
D-MNBetty McCollumSep 12, 2018
D-MDJamie RaskinOct 16, 2018
R-PABrian K. FitzpatrickNov 14, 2018
D-MARichard E. NealNov 27, 2018
D-MEChellie PingreeDec 12, 2018

Committees 1

Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Mar 9, 2018
Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee
Referred Mar 22, 2018Hearings Jul 24, 2018

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jul 24, 2018Subcommittee Hearings Held.
  2. Mar 22, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
  3. Mar 9, 2018Introduced in House
  4. Mar 9, 2018Referred 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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
HouseDebate and remarks H10303, H10304James P. McGovern D-MA, Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZDec 19, 2018

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.

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, which provides Congress with the power to regulate commerces and relations between the United States and Indian Tribes, and to pass all laws necessary and proper for carrying into execution of the foregoing powers, as well as all other power vested by the Constitution.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 164, no. 42, March 9, 2018, page H1507.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 2628Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation ActIdentical billMar 22, 2018

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced
To reaffirm the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Introduced
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act

Subjects

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

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Mar 9, 2018Introduced in House

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