To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.
Latest action · May 16, 2019 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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 9, 2019
- Passed HouseMay 15, 2019
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill applies the Indian Reorganization Act to all federally recognized Indian tribes, regardless of when a tribe became recognized. The amendments made by this bill are retroactively effective as if included in the Indian Reorganization Act. This effectively overrules the Supreme Court's decision in Carcieri v. Salazar, which held that the Department of the Interior could not take land into trust for a specified tribe because that tribe had not been under federal jurisdiction when the Indian Reorganization Act was enacted.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 208 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass | Passed323–96 | May 15, 2019 |
Cosponsors 28
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 9, 2019 to May 14, 2019; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | Jan 9, 2019 |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Mar 6, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Derek Kilmer | Mar 7, 2019 | |
| R-ID | Michael K. Simpson | Mar 7, 2019 | |
| R-CA | Ken Calvert | Apr 1, 2019 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | Apr 1, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | Apr 1, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Ruben Gallego | Apr 3, 2019 | |
| D-MA | William R. Keating | Apr 3, 2019 | |
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Apr 9, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Gomez | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| D-CA | Ted Lieu | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| D-AZ | Tom O'Halleran | Apr 29, 2019 | |
| D-ME | Chellie Pingree | May 1, 2019 |
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 Jan 9, 2019Markup May 1, 2019 |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Feb 5, 2019Hearings Apr 3, 2019Discharged May 1, 2019 | |
| Senate | Indian Affairs Committee | Referred May 16, 2019 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 16, 2019Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- May 15, 2019Mr. Grijalva moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- May 15, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3813-3816)
- May 15, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 375.
- May 15, 2019At 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.
- May 15, 2019Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3824-3825)
- May 15, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 323 - 96 (Roll no. 208). (text: CR H3813)
- May 15, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- May 1, 2019Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Discharged.
- May 1, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- May 1, 2019Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 29 - 7.
- Apr 3, 2019Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Feb 5, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
- Jan 9, 2019Introduced in House
- Jan 9, 2019Referred 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E634 | Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ | May 20, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3813–H3816, H3818Text printed H3813Recorded votes H3824reaffirm | Joseph P. Kennedy III D-MA, Paul A. Gosar R-AZ, Raúl M. Grijalva D-AZ, Rob Bishop R-UT, Ruben Gallego D-AZ, Tom Cole R-OK, William R. Keating D-MA | May 15, 2019 |
| House | Debate and remarks H3452 | Betty McCollum D-MN | May 7, 2019 |
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.
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- May 23, 2019H.R. 375, A bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, and for other purposesAs ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 1, 2019
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 4, January 9, 2019, page H359.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R48093 | Federal-Tribal Consultation: Background and Issues for Congress | Report | Sep 23, 2026 |
| R46647 | Tribal Land and Ownership Statuses: Overview and Selected Issues for Congress Archived | Report | Jul 21, 2021 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 130 | To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, and for other purposes. | Reintroduction of | Feb 10, 2017 |
| S 2808 | A bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Nov 7, 2019 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 16, 2019Referred in Senate
- May 15, 2019Engrossed in House
- Jan 9, 2019Introduced 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.
