Indian Buffalo Management Act
Latest action · Dec 18, 2020 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 554.
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.
- IntroducedNov 18, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Indian Buffalo Management Act
This bill establishes a permanent program within the Department of the Interior to develop and promote tribal ownership and management of buffalo and buffalo habitat on Indian lands.
Specifically, the bill requires Interior to (1) enter into contracts, award grants, and provide technical assistance to Indian tribes and tribal organizations for activities related to buffalo restoration or management; (2) consult with tribes and tribal organizations on initiatives that affect buffalo or buffalo habitat, including efforts to contain or eradicate diseased buffalo; and (3) develop a policy relating to buffalo and buffalo habitat management activities on Indian land.
Additionally, Interior may enter into agreements with tribes or tribal organizations to transport surplus buffalo from federal land onto Indian land.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 18, 2019 to Mar 4, 2020; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Debra A. Haaland | Original | Nov 18, 2019 |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Original | Nov 18, 2019 |
| D-CA | Norma J. Torres | Jan 28, 2020 | |
| R-CA | Paul Cook | Feb 12, 2020 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Feb 26, 2020 | |
| R-NE | Jeff Fortenberry | Mar 4, 2020 |
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 Nov 18, 2019Markup Sep 30, 2020Reported Dec 18, 2020 |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Dec 4, 2019Hearings Feb 5, 2020Discharged Sep 30, 2020 |
Actions 9
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2020Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-670.
- Dec 18, 2020Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 554.
- Sep 30, 2020Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Discharged.
- Sep 30, 2020Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Sep 30, 2020Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Feb 5, 2020Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Dec 4, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
- Nov 18, 2019Introduced in House
- Nov 18, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 184, November 18, 2019, page H8959.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 2074 | Indian Buffalo Management Act | Reintroduced Bill | Dec 9, 2021 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To assist Tribal governments in the management of buffalo and buffalo habitat and for the reestablishment of buffalo on Indian lands.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Indian Buffalo Management Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to House
- Indian Buffalo Management Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2020Reported in House
- Nov 18, 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.
