Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act
Latest action · Dec 20, 2019 Became Public Law No: 116-100.
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 24, 2019
- Passed SenateJun 27, 2019
- Passed HouseDec 16, 2019
- To the PresidentDec 19, 2019
- Became lawDec 20, 2019Public Law 116-100
Summary
Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act
This bill requires the Bonneville Power Administration to make specified settlement payments to the Spokane Tribe in relation to the construction and operation of the Grand Coulee Dam.
Payments made to the tribe may be used or invested in the same manner as other tribal governmental funds.
The initial payment extinguishes all monetary claims that the tribe may have against the United States to a fair share of the annual hydropower revenues generated by the Grand Coulee Dam.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Jan 24, 2019.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Jan 24, 2019 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Indian Affairs Committee | Referred Jan 24, 2019Markup Jan 29, 2019Reported Mar 7, 2019 |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jun 28, 2019Markup Nov 20, 2019 |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Jul 3, 2019Discharged Nov 20, 2019 | |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Jul 3, 2019Hearings Sep 19, 2019Discharged Nov 20, 2019 |
Actions 24
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 20, 2019Signed by President.
- Dec 20, 2019Became Public Law No: 116-100.
- Dec 19, 2019Presented to President.
- Dec 16, 2019Ms. Haaland moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Dec 16, 2019Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10298-10300)
- Dec 16, 2019DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 216.
- Dec 16, 2019Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H10298-10299)
- Dec 16, 2019Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 20, 2019Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Discharged.
- Nov 20, 2019Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Discharged.
- Nov 20, 2019Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Nov 20, 2019Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Sep 19, 2019Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jul 3, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
- Jul 3, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
- Jun 28, 2019Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Jun 28, 2019Received in the House.
- Jun 28, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Jun 27, 2019Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S4652-4664; text: CR S4663-4664)
- Mar 7, 2019Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven without amendment. With written report No. 116-4.
- Mar 7, 2019Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 34.
- Jan 29, 2019Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Jan 24, 2019Introduced in Senate
- Jan 24, 2019Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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 H10298–H10300Text printed H10298 | Bruce Westerman R-AR, Debra A. Haaland D-NM, Doug Lamborn R-CO | Dec 16, 2019 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4652Text printed S4663 | — | Jun 27, 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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Feb 14, 2019S. 216, Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation ActAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on January 29, 2019
CRS reports 15
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
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Titles 8
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide for equitable compensation to the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation for the use of tribal land for the production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act
- Short Titles as Enacted
- Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
- Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed Senate
- Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act
- Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
- Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act
- Short Titles from RFH (Referred to House) bill text
- Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 5
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- —Enrolled Bill
- Jun 28, 2019Referred in House
- Jun 27, 2019Engrossed in Senate
- Mar 7, 2019Reported to Senate
- Jan 24, 2019Introduced in Senate
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.
