Tribal Cultural Areas Protection Act
Latest action · Sep 14, 2022 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedJun 16, 2022
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Tribal Cultural Areas Protection Act
This bill provides for the preservation of tribal cultural sites on public land, including by establishing the Tribal Cultural Areas System, setting forth requirements related to land management, and authorizing certain actions by tribes.
Cosponsors 22
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 9, 2022 to Nov 15, 2022.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-IN | André Carson | Sep 9, 2022 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Sep 9, 2022 | |
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Sep 9, 2022 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Sep 9, 2022 | |
| D-MO | Emanuel Cleaver | Sep 9, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Grace F. Napolitano | Sep 9, 2022 | |
| D-MP | Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan | Sep 9, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Sep 9, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Paul Tonko | Sep 9, 2022 | |
| D-MI | Rashida Tlaib | Sep 9, 2022 | |
| D-MA | Seth Moulton | Sep 9, 2022 | |
| D-NY | Yvette D. Clarke | Sep 9, 2022 | |
| D-FL | Darren Soto | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| D-GU | Michael F. Q. San Nicolas | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Sara Jacobs | Sep 13, 2022 | |
| D-IL | Mike Quigley | Sep 14, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Sep 19, 2022 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Sep 21, 2022 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Sep 21, 2022 | |
| D-CA | Mike Levin | Oct 7, 2022 | |
| D-NM | Melanie A. Stansbury | Nov 15, 2022 |
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 Jun 16, 2022 |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Jun 21, 2022 | |
| Federal Lands Subcommittee | Referred Jun 21, 2022Hearings Sep 14, 2022 | |
| Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Subcommittee | Referred Jun 21, 2022 | |
| House | Agriculture Committee | Referred Jun 16, 2022 |
| Forestry and Horticulture Subcommittee | Referred Jun 30, 2022 |
Actions 7
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Sep 14, 2022Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Jun 30, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
- Jun 21, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
- Jun 21, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
- Jun 21, 2022Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
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
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 168, no. 103, June 16, 2022, page H5646.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| R47563 | Tribal Co-Management of Federal Lands: Overview and Selected Issues for Congress | Report | Oct 13, 2026 |
| R48452 | Indigenous Sacred Sites: Overview and Issues for Congress | Report | Mar 14, 2025 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4423 | Tribal Cultural Areas Protection Act | Identical bill | Jun 16, 2022 |
| HR 6147 | Tribal Cultural Areas Protection Act | Reintroduced Bill | Mar 1, 2024 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the Tribal Cultural Areas System, and for other purposes.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Tribal Cultural Areas Protection Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
- Advisory bodies
- Federal-Indian relations
- Historic sites and heritage areas
- Historical and cultural resources
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Indian social and development programs
- Land transfers
- Land use and conservation
- Livestock
- Motor vehicles
- Native Americans
- Parks, recreation areas, trails
- Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 16, 2022Introduced 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.
