HR 897 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act

Latest action · Jan 5, 2023 Became Public Law No: 117-329.

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.

  1. IntroducedFeb 5, 2021
  2. Passed HouseDec 8, 2021
  3. Passed SenateDec 21, 2022
  4. To the PresidentDec 28, 2022
  5. Became lawJan 5, 2023Public Law 117-329

Summary

Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act

This act takes approximately 2,560 acres of specified lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Lands taken into trust shall be part of the tribe's reservation.

Further, the act prohibits gaming on the land taken into trust.

Recorded votes 1

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 426On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as AmendedPassed395–30Dec 8, 2021

Yea 395

Cosponsors 5

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 25, 2021 to Oct 12, 2021.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-CAKen CalvertFeb 25, 2021
R-OHDavid P. JoyceSep 10, 2021
R-AKDon YoungSep 10, 2021
D-CAPete AguilarSep 14, 2021
D-AZRuben GallegoOct 12, 2021

Committees 2

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

ChamberCommitteeWhat it did
HouseNatural Resources Committee
Referred Feb 5, 2021Markup Oct 13, 2021Reported Dec 1, 2021
Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee
Referred Mar 1, 2021Discharged Oct 13, 2021
SenateIndian Affairs Committee
Referred Dec 9, 2021Discharged Dec 21, 2022

Actions 22

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jan 5, 2023Signed by President.
  2. Jan 5, 2023Became Public Law No: 117-329.
  3. Dec 28, 2022Presented to President.
  4. Dec 22, 2022Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  5. Dec 21, 2022Senate Committee on Indian Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent.

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.

WhereIn the RecordMembersDate
SenateDebate and remarks S9726Alex Padilla D-CADec 21, 2022
HouseRecorded votes H7543enactLists H7544Votes recorded by proxy on H.R. 897, Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act—Dec 8, 2021
HouseDebate and remarks H6735Text printed H6735Bruce Westerman R-AR, Teresa Leger Fernandez D-NMDec 1, 2021

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

  1. Feb 7, 2022H.R. 897, Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation ActAs passed by the House of Representatives on December 8, 2021

Constitutional authority

Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuant to the following: Article I, section 8, Clauses 1 and 18 of the United States Constitution, to provide for the general welfare and make all laws necessary and proper to carry out the powers of Congress.

The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 167, no. 22, February 5, 2021, page H470.

Printed hearings 1

Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.

NumberHearingCommitteeHeld
S. Hrg. 117-518S. 3123, S. 3126, S. 3273, AND S. 338147 pagesIndian Affairs CommitteeFeb 16, 2022

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.

Related bills 1

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 3273Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation ActRelated billJun 23, 2022

Titles 8

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

Official Title as Introduced
To take certain lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and for other purposes.
Short Titles as Passed Senate
Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act
Short Titles as Enacted
Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act
Short Title(s) as Introduced
Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act
Short Title(s) as Reported to House
Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act
Short Title(s) as Passed House
Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act
Short Titles from ENR (Enrolled) bill text
Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act
Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text
Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act

Subjects

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

Text 5

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. —Enrolled Bill
  2. Dec 9, 2021Referred in Senate
  3. Dec 8, 2021Engrossed in House
  4. Dec 1, 2021Reported in House
  5. Feb 5, 2021Introduced in House

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