US Congress House Bill 205 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
July 30 2012 - Became Public Law No: 112-151.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Home Ownership Act of 2012 or HEARTH Act of 2012 - Extends to any Indian tribe the discretion granted under current law only to the Navajo Nation to lease restricted lands for business, agricultural, public, religious, educational, recreational, or residential purposes without the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. (The Secretary must still approve the tribal regulations under which those leases are executed and mining leases still require the Secretary's approval.) Sets forth the environmental review process required under tribal lease regulations before those regulations obtain the Secretary's approval. Requires the process to identify and evaluate any significant effects a proposed lease may have on the environment and allow public comment on those effects. Authorizes the Secretary to provide a tribe, upon the tribe's request, with technical assistance in developing a regulatory environmental review process. Allows tribes to rely on a federal environmental review process rather than the tribal environmental review process if the project under review is federally funded. Directs the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to report to Congress on the history and experience of Indian tribes that have chosen to assume the BIA's responsibility for operating the Indian Land Title and Records Office.

HEARTH Act of 2012

Rep Heinrich, Martin	Rep Baca, Joe	Rep Baldwin, Tammy	Rep Bono Mack, Mary
Rep Boren, Dan	Rep Christensen, Donna M.	Rep Cole, Tom	Rep Denham, Jeff
Rep Grijalva, Raul M.	Rep Honda, Michael M.	Rep Inslee, Jay	Rep Kildee, Dale E.
Rep Kind, Ron	Rep Lujan, Ben Ray	Rep Lummis, Cynthia M.	Rep McCollum, Betty
Rep Pallone, Frank, Jr.	Rep Pearce, Stevan	Rep Richardson, Laura	Rep Sherman, Brad
Rep Young, Don

2012-05-15 - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (Y: 400 N: 0 NV: 31 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2012-05-15 - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (Y: 400 N: 0 NV: 31 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-07-30	Senate	Became Public Law No: 112-151.
2012-07-30	Senate	Signed by President.
2012-07-19	Senate	Presented to President.
2012-07-17	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2012-07-17	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2012-07-17	Senate	Senate Committee on Indian Affairs discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5057)
2012-05-16	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
2012-05-15	House	The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
2012-05-15	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2012-05-15	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 400 - 0 (Roll no. 252). (text: CR H2682-2683)
2012-05-15	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2695)
2012-05-15	House	At 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.
2012-05-15	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 205.
2012-05-15	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2682-2685)
2012-05-15	House	Mr. Bishop (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2012-04-16	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 294.
2012-04-16	House	Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-427.
2011-11-17	House	Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
2011-11-17	House	Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
2011-11-17	House	Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.
2011-11-03	House	Subcommittee Hearings Held.
2011-01-26	House	Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
2011-01-06	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

SB703 (Related) 2011-07-28 - Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:HN00205:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr205ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr205ih.pdf
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr205rh/pdf/BILLS-112hr205rh.pdf
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr205eh/pdf/BILLS-112hr205eh.pdf
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr205enr/pdf/BILLS-112hr205enr.pdf
Roll Call	http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2012/roll252.xml