US Congress House Bill 2362 (Prior Session Legislation)

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July 23 2012 - On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 222 - 160 (Roll no. 499). (text: CR H5088-5089)
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act of 2011 - (Sec. 3) Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to select up to six Indian tribes or consortia of Indian tribes to participate in an Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project that facilitates trade and financial investment in Indian tribal economies by private entities from Turkey. Allows participating tribes or consortia to lease land held in trust for them by the federal government without the Secretary's approval if the lease: (1) is in furtherance of a community, economic, or business development undertaking with a Turkish entity; (2) is entered into within 1 year of this Act's enactment; (3) is not for mineral exploration, development, or extraction; (4) does not include land held in trust for an individual Indian; (5) is executed under tribal regulations approved by the Secretary under this Act; and (6) has a term that does not exceed 25 years, though it may include certain renewal options. Requires the Secretary to approve tribal lease regulations if they are consistent with any regulations the Secretary issues under this Act and subject proposed activities to an environmental review process. Requires that process to identify and evaluate significant impacts the proposed activity may have on the environment and give the public an opportunity to be heard regarding those impacts before a lease is approved by the tribe or consortium. Allows participating tribes or consortia to rely on federal environmental reviews if proposed actions are federally funded. Authorizes the Secretary, pursuant to federal trust obligations, to enforce the provisions of, or cancel, any lease executed by a participating Indian tribe or consortium under this Act. Absolves the federal government from liability for any loss sustained by a party to such a lease. Allows an interested party, after exhausting applicable tribal remedies, to petition the Secretary to review the compliance of a participating tribe or consortium with tribal regulations approved by the Secretary under this Act. (Sec. 4) Requires tribes and consortia to demonstrate financial stability and financial management capability for the three fiscal years that precede their request to participate in the demonstration project by showing that there were no material audit exceptions in the required annual audit of their self-determination contracts. (Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary, within one year of this Act's enactment, to report to Congress on the effects of the demonstration project and on ways to improve its effectiveness.

Indian Tribal Trade and Investment Demonstration Project Act of 2011

Rep Cole, Tom	Rep Boren, Dan	Rep Cohen, Steve	Rep Connolly, Gerald E. "Gerry"
Rep Foxx, Virginia	Rep Hastings, Alcee L.	Rep Honda, Michael M.	Rep Inslee, Jay
Rep Larson, John B.	Rep Moran, James P.	Rep Richardson, Laura	Rep Stivers, Steve
Rep Whitfield, Ed

2012-07-23 - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (Y: 222 N: 160 NV: 49 Abs: 0) [FAIL]
2012-07-23 - On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended (Y: 222 N: 160 NV: 49 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-07-23	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Failed by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 222 - 160 (Roll no. 499). (text: CR H5088-5089)
2012-07-23	House	Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H5114-5115)
2012-07-23	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.
2012-07-23	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2362.
2012-07-23	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5088-5096)
2012-07-23	House	Mr. Hastings (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
2012-04-19	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 315.
2012-04-19	House	Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-451.
2011-11-17	House	Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 27 - 15.
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.
2011-07-07	House	Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
2011-06-24	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Type	Source
Summary	http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d112:HN02362:@@@L&summ2=m&
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr2362ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr2362ih.pdf
Text	http://gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr2362rh/pdf/BILLS-112hr2362rh.pdf
Roll Call	http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2012/roll499.xml