US Congress House Bill 3137 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on July 21 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-08-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To reaffirm the trust status of land taken into trust by the United States pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934, for the benefit of an Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land was taken into trust, and for other purposes. Reaffirms the trust status of land taken into trust by the United States pursuant to the Indian Reorganization Act before the date of enactment of this Act for the benefit of an Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date the land was taken into trust. Ratifies and confirms any action taken by the Department of the Interior for the purpose of acquiring and taking land into trust under such Act as if such action had been taken under a federal law specifically authorizing or directing it. Makes this Act applicable to all claims pending on, or filed on or after, the date of enactment of this Act. Requires any land taken into trust that has been ratified and confirmed pursuant to this Act to remain Indian country.

To reaffirm the trust status of land taken into trust by the United States pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934, for the benefit of an Indian tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land was taken into trust, and for other purposes.

Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]	Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]	Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz [D-FL]	Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]
Rep. Bradley Byrne [R-AL]	Sen. Ben Lujan [D-NM]	Rep. Tony Cardenas [D-CA]	Sen. Ruben Gallego [D-AZ]
Rep. Patrick Murphy [D-FL]	Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham [D-NM]	Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ]	Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]
Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]	Rep. Mark Takai [D-HI]	Rep. Dan Benishek [R-MI]	Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]
Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]	Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]	Rep. Norma Torres [D-CA]	Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]
Rep. Denny Heck [D-WA]	Rep. John Kline [R-MN]	Rep. Paul Cook [R-CA]	Rep. Jeff Denham [R-CA]
Rep. Michael Honda [D-CA]	Rep. Todd Rokita [R-IN]	Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]	Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]
Rep. Thomas MacArthur [R-NJ]	Rep. Pete Aguilar [D-CA]	Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]	Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]
Rep. David Valadao [R-CA]	Rep. Alexander Mooney [R-WV]	Rep. Steve Israel [D-NY]	Rep. Mark Pocan [D-WI]
Rep. Chellie Pingree [D-ME]	Rep. David Jolly [R-FL]	Rep. Suzan DelBene [D-WA]	Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA]
Rep. Daniel Kildee [D-MI]	Rep. Garland Barr [R-KY]	Rep. Steve Stivers [R-OH]	Rep. Mo Brooks [R-AL]
Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. Tom Price [R-GA]	Rep. Evan Jenkins [R-WV]
Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Ron Kind [D-WI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-08-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
2015-07-21	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2015-07-21	House	Introduced in House

SB1931 (Related) 2015-08-04 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3137/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3137/BILLS-114hr3137ih.pdf