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House Bill 297
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2019
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Passed House on Mar 26, 2019
Overview
Text
Introduced
Jan 8, 2019
Latest Action
Mar 28, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
297
Congress
116
Policy Area
Native Americans
Native Americans
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting Native Americans, including Alaska Natives and Hawaiians, in a variety of domestic policy settings. This includes claims, intergovernmental relations, and Indian lands and resources.
Sponsorship by Party
Republican
Greg Gianforte
Montana
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on March 26, 2019
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Status
Passed
Type
Roll Call Vote
Roll Call Vote
A vote that records the individual position of each Member who voted. Such votes occurring on the House floor (by the "yeas and nays" or by "recorded vote") are taken by electronic device. The Senate has no electronic voting system; in such votes, Senators answer "yea" or "nay" as the clerk calls each name aloud. Each vote is compiled by clerks and receives a roll call number (referenced in Congress.gov as a "Record Vote" [Senate] or "Roll no." [House]).
Roll Call Type
2/3 Yea-And-Nay
Roll Number
129
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2019

This bill extends federal recognition to the Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana.

The bill makes the tribe and its members eligible for services and benefits provided to federally recognized tribes and their members, without regard to the existence of a reservation or the location of the residence of any member. The service area of the tribe is considered to be the area comprised of Blaine, Cascade, Glacier, and Hill Counties, Montana.

The tribe must submit a membership roll to the Department of the Interior as a condition of receiving recognition, services, and benefits. The tribe must maintain the membership roll.

Interior must take into trust for the benefit of the tribe 200 acres of land within the tribe's service area to be used for a tribal land base.

Text (3)
Placed on Calendar Senate
March 28, 2019
Engrossed in House
March 26, 2019
Introduced in House
January 8, 2019
Related Bills (2)
Dec 20, 2019
Became Public Law 116-92
1
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 1790
National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020
Became Law
Amendments
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Jan 08, 2019
Introduced in Senate
2
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 51
Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2019
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (13)
03/28/2019
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 48.
03/27/2019
Received in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
03/26/2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
03/26/2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 403 - 21 (Roll no. 129). (text: CR H2813-2814)
03/26/2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 403 - 21 (Roll no. 129).(text: CR H2813-2814)
03/26/2019
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2816-2817)
03/26/2019
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.
03/26/2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 297.
03/26/2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2813-2814)
03/26/2019
Mr. Grijalva moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
02/05/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
01/08/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
01/08/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 6:17:20 PM
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