House Bill 317
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2019
Active
Passed House on Apr 29, 2019
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
317
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.
checkPassed on April 29, 2019
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3292)
Summary
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2019
This bill ratifies and confirms the actions of the Department of the Interior to take approximately 1,427 acres of land in Santa Barbara County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians. The bill also ratifies the actions of Interior to assume jurisdiction over the appeals relating to the acquisition of this land, and dismiss those appeals. The land is made part of the Santa Ynez Indian Reservation.
The bill removes restrictions on the land pursuant to certain state laws.
Under the bill, gaming is prohibited on this land.January 6, 2020
April 30, 2019
April 29, 2019
January 8, 2019
01/06/2020
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 400.
01/06/2020
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-191.
11/06/2019
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
04/30/2019
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
04/29/2019
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
04/29/2019
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3292)
04/29/2019
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3292)
04/29/2019
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3295)
04/29/2019
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Van Drew objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
04/29/2019
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 317.
04/29/2019
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3291-3293)
04/29/2019
Mr. Van Drew moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
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 8:02:13 PM