House Bill 3160
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act
Active
Passed House on Sep 21, 2020
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
3160
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 September 21, 2020
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 Agreed to by voice vote.
Summary
Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to take the 55.3 acres of land of the Blackwater Trading Post in Pinal County, Arizona, which is bordered and owned by the Gila River Indian Community of the Reservation, into trust for the benefit of the community after it (1) conveys to Interior all of its interest in such land, and (2) submits a request for Interior to take such land into trust for it.
The land that is taken into trust shall be treated as part of the community's reservation.
The bill prohibits certain gaming activities on the land taken into trust.
September 22, 2020
September 21, 2020
September 8, 2020
June 6, 2019
09/22/2020
Received in the Senate.
09/21/2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
09/21/2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4557)
09/21/2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
09/21/2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 3160.
09/21/2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4557-4558)
09/21/2020
Ms. Haaland moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
09/08/2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 394.
09/08/2020
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-492.
01/15/2020
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
01/15/2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
01/15/2020
Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Discharged.
10/16/2019
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
06/20/2019
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
06/06/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
06/06/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:45:10 PM