Bill Sponsor
House Bill 897
117th Congress(2021-2022)
Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act
Became Law
Became Law
Became Public Law 117-329 on Jan 5, 2023
Overview
Text
Sponsor
Introduced
Feb 5, 2021
Latest Action
Jan 5, 2023
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
897
Congress
117
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
Democrat
California
Republican
Alaska
Republican
California
Democrat
California
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (1)
checkPassed on December 9, 2021
Question
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended
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
426
House Roll Call Votes
Summary

Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act

This bill takes approximately 2,560 acres of specified lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Lands taken into trust shall be part of the tribe's reservation.

Further, the bill prohibits gaming on the land taken into trust.

Text (5)
December 9, 2021
December 8, 2021
December 1, 2021
February 5, 2021
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 9, 2023 5:47:08 PM