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H.R. 205: HEARTH Act of 2011

To amend the Act titled "An Act to authorize the leasing of restricted Indian lands for public, religious, educational, recreational, residential, business, and other purposes requiring the grant of long-term leases", approved August 9, 1955, to provide for Indian tribes to enter into certain leases without prior express approval from the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes.
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Introduced : Thu, Jan 6, 2011
Sponsor : Rep. Heinrich, Martin T. (NM-1st [D])
Status : vote Tue, May 15, 2012

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Member of the congressJoined date
Rep. Sherman, Brad J. (CA-27th [D]) Fri, Dec 23, 2011
Rep. Lujan, Ben Ray (NM-3rd [D]) Thu, Feb 10, 2011
Rep. Cole, Tom (OK-4th [R]) Mon, Jan 24, 2011
Rep. Richardson, Laura (CA-37th [D]) Wed, Sep 7, 2011
Rep. Kind, Ronald James (WI-3rd [D]) Thu, Feb 16, 2012
Rep. Grijalva, Raul M. (AZ-7th [D]) Tue, Jan 17, 2012
Rep. Denham, Jeff (CA-19th [R]) Fri, Oct 14, 2011
Rep. Pallone, Frank J. (NJ-6th [D]) Tue, Jan 17, 2012
Rep. Lummis, Cynthia M. (WY [R]) Thu, Jan 6, 2011
Rep. Boren, David Daniel (OK-2nd [D]) Wed, Mar 2, 2011
Rep. Honda, Michael M. (CA-15th [D]) Fri, Oct 14, 2011
Rep. Baldwin, Tammy (WI-2nd [D]) Mon, Mar 26, 2012
Rep. Inslee, Jay (WA-1st [D]) Wed, Feb 1, 2012
Rep. Baca, Joe (CA-43rd [D]) Wed, Feb 1, 2012
Del. Christensen, Donna (VI [D]) Tue, Jan 17, 2012
Rep. Bono Mack, Mary Whitaker (CA-45th [R]) Thu, Jan 6, 2011
Rep. Kildee, Dale E. (MI-5th [D]) Thu, Feb 10, 2011
Rep. Pearce, Steven E. (NM-2nd [R]) Mon, Feb 27, 2012
Rep. McCollum, Betty (MN-4th [D]) Wed, Feb 1, 2012
Rep. Young, Donald E. (AK [R]) Mon, Jan 24, 2011
Actions
DateTypeDescriptionResult
1/1/0001 action Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
1/1/0001 action Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
1/1/0001 action Subcommittee Hearings Held.
1/1/0001 action Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.
1/1/0001 action Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
1/1/0001 calendar Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
1/1/0001 action Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-427.
1/1/0001 calendar Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 294.
1/1/0001 action Mr. Bishop (UT) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
1/1/0001 action Considered under suspension of the rules.
1/1/0001 action DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 205.
1/1/0001 action 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.
1/1/0001 action Considered as unfinished business.
1/1/0001 vote On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 400 - 0 (Roll no. 252). pass
1/1/0001 action Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
1/1/0001 action The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
1/1/0001 action Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Rolls
Committee Assignments
CommitteeSubCommitteeActivity
House Natural Resources Referral, Markup, Reporting
House Natural Resources Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Referral, Hearings, Discharged
Senate Indian Affairs Referral, In Committee
Subject Terms
Native Americans
Environmental assessment, monitoring, research
Federal-Indian relations
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Related Legislative
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Amendments
Titles Assigned
TypeASTitle
short introduced HEARTH Act of 2011
short introduced Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Home ownership Act of 2011
official introduced To amend the Act titled "An Act to authorize the leasing of restricted Indian lands for public, religious, educational, recreational, residential, business, and other purposes requiring the grant of long-term leases", approved August 9, 1955, to provide for Indian tribes to enter into certain leases without prior express approval from the Secretary of the Interior.
official amended by house To amend the Act titled "An Act to authorize the leasing of restricted Indian lands for public, religious, educational, recreational, residential, business, and other purposes requiring the grant of long-term leases", approved August 9, 1955, to provide for Indian tribes to enter into certain leases without prior express approval from the Secretary of the Interior, and for other purposes.

SUMMARY:

4/16/2012--Reported to House amended. Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Home Ownership Act of 2011 or HEARTH Act of 2011 - Extends to any Indian tribe the discretion granted under current law only to the Navajo Nation to lease restricted lands for business, agricultural, public, religious, educational, recreational, or residential purposes without the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. (The Secretary must still approve the tribal regulations under which those leases are executed and mining leases still require the Secretary's approval.) Sets forth the environmental review process required under tribal lease regulations before those regulations obtain the Secretary's approval. Requires the process to identify and evaluate any significant effects a proposed lease may have on the environment and allow public comment on those effects. Authorizes the Secretary to provide a tribe, upon the tribe's request, with technical assistance in developing a regulatory environmental review process. Allows tribes to rely on a federal environmental review process rather than the tribal environmental review process if the project under review is federally funded. Directs the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to report to Congress on the history and experience of Indian tribes that have chosen to assume the BIA's responsibility for operating the Indian Land Title and Records Office.
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