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HR 3640 104th Congress House

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act

Official title: To provide for the settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 13, 1996 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 19, 1996
Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 622.
Sep 11, 1996
Received in the Senate.
Sep 10, 1996
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 10, 1996
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 10, 1996
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 10, 1996
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.
Sep 10, 1996
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H10145-10153)
Sep 10, 1996
Mr. Gallegly moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 5, 1996
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 418.
Sep 5, 1996
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Resources. H. Rept. 104-777.
Aug 1, 1996
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Aug 1, 1996
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 19, 1996
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.
Jun 19, 1996
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 19, 1996
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 19, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Native American and Insular Affairs.
Jun 13, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Jun 13, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 19, 1996

Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 622.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act - Declares that the United States hearby approves, ratifies, and confirms a certain Settlement Agreement concerning the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indian Tribe.

(Sec. 5) Establishes Tribal and allottees settlement trust fund accounts and makes amounts held in such accounts available to the Secretary of the Interior for distribution to the Tribe and affected allottees. Provides for specified cash payments.

(Sec. 6) Sets forth provisions and limitations regarding the acquisition and placement of lands into trust. Allows the Tribe to conduct gaming on only one site within the acquired lands.

(Sec. 7) Provides for permanent flowage easements to be conveyed by the U.S. to the Coachella Valley Water District and the Imperial Irrigation District as to all Indian Trust lands and all Federal lands located within and below the minus 220-foot contour of the Salton Sink.

(Sec. 10) Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 11) Sets forth effective dates.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Calvert, Ken
California · Jun 13, 1996
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3640: Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3640/
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"H.R. 3640: Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3640/.
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H.R. 3640, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-3640/.
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