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HR 1556 112th Congress House Native Americans Elementary and secondary education Indian lands and resources rights Indian social and development programs Land use and conservation Minority education Minority health New Mexico

To amend the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act to allow certain land to be used to generate income to provide funding for academic programs, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 14, 2011 Introduced by: Luján, Ben Ray Democratic · New Mexico See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 19, 2012
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Jun 18, 2012
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jun 18, 2012
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3711)
Jun 18, 2012
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H3711)
Jun 18, 2012
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1556.
Jun 18, 2012
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3711-3712)
Jun 18, 2012
Mr. Hastings (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 1, 2011
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 206.
Dec 1, 2011
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-306.
Oct 5, 2011
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Oct 5, 2011
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Oct 5, 2011
Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.
Sep 22, 2011
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 22, 2011
Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
Apr 14, 2011
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Apr 14, 2011
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act to allow certain land taken into trust for the 19 Pueblos of New Mexico to be used for economic development projects that fund the educational, health, or cultural functions of the Santa Fe Indian School. (Currently, the land is to be used solely for the educational, health, or cultural functions of that school.)

What's happening now June 19, 2012

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Jul 19, 2011
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1556: To amend the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act to allow certain land to be used to generate income to provide funding for academic programs, and for other purposes.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1556/
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"H.R. 1556: To amend the Omnibus Indian Advancement Act to allow certain land to be used to generate income to provide funding for academic programs, and for other purposes.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1556/.
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H.R. 1556, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-HR-1556/.
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