Skip to main content
S 636 112th Congress Senate Native Americans Federal-Indian relations Floods and storm protection Indian lands and resources rights Land transfers Land use and conservation Parks, recreation areas, trails Washington State Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats

A bill to provide the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood Protection, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 17, 2011 Introduced by: Cantwell, Maria Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 112th Congress ended
It never became law before the 112th Congress (2011–2012) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 28, 2011
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Apr 14, 2011
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-32.
Mar 17, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Mar 17, 2011
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Designates specified federal land within Olympic National Park, Washington, as wilderness or potential wilderness. Incorporates such land in the Olympic Wilderness.

Removes certain federal land within the Park's Olympic Wilderness from inclusion in the National Wilderness Preservation System.

Places specified federal land within the Park and specified nonfederal land owned by the Quileute Indian Tribe in trust for the Tribe. Includes those lands in the Quileute Indian Reservation.

Subjects portions of the federal land conveyed to the Tribe to easements and conditions that preserve the natural condition of the land and provide the public with recreational access to the land and Park.

Exempts land conveyed to the Tribe along the southern boundary of the Reservation from any easements or conditions. Allows that land to be altered to allow for the relocation of Tribe members and structures outside the tsunami and Quillayute River flood zones.

Extinguishes the Tribe's claims against the United States relating to the Park's past or present ownership, entry, use, surveys, or other activities upon the conveyance of the land to the Tribe and a formal Tribal Council resolution.

What's happening now July 28, 2011

Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1162 Identical bill To provide the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood Protection, and for other purposes.
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Mar 17, 2011
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 636: A bill to provide the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood Protection, and for other purposes.. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-636/
MLA
"S. 636: A bill to provide the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood Protection, and for other purposes.." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-636/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 636, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-636/.
Markdown link
[S. 636: A bill to provide the Quileute Indian Tribe Tsunami and Flood Protection, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-636/)
Report a problem