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H.R. 4685 114th Congress House

Tule River Indian Reservation Land Trust, Health, and Economic Development Act

Official title: To take certain Federal lands located in Tulare County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Tule River Indian Tribe, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 3, 2016 See on congress.gov
Native Americans CaliforniaIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfers
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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 7, 2016
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-538.
Jul 6, 2016
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Jul 5, 2016
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 5, 2016
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4245-4246)
Jul 5, 2016
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H4245-4246)
Jul 5, 2016
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4685.
Jul 5, 2016
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4245-4246)
Jul 5, 2016
Mr. Hice, Jody B. moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Jul 1, 2016
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 501.
Jul 1, 2016
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 114-649.
Jun 15, 2016
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Jun 15, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 14, 2016
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 14, 2016
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Jun 14, 2016
Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.
Mar 8, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Mar 3, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 3, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 7, 2016

Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 114-538.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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Tule River Indian Reservation Land Trust, Health, and Economic Development Act

(Sec. 2) This bill takes into trust 34 acres of federal land in Tulare County, California, for the benefit of the Tule River Indian Tribe. Gaming is prohibited on this land.

Persons claiming valid, existing rights to the land taken into trust may apply to the Department of the Interior to have those rights converted to a long-term right-of-way.
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4685: Tule River Indian Reservation Land Trust, Health, and Economic Development Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4685/
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"H.R. 4685: Tule River Indian Reservation Land Trust, Health, and Economic Development Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4685/.
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H.R. 4685, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-4685/.
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