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HR 5079 114th Congress House

California Compact Protection Act

Official title: To amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to require that, in California, certain off-reservation gaming proposals shall be subject to the full ratification an… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to require that, in California, certain off-reservation gaming proposals shall be subject to the full ratification and referendum process established by California State law, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 27, 2016 See on congress.gov
Native Americans CaliforniaElections, voting, political campaign regulationGamblingState and local government operations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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May 6, 2016
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Apr 27, 2016
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Apr 27, 2016
Introduced in House
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 Latest action May 6, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

California Compact Protection Act

This bill amends the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to prohibit the Department of the Interior from allowing certain gaming on California land for which a proposed gaming compact was not ratified by the state or for which the electorate rejected a gaming compact.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2
Denham, Jeff
· Apr 27, 2016
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Huffman, Jared
California · Apr 27, 2016
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Ruiz, Raul
California · Apr 27, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5079: California Compact Protection Act. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5079/
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"H.R. 5079: California Compact Protection Act." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5079/.
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H.R. 5079, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5079/.
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[H.R. 5079: California Compact Protection Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5079/)
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