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HR 7173 116th Congress House Native Americans Federal-Indian relations Indian lands and resources rights

Tribal Reservation Pandemic Protection Act

Introduced: June 29, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Jun 30, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Jun 11, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jun 11, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Tribal Reservation Pandemic Protection Act

This bill prohibits for one year any federal action to (1) revoke the status of land that is held in trust for the benefit of a federally recognized Indian tribe, (2) revoke a reservation proclamation, or (3) rescind a record of decision on which a trust status or reservation proclamation was established.

The bill also nullifies any such federal action taken during the one-year period preceding the bill's enactment.

What's happening now June 30, 2020

Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6 Republican 1
Cook, Paul
· Jun 29, 2020
 D
Jayapal, Pramila
Washington · Jun 25, 2020
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Jun 18, 2020
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Gallego, Ruben
Arizona · Jun 15, 2020
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Pressley, Ayanna
Massachusetts · Jun 15, 2020
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Jun 15, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7173: Tribal Reservation Pandemic Protection Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7173/
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"H.R. 7173: Tribal Reservation Pandemic Protection Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7173/.
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H.R. 7173, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-7173/.
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