HR 8109
117th Congress
House
Native Americans
Advisory bodies
Federal-Indian relations
Historic sites and heritage areas
Historical and cultural resources
Indian lands and resources rights
Indian social and development programs
Land transfers
Land use and conservation
Livestock
Motor vehicles
Parks, recreation areas, trails
Wilderness and natural areas, wildlife refuges, wild rivers, habitats
Tribal Cultural Areas Protection Act
Everywhere this bill has been
7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 14, 2022
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Jun 30, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry.
Jun 21, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife.
Jun 21, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands.
Jun 21, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Jun 16, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jun 16, 2022
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
Tribal Cultural Areas Protection Act
This bill provides for the preservation of tribal cultural sites on public land, including by establishing the Tribal Cultural Areas System, setting forth requirements related to land management, and authorizing certain actions by tribes.
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Cosponsors
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Stansbury, Melanie A.
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Levin, Mike
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Adams, Alma S.
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Pocan, Mark
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Lofgren, Zoe
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Quigley, Mike
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Jacobs, Sara
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
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Soto, Darren
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Carson, André
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Clarke, Yvette D.
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Cleaver, Emanuel
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Huffman, Jared
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Moulton, Seth
Napolitano, Grace
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Thompson, Bennie G.
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Titus, Dina
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Tlaib, Rashida
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Tonko, Paul
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8109: Tribal Cultural Areas Protection Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-8109/
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