House bill · 112th Congress · Public Law 112-157
To amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to allow the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe to determine blood quantum requirement for membership in that tribe.
Became law on Aug 10, 2012.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedApr 14, 2011
- Committee actionJul 20, 2011
- Passed HouseDec 7, 2011 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateAug 1, 2012 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentAug 3, 2012
- Became lawAug 10, 2012
Latest action: Aug 10, 2012 — Became Public Law No: 112-157.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1560.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1560, A bill to amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to allow the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe to determine blood quantum requirement for membership in that tribe” on September 30, 2011. CBO’s description reads “Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 20, 2011”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 30, 2011 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/42551
- CBO publication date
- September 30, 2011
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1560, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1560
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 20, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1560, an act to amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to allow the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe to determine blood quantum requirement for membership in that tribe” on July 10, 2012. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on June 28, 2012”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 10, 2012 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/43425
- CBO publication date
- July 10, 2012
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1560, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1560
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 20, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f35dab82fc80e82688fc1872aa7d7c0cd5cf1d2caa73eda4a05fadac0d60ac33
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 112-222 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported July 31, 2012 ↗
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/112/HRPT/222
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1560, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1560
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 20, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. REYES, as printed in the Congressional Record (Pages H2856-H2857):The Congress enacts this bill pursuant to Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution. Text: Article I, Section. 8. Clause 1: The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States; Clause 2: To borrow Money on the credit of the United States; Clause 3: To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes; Clause 4: To establish an uniform Rule of Naturalization, and uniform Laws on the subject of Bankruptcies throughout the United…Source: Congress.gov, record updated June 20, 2025 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 2,923 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1560, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/1560
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 20, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
f35dab82fc80e82688fc1872aa7d7c0cd5cf1d2caa73eda4a05fadac0d60ac33
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
No cosponsors.
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.