To take certain Federal land located in Tuolumne County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians, and for other purposes.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3079.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 3079, a bill to take certain Federal land located in Tuolumne County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians, and for other purposes” on February 18, 2016. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on February 3, 2016”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 18, 2016 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51263

  CBO publication date

  February 18, 2016

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 3079, 114th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3079

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 10, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 22, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  3032469852057e5ee45a2bce4ce5ce0117bc08da50698e339fa02eeced3e792a

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• Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-448 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on March 10, 2016.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported March 10, 2016 ↗

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  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/448

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 3079, 114th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3079

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 10, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 22, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  3032469852057e5ee45a2bce4ce5ce0117bc08da50698e339fa02eeced3e792a

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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. McCLINTOCK, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 110, July 15, 2015, Page H5238):
  (1) U.S. Constitution, Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 (the Property Clause), which confers on Congress the authority over lands belonging to the United States, including the placement of such lands into trust for Native American Tribes. (2) U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 (the Commerce Clause) and U.S. Constitution, Article II, Section 2 (the Treaty Clause), which confer on Congress plenary authority over Native American affairs.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record July 15, 2015 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  452 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 3079, 114th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/3079

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 10, 2025

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 22, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  3032469852057e5ee45a2bce4ce5ce0117bc08da50698e339fa02eeced3e792a

  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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