House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law
Economic Development Through Tribal Land Exchange Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 14, 2015
- Committee actionJun 11, 2015
- Passed HouseJul 13, 2015 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 12, 2016 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 348.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 387.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 387, Economic Development Through Tribal Land Exchange Act” on June 18, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 11, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 18, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50328
- CBO publication date
- June 18, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 387, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/387
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 387, Economic Development Through Tribal Land Exchange Act” on November 4, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on October 21, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, November 4, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50958
- CBO publication date
- November 4, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 387, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/387
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 114-173 ↗; S. Rept. 114-204 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported January 12, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/173
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/SRPT/204 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 387, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/387
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 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. RUIZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 7, January 14, 2015, Page H408):clause 18 of section 8 of article I of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 14, 2015 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 387, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/387
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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
6 cosponsors — 3 Republicans, 3 Democrats
3 of 6 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
Paul Cook (R-CA), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Thomas MacArthur (R-NJ), Norma Torres (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Raul Ruiz.
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- H.R. 732 (114th) Veterans Access to Speedy Review Act
- H.R. 388 (114th) Wounded Veterans Recreation Act
- H.R. 1009 (114th) Wildfire Prevention Act of 2015
- H.R. 1005 (114th) Renewable Energy Jobs Act
- H.R. 1006 (114th) Building a Health Care Workforce for the Future Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 22, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.