House bill · 114th Congress · Did not become law

Bring the Ancient One Home Act of 2015

H.R. 4131Introduced Nov 30, 2015Policy area: Native Americans

Sponsor: Rep. Denny Heck D-WA

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Where it went

IntroducedNov 30, 2015
Committee action—
Passed House—
Passed Senate—
To the President—
Became law—

Latest action: Dec 1, 2015 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 4131.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. HECK of Washington, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 172, November 30, 2015, Page H8645):
Article I, Section 8
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H.R. 4131, 114th Congress
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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

14 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 7 Democrats

7 of 14 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.

Tom Cole (R-OK), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Ron Kind (D-WI), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), David Reichert (R-WA), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA), Michael Simpson (R-ID), Adam Smith (D-WA), Greg Walden (R-OR), Don Young (R-AK).

More from the sponsor

Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Denny Heck.

Sponsor’s state and district

Washington in Congress · WA-10 district

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Data as of Sep 23, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.