House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-127
To allow the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma to lease or transfer certain lands.
Became law on Feb 29, 2016.
Sponsor: Rep. Markwayne Mullin R-OKWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 22, 2015
- Committee actionJul 9, 2015
- Passed HouseSep 16, 2015 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateFeb 11, 2016 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentFeb 25, 2016
- Became lawFeb 29, 2016
Latest action: Feb 29, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-127.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 487.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 487, a bill to allow the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma to lease or transfer certain lands” on July 22, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on July 9, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 22, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50420
- CBO publication date
- July 22, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 487, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/487
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 20, 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. 487, a bill to allow the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma to lease or transfer certain lands” on October 20, 2015. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on October 7, 2015”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 20, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/50909
- CBO publication date
- October 20, 2015
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 487, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/487
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 20, 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. 114-250 ↗; S. Rept. 114-205 ↗.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/250
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/SRPT/205 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 487, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/487
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 20, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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A committee report is the committee’s own explanation of the bill. PORKER lists it and links to it; reading it is up to you.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. MULLIN, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 11, January 22, 2015, Page H533):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3: The Congress shall have Power to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 22, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 231 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 487, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/487
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 20, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 487, last updated June 20, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 22, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.
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.
More from the sponsor
Other 114th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Markwayne Mullin.
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- H.R. 572 (114th) Veterans Access to Community Care Act of 2015
- H.R. 4636 (114th) POWERS Act of 2016
- H.R. 2675 (114th) Low Volume Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Act of 2015
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.