House bill · 114th Congress · Public Law 114-178
Indian Trust Asset Reform Act
Became law on Jun 22, 2016.
Sponsor: Rep. Michael Simpson R-IDWhere it went
- IntroducedFeb 9, 2015
- Committee actionFeb 3, 2016
- Passed HouseFeb 24, 2016 · by voice vote
- Passed SenateJun 10, 2016 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentJun 17, 2016
- Became lawJun 22, 2016
Latest action: Jun 22, 2016 — Became Public Law No: 114-178.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 812.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 812, Indian Trust Asset Reform Act” on February 12, 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 12, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/51249
- CBO publication date
- February 12, 2016
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 812, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/812
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 22, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 114-432 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on February 24, 2016.Source: Congress.gov, reported February 24, 2016 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/114/HRPT/432
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 812, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/812
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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. SIMPSON, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 161, No. 21, February 9, 2015, Page H866):Article I, Section 8, which grants Congress the power to regulate Commerce with the Indian Tribes.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record February 9, 2015 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 98 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 812, 114th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/114/hr/812
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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
11 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 4 Democrats
4 of 11 cosponsors (36%) are from the other party.
Tom Cole (R-OK), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Paul Gosar (R-AZ), Denny Heck (D-WA), Walter Jones (R-NC), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Raul Labrador (R-ID), Dan Newhouse (R-WA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), David Reichert (R-WA), Cathy Rodgers (R-WA).
More from the sponsor
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- H.R. 5055 (114th) Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2017
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Sponsor’s state and district
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.