House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2017
Sponsor: Rep. Doug LaMalfa R-CAWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 10, 2017
- Committee actionJul 26, 2017
- Passed HouseNov 28, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 23, 2018 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 559.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1491.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1491, Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2017” on September 26, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources July 26, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, September 26, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53148
- CBO publication date
- September 26, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1491, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1491
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 20, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1491, Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2017” on June 29, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on June 13, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, June 29, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54139
- CBO publication date
- June 29, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1491, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1491
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 20, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 115-326 ↗; H. Rept. 115-319 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported August 23, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/SRPT/326
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/319 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1491, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1491
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 20, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 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. LaMALFA, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 42, March 10, 2017, Page H2052):Article I, Section 8 of the Constitution provides Congress with the authority to regulate commerce with Indians in the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 10, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 133 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1491, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1491
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 20, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 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
13 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 5 Democrats
5 of 13 cosponsors (38%) are from the other party.
Tom Cole (R-OK), Paul Cook (R-CA), J. Correa (D-CA), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Jeff Denham (R-CA), Stephen Knight (R-CA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Devin Nunes (R-CA), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Norma Torres (D-CA), David Valadao (R-CA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Mimi Walters (R-CA).
More from the sponsor
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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.