House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Poarch Band of Creek Indians Land Reaffirmation Act
Sponsor: Rep. Bradley Byrne R-ALWhere it went
- IntroducedMar 15, 2017
- Committee actionNov 7, 2017
- Passed HouseJan 16, 2018 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jan 17, 2018 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 1532.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 1532, Poarch Band of Creek Indians Land Reaffirmation Act” on January 10, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on November 8, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, January 10, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/53457
- CBO publication date
- January 10, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1532, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1532
- 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 reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 115-513 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on January 11, 2018.Source: Congress.gov, reported January 11, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/513
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1532, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1532
- 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. BYRNE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 163, No. 45, March 15, 2017, Page H2083):This bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8 which grants Congress the power to regulate Commerce with the Indian Tribes. This bill is enacted pursuant to Article II, Section 2, Clause 2 in order the enforce treaties made between the United States and several Indian Tribes.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record March 15, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 283 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 1532, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/1532
- 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
9 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 1 Democrat
1 of 9 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.
Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Mo Brooks (R-AL), Tom Cole (R-OK), Paul Cook (R-CA), Jeff Denham (R-CA), Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Alexander Mooney (R-WV), Mike Rogers (R-AL), Terri Sewell (D-AL).
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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.