House bill · 115th Congress · Did not become law
Where it went
- IntroducedJan 20, 2017
- Committee actionJun 27, 2017
- Passed HouseJul 11, 2017 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 5, 2018 — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 625.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 597.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 597, Lytton Rancheria Homelands Act of 2017” on July 6, 2017. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on June 27, 2017”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, July 6, 2017 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/52866
- CBO publication date
- July 6, 2017
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 597, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/597
- 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. 597, Lytton Rancheria Homelands Act of 2017” on August 10, 2018. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on July 11, 2018”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 10, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/54364
- CBO publication date
- August 10, 2018
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 597, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/597
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 20, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
741df38fd8d6f22d8a0df0051124e46c4c91ec50308e71a8d20ffc61c3ad03e7
PORKER links to the estimate and does not repeat its dollar figures. Each estimate is for the version of the bill its description names; the bill may have changed since.
- Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: S. Rept. 115-344 ↗; H. Rept. 115-202 ↗.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 5, 2018 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/SRPT/344
https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/115/HRPT/202 - Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 597, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/597
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 20, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
741df38fd8d6f22d8a0df0051124e46c4c91ec50308e71a8d20ffc61c3ad03e7
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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. DENHAM, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H560):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution, specifically Clause 3 which grants Congress the power to regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes.Source: Congress.gov, record updated June 20, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 210 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 597, 115th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/597
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 20, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 21, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
741df38fd8d6f22d8a0df0051124e46c4c91ec50308e71a8d20ffc61c3ad03e7
PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
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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
No cosponsors.
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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.