House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act
Sponsor: Rep. William Keating D-MAWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 8, 2019
- Committee actionMay 1, 2019
- Passed HouseMay 15, 2019 · 275–146
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 20, 2019 — Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 92.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 312.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 312, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act” on May 17, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As passed by the House of Representatives on May 15, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 17, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55265
- CBO publication date
- May 17, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 312, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/312
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e66cb715f9e3d6b72497d7baa8a6fb2eacd4449976e03560f90e68bc13511591
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 reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-54 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on May 10, 2019.Source: Congress.gov, reported May 10, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/54
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 312, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/312
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e66cb715f9e3d6b72497d7baa8a6fb2eacd4449976e03560f90e68bc13511591
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. KEATING, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 3, January 8, 2019, Pages H286-H287):Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 8, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 55 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 312, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/312
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- May 28, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e66cb715f9e3d6b72497d7baa8a6fb2eacd4449976e03560f90e68bc13511591
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. 312, last updated May 28, 2025. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 20, 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
35 cosponsors — 7 Republicans, 28 Democrats
6 of 35 cosponsors (17%) are from the other party.
Katherine Clark (D-MA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Mike Doyle (D-PA), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Debra Haaland (D-NM), Kendra Horn (D-OK), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Joseph Kennedy (D-MA), Ron Kind (D-WI), Doug LaMalfa (R-CA), Stephen Lynch (D-MA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), James McGovern (D-MA), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Richard Neal (D-MA), Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Bill Pascrell (D-NJ), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA) and 5 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. William Keating.
- H.R. 182 (116th) To extend the authorization for the Cape Cod National Seashore Advisory Commission.
- H.Res. 413 (116th) Expressing the immense gratitude of the House of Representatives for the acts of heroism, valor, and sacrifices made by the members of the…
- H.Res. 446 (116th) Reaffirming German-American friendship and cooperation under the Wunderbar Together-Germany and the U.S. initiative.
- H.R. 3068 (116th) Offshore Wind Jobs and Opportunity Act
- H.Res. 759 (116th) Expressing that it is the sense of the House of Representatives that the Russian Federation interfered in the 2016 United States…
- H.R. 3843 (116th) CROOK Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.