House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Tom Cole R-OKWhere it went
- IntroducedJan 9, 2019
- Committee actionMay 1, 2019
- Passed HouseMay 15, 2019 · 323–96
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: May 16, 2019 — 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. 375.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 375, A bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, and for other purposes” on May 23, 2019. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on May 1, 2019”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, May 23, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/55292
- CBO publication date
- May 23, 2019
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 375, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/375
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 20, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e86f04610bec44b84ecd1d4306d82a52acdd71700d4169eb45b3aad99814e770
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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. COLE, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 165, No. 4, January 9, 2019, Page H359):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 January 9, 2019 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 283 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 375, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/375
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- June 20, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
e86f04610bec44b84ecd1d4306d82a52acdd71700d4169eb45b3aad99814e770
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a committee report (as of June 20, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
28 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 23 Democrats
23 of 28 cosponsors (82%) are from the other party.
Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Paul Cook (R-CA), Tony Cárdenas (D-CA), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Jimmy Gomez (D-CA), Debra Haaland (D-NM), Denny Heck (D-WA), David Joyce (R-OH), William Keating (D-MA), Daniel Kildee (D-MI), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Rick Larsen (D-WA), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Ben Luján (D-NM), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK), Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Michael Simpson (R-ID), Xochitl Torres Small (D-NM), Norma Torres (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 116th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Tom Cole.
- H.Res. 1228 (116th) Recognizing National Native American Heritage Month and celebrating the cultures and contributions of Native Americans to the United States.
- H.R. 4825 (116th) Firearm Lockbox Protection Act of 2019
- H.R. 6148 (116th) TRICARE ECHO Improvement Act
- H.R. 1401 (116th) Bipartisan Social Security Commission Act of 2019
- H.R. 288 (116th) Arbuckle Project Maintenance Complex and District Office Conveyance Act of 2019
- H.R. 289 (116th) Bipartisan Social Security Commission Act of 2019
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.