House bill · 117th Congress · Public Law 117-258
Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2021
Became law on Dec 21, 2022.
Sponsor: Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez D-NMWhere it went
- IntroducedApr 30, 2021
- Committee actionOct 13, 2021
- Passed HouseDec 2, 2021 · 364–57
- Passed SenateNov 29, 2022 · by unanimous consent
- To the PresidentDec 16, 2022
- Became lawDec 21, 2022
Latest action: Dec 21, 2022 — Became Public Law No: 117-258.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 2930.
- CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 2930, Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2021” on October 28, 2021. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on October 13, 2021”.Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, October 28, 2021 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- cboCostEstimates
- CBO publication
- https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57587
- CBO publication date
- October 28, 2021
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2930, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2930
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-196 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on December 1, 2021.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 1, 2021 ↗
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- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/196
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2930, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2930
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 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 Ms. LEGER FERNANDEZ, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 75, April 30, 2021, Page H2135):This bill is enacted pursuant to the power granted to Congress under Article I of the United States Constitution and its subsequent amendment, and further clarified and interpreted by the Supreme Court of the United States.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record April 30, 2021 ↗
Evidence
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 223 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 2930, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/2930
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- December 5, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 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
24 cosponsors — 6 Republicans, 18 Democrats
6 of 24 cosponsors (25%) are from the other party.
Karen Bass (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), Tom Cole (R-OK), Angie Craig (D-MN), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Jared Huffman (D-CA), David Joyce (R-OH), Derek Kilmer (D-WA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Kathy Manning (D-NC), Brian Mast (R-FL), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Grace Meng (D-NY), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Tom O'Halleran (D-AZ), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Aumua Amata Radewagen (R-AS), Melanie Stansbury (D-NM), Mark Takano (D-CA), Don Young (R-AK).
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Teresa Leger Fernandez.
- H.R. 6493 (117th) Campus Prevention and Recovery Services for Students Act of 2022
- H.R. 5338 (117th) Radiation Exposure Compensation Act Amendments of 2021
- H.R. 2415 (117th) Orphaned Well Cleanup and Jobs Act of 2021
- H.Con.Res. 55 (117th) Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Latina women in comparison to men.
- H.Con.Res. 122 (117th) Recognizing the significance of equal pay and the disparity in wages paid to Latina women in comparison to men.
- H.R. 5019 (117th) Creative Economy Revitalization Act
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 16, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.