House bill · 117th Congress · Did not become law
To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Betty McCollum D-MNWhere it went
- IntroducedNov 19, 2021
- Committee actionJun 15, 2022
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Dec 7, 2022 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 430.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6063.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 117-597 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Natural Resources Committee on December 7, 2022.Source: Congress.gov, reported December 7, 2022 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
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- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/117/HRPT/597
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6063, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/6063
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 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. McCOLLUM, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 167, No. 202, November 19, 2021, Page H6670):Article l, Section 8 of the ConstitutionSource: Congress.gov, Congressional Record November 19, 2021 ↗
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- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
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- 40 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6063, 117th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/6063
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- April 7, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 16, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
a99ee11cc4887c52f2cd6b7aef11e59f2db13ce4b1f587123d8cc2eaed02d3b5
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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
2 cosponsors — 2 Republicans
2 of 2 cosponsors (100%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
Other 117th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Betty McCollum.
- H.R. 8446 (117th) Global Food Security Reauthorization Act of 2022
- H.R. 4352 (117th) 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…
- H.Res. 333 (117th) Expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable Walter F. Mondale.
- H.Res. 949 (117th) Expressing the profound sorrow of the House of Representatives on the death of the Honorable James L. Hagedorn.
- H.R. 2794 (117th) Boundary Waters Wilderness Protection and Pollution Prevention Act
- H.R. 4432 (117th) Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2022
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.