Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2019
This bill ratifies and confirms the actions of the Department of the Interior to take approximately 1,427 acres of land in Santa Barbara County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians. The bill also ratifies the actions of Interior to assume jurisdiction over the appeals relating to the acquisition of this land, and dismiss those appeals. The land is made part of the Santa Ynez Indian Reservation.
The bill removes restrictions on the land pursuant to certain state laws.
Under the bill, gaming is prohibited on this land.| Action Date | Type | Text | Source |
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| 2020-01-06 | Calendars | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 400. | Senate |
| 2020-01-06 | Committee | Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 116-191. | Senate |
| 2019-11-06 | Committee | Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. | Senate |
| 2019-04-30 | IntroReferral | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | Senate |
| 2019-04-29 | Floor | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | House floor actions |
| 2019-04-29 | Floor | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3292) | House floor actions |
| 2019-04-29 | Floor | Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H3295) | House floor actions |
| 2019-04-29 | Floor | At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Van Drew objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn. | House floor actions |
| 2019-04-29 | Floor | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 317. | House floor actions |
| 2019-04-29 | Floor | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3291-3293) | House floor actions |
| 2019-04-29 | Floor | Mr. Van Drew moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. | House floor actions |
| 2019-02-05 | Committee | Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. | House committee actions |
| 2019-01-08 | IntroReferral | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House floor actions |
| 2019-01-08 | IntroReferral | Introduced in House | Library of Congress |