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H.R. 2523: HEARTH Act

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H.R. 2523: HEARTH Act

111th Congress · introduced 2009-05-20 · Native Americans · Latest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2009-05-20 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

HEARTH Act

Plain summary

Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Homeownership Act or the HEARTH Act - Extends to any Indian tribe the discretion granted under current law only to the Navajo Nation to lease restricted lands without the approval of the Secretary of the Interior in specified circumstances.

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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A “Nay” vote

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Official text

HEARTH Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM-1] · 28 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2523, Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Homeownership Act (2010-08-13); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2523, Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Homeownership Act (2010-08-13)

Cosponsors on this site

Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ), Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY), Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), Ken Calvert (R-CA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Heinrich, Martin [D-NM-1] reported raising $1.7 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

No linked floor roll calls in our collected records yet. This does not mean the bill has never had a vote. Check the official bill history.

Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-hr2523 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111