H.R. 1491: Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-03-10 · Native Americans · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 559.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-03-10 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 559. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2017

Plain summary

Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2017 (Sec. 2) This bill ratifies and confirms the actions of the Department of the Interior to: (1) 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, (2) assume jurisdiction over the appeals relating to the acquisition of this land, and (3) 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. Gaming is prohibited on this land.

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Official text

Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2017

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] · 13 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1491, Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2017 (2017-09-26); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1491, Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Land Affirmation Act of 2017 (2018-06-29)

Cosponsors on this site

Norma J. Torres (D-CA), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Tom Cole (R-OK), J. Luis Correa (D-CA), David G. Valadao (R-CA)

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr1491.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr1491 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115