H.R. 2689: RESPECT Act
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H.R. 2689: RESPECT Act
115th Congress · introduced 2017-05-25 · Native Americans · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2017-05-25 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
RESPECT Act
Plain summary
Requirements, Expectations, and Standard Procedures for Executive Consultation with Tribes Act or the RESPECT Act This bill requires federal agencies to have a process to ensure meaningful and timely input by Native American tribes before undertaking an activity that may have substantial direct impacts on the lands or interests of the tribes, on the relationship between the federal government and the tribes, or on the distribution of power and responsibilities between the government and the tribes. Agencies may temporarily waive these requirements in an emergency. Federal agencies must: (1) recognize and respect tribal self-government and sovereignty, honor tribal rights, and strive to meet the responsibilities that arise from the unique legal relationship between the federal government and tribal governments; (2) grant tribal governments maximum discretion in the administration of federal statutes and regulations; (3) streamline the processes under which tribes apply for waivers of statutory and regulatory requirements; and (4) consider waiver applications with a view toward increasing opportunities for flexible policy approaches. Tribes may seek judicial review of a determination of an agency under this bill if the tribe has exhausted all other administrative remedies.
Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] · 1 cosponsors
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Norma J. Torres (D-CA)
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- Rulemaking
- The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
- Statute
- A written law passed by a legislature. A statute can be changed by a later law; changing a constitution needs an amendment.
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr2689.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>
Record fed-us-cong115-hr2689 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115