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H.R. 312: Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act

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H.R. 312: Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-08 · Native Americans · Latest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 92.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-08 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 207 (2019): On Passage, HR312 (2019-05-15), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 92. 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.

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Official title

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act

Plain summary

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act This bill reaffirms the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe reservation as trust land in Massachusetts. In addition, the bill requires actions, including actions pending in federal court, relating to the land to be dismissed.

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Official text

Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] · 35 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 312, Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation Reaffirmation Act (2019-05-17)

Cosponsors on this site

Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Tom McClintock (R-CA), Tom Cole (R-OK), Brian K. Fitzpatrick (R-PA), Richard E. Neal (D-MA), James P. McGovern (D-MA), Katherine M. Clark (D-MA), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Sharice Davids (D-KS), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Seth Moulton (D-MA), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Jefferson Van Drew (R-NJ), Stephen F. Lynch (D-MA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Lois Frankel (D-FL), Thomas R. Suozzi (D-NY), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Jimmy Panetta (D-CA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] reported raising $553,690 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong116-hr312 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116