H.R. 3587: Requirements, Expectations, and Standard Procedures for Effective Consultation with Tribes Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-05-28 · Native Americans · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law.

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Where it came from: introduced 2021-05-28 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Requirements, Expectations, and Standard Procedures for Effective Consultation with Tribes Act

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Requirements, Expectations, and Standard Procedures for Effective Consultation with Tribes Act or the RESPECT Act This bill establishes tribal consultation procedures for federal agencies. Specifically, the bill requires federal agencies to consult with tribal governments (1) before undertaking any proposed federal activity or finalizing any federal regulatory action that may have a tribal impact, and (2) for all activities that would affect any part of federal land sharing a border with Indian land. Tribal impact refers to any federal action that may have an impact on tribal governments, including tribal cultural practices and tribal treaty-protected rights. Agencies must prepare tribal impact statements to identify potential tribal impacts of a proposed activity or action. Agencies must also make a good faith effort to identify areas that contain sacred sites important to tribal governments. The bill further outlines consultation requirements, including outreach and meeting arrangements. In general, the consultation shall conclude only upon the execution of a memorandum of agreement between the agency and the tribal government or the members of a designated tribal leader task force. Next, the bill requires agencies to take certain actions during the decision stage for a proposed activity (e.g., public comment) and for a regulatory action. Agencies must recognize and respect tribal self-government and sovereignty and grant tribal governments maximum discretion in the administration of federal statutes and regulations. Tribal governments may seek judicial review of a determination of an agency under this bill if the tribal government has exhausted all other administrative remedies.

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Requirements, Expectations, and Standard Procedures for Effective Consultation with Tribes Act

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Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] · 27 cosponsors

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Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM), Jared Huffman (D-CA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI), Darren Soto (D-FL), Jesús G. "Chuy" García (D-IL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Mike Levin (D-CA), Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Betty McCollum (D-MN), Mark Takano (D-CA), Dina Titus (D-NV), Raul Ruiz (D-CA), Melanie A. Stansbury (D-NM), Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Nanette Diaz Barragán (D-CA), Juan Vargas (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), James P. McGovern (D-MA)

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Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Public comment: A chance for anyone to tell a government agency what they think about a proposed rule or plan before it is final. Agencies must consider the comments they receive.
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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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-117hr3587.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/117/hr>

Record fed-us-cong117-hr3587 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117