H.R. 205HEARTH Act of 2012

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Sponsor: Martin Heinrich [D-NM-01]
Cosponsors: 20 · 14 Democrats · 6 Republicans
Policy area: Native Americans
Committees: Natural Resources Committee, Indian Affairs Committee
Latest action: Jul 30, 2012 · Became Public Law No: 112-151.

IntroducedJan 6, 2011
Passed the HouseMay 15, 2012
Passed the SenateJul 17, 2012
Sent to the PresidentJul 19, 2012
Became lawJul 30, 2012

What the measure doesCRS summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the House on May 15, 2012. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Helping Expedite and Advance Responsible Tribal Home Ownership Act of 2012 or HEARTH Act of 2012 - Extends to any Indian tribe the discretion granted under current law only to the Navajo Nation to lease restricted lands for business, agricultural, public, religious, educational, recreational, or residential purposes without the approval of the Secretary of the Interior. (The Secretary must still approve the tribal regulations under which those leases are executed and mining leases still require the Secretary's approval.)

Sets forth the environmental review process required under tribal lease regulations before those regulations obtain the Secretary's approval. Requires the process to identify and evaluate any significant effects a proposed lease may have on the environment and allow public comment on those effects. Authorizes the Secretary to provide a tribe, upon the tribe's request, with technical assistance in developing a regulatory environmental review process.

Allows tribes to rely on a federal environmental review process rather than the tribal environmental review process if the project under review is federally funded.

Directs the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to report to Congress on the history and experience of Indian tribes that have chosen to assume the BIA's responsibility for operating the Indian Land Title and Records Office.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 205 as public Law on Jul 30, 2012. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 252

House May 15, 2012

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

To amend the Act titled “An Act to authorize the leasing of restricted Indian lands for public, religious, educational, recreational, residential, business, and other purposes requiring the grant of long-term leases”, to provide for Indian tribes to enter into leases without approval from the Secretary of the Interior

Passed · Two-thirds required

400 Yea 0 Nay 31 not voting

Crossed both parties No voting member broke with their own party.

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How the chamber split

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All members431 members

Democratic190 members

Republican241 members

marks half of the votes cast. A party’s majority is the side most of its voting members took.

Cosponsors20 · 14 Democrats · 6 Republicans

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 205 and vote against it. 2 signed when it was filed.

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H.R. 205HEARTH Act of 2012

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 252

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors20 · 14 Democrats · 6 Republicans

H.R. 205HEARTH Act of 2012

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 252

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors20 · 14 Democrats · 6 Republicans

Who lobbied on H.R. 2052 organizations

Who lobbied on H.R. 2052 organizations