H.R. 897Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act

1 recorded action234 of these members are on the 2026 ballotWhat the measure does Read on Congress.gov

Sponsor: Raul Ruiz [D-CA-36]
Cosponsors: 5 · 3 Republicans · 2 Democrats
Policy area: Native Americans
Committees: Natural Resources Committee, Indian Affairs Committee
Latest action: Jan 5, 2023 · Became Public Law No: 117-329.

IntroducedFeb 5, 2021
Passed the HouseDec 8, 2021
Passed the SenateDec 21, 2022
Sent to the PresidentDec 28, 2022
Became lawJan 5, 2023

What the measure doesCRS summary

Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act

This act takes approximately 2,560 acres of specified lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Lands taken into trust shall be part of the tribe's reservation.

Further, the act prohibits gaming on the land taken into trust.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 897 as public Law on Jan 5, 2023. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.

How every member votedHouse roll call 426

House Dec 8, 2021

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

Agua Calinete Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act

Passed · Two-thirds required

395 Yea 30 Nay 8 not voting

Crossed both parties 30 of 425 voting members broke with their own party: 30 Republicans.

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How the chamber split

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DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present

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All members433 members

Democratic220 members

Republican213 members

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

Cosponsors5 · 3 Republicans · 2 Democrats

Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 897 and vote against it. 0 signed when it was filed.

RKen Calvert [R-CA-42]Joined Feb 25, 20212026 profile

RDON YOUNG [R-AK-00]Joined Sep 10, 2021

RDavid P. Joyce [R-OH-14]Joined Sep 10, 20212026 profile

DPete Aguilar [D-CA-31]Joined Sep 14, 20212026 profile

DRuben Gallego [D-AZ-07]Joined Oct 12, 2021

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H.R. 897Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 426

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors5 · 3 Republicans · 2 Democrats

H.R. 897Agua Caliente Land Exchange Fee to Trust Confirmation Act

What the measure doesCRS summary

How every member votedHouse roll call 426

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended

How the chamber split

Cosponsors5 · 3 Republicans · 2 Democrats

Who lobbied on H.R. 8972 organizations

Who lobbied on H.R. 8972 organizations