To amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to allow the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe to determine blood quantum requirement for membership in that tribe.
Public Law 112-157 · H.R. 1560 · 112th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Barack Obama (D) on Aug 10, 2012 · Native Americans
Sponsor: Rep. Silvestre Reyes (D-TX-16)
Cosponsors: None
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateUnanimous consent
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Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Amends the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to revise tribal membership requirements to provide tribal membership to any person of Tigua Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Indian blood enrolled by the tribe.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · markup by, referred to, reported bySubcommittee: Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee
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Related bills
The record lists no related bills.
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 28 actions.
- Aug 10, 2012Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 112-157.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Aug 3, 2012FloorFloor · Presented to President.
- Aug 2, 2012FloorFloor · Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Aug 1, 2012FloorFloor · Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 31, 2012CalendarCalendar · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 480.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Akaka without amendment. Without written report.
- Jun 28, 2012CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Mar 22, 2012CommitteeCommittee · Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 112-635.
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Senate Indian Affairs Committee
- Dec 8, 2011CommitteeCommittee · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- Dec 7, 2011FloorFloor · Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- FloorFloor · On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
- FloorFloor · Considered as unfinished business.
- Dec 5, 2011FloorFloor · At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Lujan objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.
- FloorFloor · DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1560.
- FloorFloor · Considered under suspension of the rules.
- FloorFloor · Mr. Hastings (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Sep 23, 2011CalendarCalendar · Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 144.
- CommitteeCommittee · Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 112-222.
- Jul 20, 2011CommitteeCommittee · Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- CommitteeCommittee · Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.
- Jun 22, 2011CommitteeCommittee · Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee of the House Natural Resources Committee
- Apr 22, 2011CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
- Apr 14, 2011CommitteeCommittee · Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in House
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Amendments
No amendments to this bill are on record.
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Official record
The bill’s full text is on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.