A bill to declare that the United States holds certain lands in trust for the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe.
Public Law 98-203 · H.R. 3765 · 98th Congress · began in the House
Signed by Ronald Reagan (R) on Dec 2, 1983 · Native Americans
Sponsor: Rep. Harry Reid (D-NV-1)
Cosponsors (1): Rep. Barbara Vucanovich
Passage votes
- HouseVoice vote
- SenateVoice vote
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Declares that all Federal right, title and interest in specified lands in Las Vegas, Nevada, is held in trust by the United States for the Las Vegas Paiute Tribe. Declares such lands to be part of the Las Vegas Paiute Reservation.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Natural Resources Committee · House · hearings by (full committee), markup by, referred to, reported by
Data notes
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Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 11 actions.
- Dec 2, 1983Became lawBecame law · Became Public Law No: 98-203.
- Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- Nov 23, 1983PresidentPresident · Presented to President.
- Nov 18, 1983FloorFloor · Received in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Passed House (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- FloorFloor · Called up by House by Unanimous Consent.
- Nov 10, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 28, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Markup by House Natural Resources Committee
- Sep 15, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Hearings by House Natural Resources Committee
- Aug 3, 1983CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Natural Resources Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the House
Data notes
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Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.