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House vote: H.R. 4352 // December 1, 2021Needed two-thirds to pass

H.R. 4352

Sponsor: BETTY MCCOLLUM (D-MN)

This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to take land into trust for all federally recognized Indian tribes. Specifically, the bill applies the Indian Reorganization Act to all federally recognized Indian tribes, regardless of when a tribe became recognized. The amendments made by this bill are retroactively effective as if included in the Indian Reorganization Act.

Native Americans Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

302 votes, representing 178,212,338 people69.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

127 votes, representing 76,103,953 people29.5%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 1.4% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon30269.1%
NayLost12729.5%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken01.4%