{"bill":{"id":"113-hr-5049","congress":113,"type":"HR","number":5049,"title":"Blackfoot River Land Exchange Act of 2014","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2014-07-09","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"S001148","fullName":"Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2]","party":"R","state":"ID","district":2}],"cosponsorsCount":1,"latestAction":{"actionDate":"2014-12-01","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 479."},"policyArea":"Native Americans","subjects":["Floods and storm protection","Idaho","Indian claims","Indian lands and resources rights","Land transfers"],"actions":[{"date":"2014-12-01","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 479.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2014-12-01","text":"Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-639.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2014-12-01","text":"Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 113-639.","type":"Committee","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2014-09-18","text":"Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2014-09-18","text":"Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2014-09-18","text":"Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2014-07-29","text":"Subcommittee Hearings Held.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2014-07-14","text":"Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.","type":"Committee","chamber":"House committee actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2014-07-09","text":"Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2014-07-09","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2014-07-09","text":"Introduced in House","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false}],"summary":" <p><b>(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)</b></p> <p>Blackfoot River Land Exchange Act of 2014 - (Sec. 4) Extinguishes all claims and all right, title, and interest in specified Indian and non-Indian land as part of the settlement of disputes within the Fort Hall Indian Reservation of the Shoshone-Bannock Indian Tribes in Idaho resulting from the realignment of the Blackfoot River by the Corps of Engineers in 1964. </p> <p>(Sec. 5) Requires the non-Indian land to be held in trust by the United States for the Tribes. </p> <p>(Sec. 6) Directs the Secretary of the Interior to transfer the Indian land to the Blackfoot River Flood Control District No. 7 for use or sale. Requires any proceeds from the sale of the land to be used to compensate: (1) each non-Indian landowner at fair market value for his or her loss of land resulting from this Act's implementation, and (2) the Blackfoot River Flood Control District No. 7 for any expenses it incurs in carrying out this Act. </p> <p>Authorizes the Blackfoot River Flood Control District No. 7 to dispose of the land or proceeds that remain in any manner it determines to be appropriate. </p>","updateDate":"2025-12-09T16:51:54Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":630,"ts":"2026-04-15T16:21:50.822Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=Blackfoot%20River%20Land%20Exchange%20Act%20of%202014"}]}}