{"bill":{"id":"113-hr-5050","congress":113,"type":"HR","number":5050,"title":"May 31, 1918 Act Repeal Act","originChamber":"House","introducedDate":"2014-07-09","sponsors":[{"bioguideId":"S001148","fullName":"Rep. Simpson, Michael K. 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(consideration: CR S6840)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2014-12-15","text":"Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6840)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":false},{"date":"2014-12-03","text":"Received in the Senate, read twice.","type":"IntroReferral","chamber":"Senate","hasVote":false},{"date":"2014-12-02","text":"Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2014-12-02","text":"On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 418 - 0 (Roll no. 535). (text: CR 12/1/2014 H8186)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":true},{"date":"2014-12-02","text":"Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 418 - 0 (Roll no. 535).(text: CR 12/1/2014 H8186)","type":"Floor","chamber":"Library of Congress","hasVote":true},{"date":"2014-12-02","text":"Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H8238-8239)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2014-12-01","text":"At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2014-12-01","text":"DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5050.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2014-12-01","text":"Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H8186)","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2014-12-01","text":"Mr. Hastings (WA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.","type":"Floor","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2014-12-01","text":"Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 471.","type":"Calendars","chamber":"House floor actions","hasVote":false},{"date":"2014-12-01","text":"Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. 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The summary of that version is <strong>repeated</strong> <strong>here</strong>.)</strong></p> May 31, 1918 Act Repeal Act - Repeals the 1918 Act (authorizing the establishment of a town site on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation in Idaho). <p>Grants the Shoshone-Bannock Tribes of the Fort Hall Reservation the exclusive right of first refusal to purchase at fair market value any land offered for sale within the Fort Hall Townsite. </p> <p>Requires the United States to hold in trust for the benefit of the Tribes or a member of the Tribes, as applicable, any land owned or acquired by the Tribes or a member of the Tribes within the Fort Hall Townsite before, on, or after this Act's enactment. </p> <p>","updateDate":"2025-12-09T18:00:29Z"},"markets":[],"stateBills":[],"meta":{"sources":["congress.gov"],"latencyMs":701,"ts":"2026-04-19T09:49:06.228Z"},"nextActions":{"inspect":[],"related":[{"description":"Search related legislation","method":"GET","url":"/api/public/query-gov?q=May%2031%2C%201918%20Act%20Repeal%20Act"}]}}