{"format":1,"id":"117-hr-2074","congress":117,"number":"H.R. 2074","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"Indian Buffalo Management Act","title_source":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","official_title":"To assist Tribal governments in the management of buffalo and buffalo habitat and for the reestablishment of buffalo on Indian lands.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"To assist Tribal governments in the management of buffalo and buffalo habitat and for the reestablishment of buffalo on Indian lands."},{"type":"Short Titles from RFS (Referred to Senate) bill text","title":"Indian Buffalo Management Act"},{"type":"Display Title","title":"Indian Buffalo Management Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Introduced","title":"Indian Buffalo Management Act"},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Passed House","title":"Indian Buffalo Management Act"},{"type":"Official Titles as Amended by House","title":"To assist Tribal governments in the management of buffalo and buffalo habitat and the reestablishment of buffalo on Indian land."},{"type":"Short Title(s) as Reported to House","title":"Indian Buffalo Management Act"}],"outcome":"passed_house","law_number":null,"introduced":"2021-03-18","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2021-12-08","vote":{"id":"117-2021-h427","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended","title":"Indian Buffalo Management Act","result":"Passed","yea":373,"nay":52,"present":0,"not_voting":8,"source":"https://clerk.house.gov/evs/2021/roll427.xml"}},"senate":{"status":"na","date":null,"vote":null}},"president":{"status":"na","date":null},"vice_president_tie_breaker":null,"latest_action":{"text":"Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.","date":"2021-12-09"},"nominees":null,"amendments":[],"other_votes":[],"crs_summary":{"date":"2021-12-08","stage":"Passed House","blocks":[{"k":"h","t":"Indian Buffalo Management Act"},{"k":"p","t":"This bill establishes a permanent program within the Department of the Interior to develop and promote tribal ownership and management of buffalo and buffalo habitat on Indian lands."},{"k":"p","t":"Specifically, the bill requires Interior to (1) enter into contracts, award grants, and provide technical assistance to Indian tribes and tribal organizations for activities related to buffalo restoration or management; (2) consult with tribes and tribal organizations on initiatives that affect buffalo or buffalo habitat, including efforts to contain or eradicate diseased buffalo; and (3) develop a policy relating to buffalo and buffalo habitat management activities on Indian land."},{"k":"p","t":"Additionally, Interior may enter into agreements with tribes or tribal organizations to transport surplus buffalo from federal land onto Indian land."}],"words":122},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Directs the Secretary of the Interior to establish a permanent program that supports Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations in managing buffalo and buffalo habitat on Indian land.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2074/text/eh#H29248F91EEC744AD8AC01F194BC431EA"},{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2074/text/eh#HBB2682735F7F422EB32382067C041DAF"},{"label":"Sec. 7","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2074/text/eh#H96A68B688D454D73BF542E97C2DC64A3"}]},"core_areas":["Interior Department buffalo management program for Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations","Contracts, cooperative agreements, grants and technical assistance for buffalo restoration and management","Tribal consultation and policy on buffalo and buffalo habitat","Transfer of surplus buffalo from Federal land to Indian land"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Requires the Secretary of the Interior to establish a permanent program within the Department of the Interior to promote Tribal capacity to manage buffalo and buffalo habitat.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2074/text/eh#H29248F91EEC744AD8AC01F194BC431EA"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary to enter into contracts and cooperative agreements with, and award grants to, Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations to plan and carry out buffalo restoration or management programs and related commercial activities.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 4","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2074/text/eh#H29248F91EEC744AD8AC01F194BC431EA"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary to consult with Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations on Department initiatives that affect buffalo or buffalo habitat, including efforts to contain or eradicate diseased buffalo, starting not later than 1 year after enactment.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2074/text/eh#HBB2682735F7F422EB32382067C041DAF"}},{"text":"Requires the Secretary to develop a policy on buffalo and buffalo habitat management activities on Indian land, in accordance with Tribally approved buffalo management programs and Tribal laws and ordinances.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 5","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2074/text/eh#HBB2682735F7F422EB32382067C041DAF"}},{"text":"Allows the Secretary to enter into agreements with Indian Tribes or Tribal organizations to transport surplus buffalo from Federal land administered by the Department onto Indian land, and to waive charges for those buffalo.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 7","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2074/text/eh#H96A68B688D454D73BF542E97C2DC64A3"}},{"text":"Authorizes $14,000,000 to be appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 2022 and each fiscal year thereafter to carry out the Act.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 9","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2074/text/eh#HC8C81BCF28084445B45B119FB90FC92E"}}],"unexpected":[{"category":"selective_carve_out","items":[{"cite":{"label":"Sec. 6","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2074/text/eh#HCE58266805D947A8B85BED0BD73EF6B3"},"heading":"Protection of information","effect":"Bars the Secretary, despite any other law, from disclosing information that an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization identifies as culturally sensitive, proprietary, or otherwise confidential.","amount":null,"quote":"Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary shall not disclose or cause to be disclosed any information provided to the Secretary by an Indian Tribe or Tribal organization"}]}],"version":{"type":"Engrossed in House","date":"2021-12-08","rule":"passed","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2074/text/eh"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-15","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2074","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2074/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/117-hr-2074.png","v":"0c666205b4df","alt":"Votes on Record. H.R. 2074, 117th Congress: Indian Buffalo Management Act. House: 373 Yea, 52 Nay. Outcome: Passed House, 8 Dec 2021."}}