# 115-hr-1404: Pascua Yaqui Tribe Land Conveyance Act

115-hr-1404, Pascua Yaqui Tribe Land Conveyance Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ); status Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 370. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-1404
- Congress: 115
- Title: Pascua Yaqui Tribe Land Conveyance Act
- Status: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 370.
- Introduced: 2017-03-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Pascua Yaqui Tribe Land Conveyance Act This bill declares that 39.65 acres of land are to be held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona, effective the day after the Tucson Unified School District No. 1 relinquishes its interest in the land. The United States must convey to the school district 13.24 acres of federal land in exchange for payment of the fair market value of the land and the cost of conveyance. The school district may acquire the federal reversionary interest in 27.5 acres of district land by paying the appraised value, plus the costs of appraisal and conveyance, to the Department of the Interior. Gaming is prohibited on the land taken into trust pursuant to this bill. There are no federal reserved water rights for the land taken into trust. The tribe retains state water rights for this land. Water rights for this land may not be forfeited or abandoned.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2017-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schweikert, David [R-AZ-1] (R-AZ), 2017-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Franks, Trent [R-AZ-8] (R-AZ), 2017-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gosar, Paul A. [R-AZ-9] (R-AZ), 2017-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ-9] (D-AZ), 2017-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2017-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Biggs, Andy [R-AZ-5] (R-AZ), 2017-04-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McSally, Martha [R-AZ-2] (R-AZ), 2017-04-05T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 115-hr-2666: AMBER Alert in Indian Country Act of 2017
- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-4494: Congressional Accountability and Hush Fund Elimination Act
- 115-hr-4107: USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act
- 115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)
- 115-hr-2327: PAWS Act of 2017

## Sources
- [115-hr-1404 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/1404)

## Related
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- [115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2519)
- [115-hr-4494: Congressional Accountability and Hush Fund Elimination Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4494)
- [115-hr-4107: USS Indianapolis Congressional Gold Medal Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4107)
- [115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2740)
- [115-hr-2327: PAWS Act of 2017](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2327)
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