# 116-hr-7173: Tribal Reservation Pandemic Protection Act

116-hr-7173, Tribal Reservation Pandemic Protection Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA); status Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7173
- Congress: 116
- Title: Tribal Reservation Pandemic Protection Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
- Introduced: 2020-06-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] (D-MA)
- Cosponsors: 12
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Tribal Reservation Pandemic Protection Act This bill prohibits for one year any federal action to (1) revoke the status of land that is held in trust for the benefit of a federally recognized Indian tribe, (2) revoke a reservation proclamation, or (3) rescind a record of decision on which a trust status or reservation proclamation was established. The bill also nullifies any such federal action taken during the one-year period preceding the bill's enactment.

## Cosponsors (12)

- Rep. Haaland, Debra A. [D-NM-1] (D-NM), 2020-06-11T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] (D-MA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Trahan, Lori [D-MA-3] (D-MA), 2020-06-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2020-06-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Horn, Kendra S. [D-OK-5] (D-OK), 2020-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2020-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kildee, Daniel T. [D-MI-8] (D-MI), 2020-06-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cook, Paul [R-CA-8] (R-CA), 2020-06-29T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act
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- 116-hr-1108: Aviation Funding Stability Act of 2019
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## Sources
- [116-hr-7173 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7173)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7173 (as of 2025-11-18).