Congress fixes old Native American law links in federal code
H.R. 4584 — To make technical amendments to update statutory references to certain provisions which were formerly classified to chapters 14 and 19 of title 25, United States Code, and to correct related technical errors. · Filed by Michael Baumgartner (R-WA) · Introduced Jul 22, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill updates old legal links in federal law. These links point to Native American rules. The rules were moved to new places. The bill fixes these old links and corrects related errors. Now the law is clear.
Who it affects
Tribes, Native Americans, courts, and government offices use these laws. Clearer links help them understand and use the rules right.
One thing to notice
The bill only fixes links and errors. It does not change what the laws actually say.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Jul 22, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 22, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary and Senate Committee on the Judiciary · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary”
- Sep 10, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Sep 10, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote”
- Aug 31, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote”
- Aug 31, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Baumgartner moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- federal law — Rules made by Congress that apply across the whole country.
- links — Places in one law that point to other laws.
- moved — Placed in a different section or spot in the law books.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the full bill text on Jul 25, 2026; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,206 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-17.
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