[Report No. 119–453]
November 4, 2025
Ms. Hageman (for herself and Ms. Leger Fernandez) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources
January 14, 2026
Additional sponsors: Mr. Hurd of Colorado, Mr. LaMalfa, and Ms. Ansari
January 14, 2026
Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes.
Section 1. Federally recognized tribe leasing authority
Subsection (a) of the first section of the Act of August 9, 1955 (69 Stat. 539, chapter 615; 25 U.S.C. 415(a)), is amended, in the second sentence, by inserting , land held in trust for any other Indian Tribe included on the list published by the Secretary pursuant to section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131)
after Chehalis Reservation
.