United StatesForest land would be held in trust for the Pit River Tribe
If enacted, the Interior Secretary would take about 557 acres of Forest Service land into trust for the Pit River Tribe, except for about 87 acres used for roads and other existing rights.
What it does
About 557 acres of Forest Service land would be held in trust for the Pit River Tribe, subject to existing rights. The transfer excludes about 87 acres of roads and other areas with existing public or private uses.
Once placed in trust, the land would become part of the Pit River Tribe’s reservation and follow federal rules for tribal trust land.
The Tribe could not use the transferred land for class II or class III gaming, two types of casino gaming defined in federal law.
Argument forThe Tribe could manage the land as part of its reservation, under federal rules for land held in trust for tribes.
Argument againstThe Tribe could face limits on future economic uses of the land because the text bars two types of casino gaming there.
More detail
The Secretary of the Interior would take the Four Corners Federal land into trust for the Pit River Tribe. The land is about 557 acres managed by the Forest Service, as shown on a June 30, 2026 map; it includes improvements and related property. The transfer is subject to valid existing rights. The Secretary of Agriculture would first transfer administrative control to the Secretary of the Interior. Within 180 days after enactment, the Interior Secretary would complete a survey that includes the excluded areas.
The land would become part of the Tribe’s reservation and be administered under federal rules for land held in trust for tribes. This applies to the Four Corners Federal land taken into trust under the act. These rules would apply when the land is taken into trust.
The land could not be used for class II or class III gaming. The restriction applies to the land taken into trust under the act.
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History
- 2026
- Sep 30Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5297-5298)Passed Senate
- Sep 22Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-147.
- Sep 22Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 676.
- Aug 5Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jun 3Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
- 2025
- Dec 16Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- Dec 15Mr. Stauber moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 15Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5886-5888)
- Dec 15DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2400.
- Dec 15Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5886-5887)Passed House
- Dec 15Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Sep 15Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-289.
- Sep 15Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 245.
- Jul 23Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
- Jul 23Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jul 23Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Apr 30Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Apr 23Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
- Mar 27Introduced in House
- Mar 27Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Introduced
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