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To amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the “Long-Term Leasing Act”), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes

119th CongressIntroduced January 23, 2025Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9]· MA-09
Stage
Reported
Latest action
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 20, 2026

Summary

This bill authorizes the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) to lease their land held in trust for a term of up to 99 years.

Committees

  • PrimaryIndian Affairs Committee
  • AlsoNatural Resources Committee

CRS subjects

Federal-Indian relationsIndian lands and resources rightsLand use and conservation

Action history

  1. January 23, 2025Introduced in House
  2. January 23, 2025Introduced in House
  3. January 23, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. September 4, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
  5. September 9, 2025Subcommittee Hearings Held
  6. November 20, 2025Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
  7. November 20, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. November 20, 2025Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  9. January 14, 2026Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-449.
  10. January 14, 2026Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-449.
  11. January 14, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 384.
  12. March 3, 2026Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  13. March 3, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2357-2358)
  14. March 3, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 681.
  15. March 3, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2358)
  16. March 3, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2358)
  17. March 3, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. March 3, 2026The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
  19. March 4, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
  20. May 20, 2026Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

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    A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the "Long-Term Leasing Act"), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes.