Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act became law 573 days after introduction, with no cosponsors
IntroducedMar 26, 2025
ReportedJun 25, 2025
Passed one chamberDec 9, 2025
Passed bothSep 24, 2026
LawOct 20, 2026
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 52 words.
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act This bill takes approximately 1,082.63 acres of specified lands in Washington into trust for the benefit of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe. Land taken into trust shall be part of the tribe's reservation. Further, the bill prohibits gaming on the land taken into trust.
Context
- Committees
- House Natural Resources Committee
Senate Indian Affairs Committee - Policy area
- Native Americans: 73 of 1,099 bills became law, 113th–118th (6.6%)
- Sponsor
- 1 of 12 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 7, from enrolled bill to public law · 732 words
- Subjects
- Federal-Indian relationsGamblingGeography and mappingIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfersLand use and conservation
- Latest action
- Oct 20, 2026: Became Public Law No: 119-128.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 3
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 3 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th S. 1513 Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act D · Reported
Related, per CRS or House · 2
- 118th H.R. 9372 Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act D · Introduced
- 118th S. 5287 Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act D · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]