Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act passed the House 258 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 102 words.
Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act This bill administratively transfers approximately 72 acres of specified lands in Washington from the U.S. Forest Service to the Department of the Interior. Interior must take this land into trust for the benefit of the Quinault Indian Nation. Land taken into trust shall be part of the tribe's reservation. The bill prohibits gaming on the land taken into trust. The bill requires Interior, for purposes of taking the land into trust, to meet the disclosure requirements for hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants, without otherwise being required to remediate or abate those hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants.
- 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
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 298 words
- Subjects
- Federal-Indian relationsIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfersWashington State
- Latest action
- Jun 3, 2026: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th S. 1514 Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act D · Passed one chamber