H.R. 5682 passed the House 242 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the Senate
To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes.
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 94 words.
This bill takes approximately 860 acres of land in Riverside County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians. The land is currently administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The land taken into trust shall be (1) part of the tribe's reservation; (2) maintained as an open space; and (3) used only for purposes consistent with the maintenance of the land as open space and for the protection, preservation, and maintenance of the archaeological, cultural, and wildlife resources on the land. Further, the bill prohibits gaming on the land.
- 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
- 7 of 196 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 4, from introduced in house to referred in senate · 421 words
- Subjects
- CaliforniaCongressional oversightIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfersLand use and conservation
- Latest action
- Jun 3, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th S. 4053 A bill to take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes. D · Introduced