Business meeting to consider S.3383, to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to make improvements to that Act; to be immediately followed by hearings to examine S.236, 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), S.1508, to confer jurisdiction on the State of Utah with respect to civil causes of action arising on or within the Indian lands of the Shivwits Band of Paiutes, S.1513, to take certain Federal land in the State of Washington into trust for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, S.2735, to take certain Federal land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians.
Meeting•Senate Indian Affairs•Dec 17, 2025 · 2:30 PM
Summary
Senate Indian Affairs held a meeting on Dec 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM in Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 628.
Record
The meeting has bills on the record.
Bills
The meeting took up 5 bills.
- S. 1508 — Shivwits Band of Paiutes Jurisdictional Clarity Act
- S. 1513 — Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act
- S. 236 — 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 i…
- S. 2735 — Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025
- S. 3383 — Unlocking Native Lands and Opportunities for Commerce and Key Economic Developments Act of 2025