Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act

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Introduced 2025-04-29

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Summary by the Congressional Research Service

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.

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Action history

Date	Chamber	Action	Status effect
2026-10-05	House	Held at the desk.
2026-10-05	House	Held at the desk.
2026-10-05	House	Received in the House.
2026-10-05	House	Received in the House.
2026-10-05	Senate	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2026-09-30	Senate	Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5297; text: CR S5297)
2026-09-30		Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.	floor pass
2026-09-22	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 673.
2026-09-22	Senate	Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski with amendments. With written report No. 119-148.	refer
2026-09-22		Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski with amendments. With written report No. 119-148.	report
2026-08-05	Senate	Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.	refer
2026-06-03	Senate	Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.	refer
2025-04-29	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.	refer
2025-04-29		Introduced in Senate	introduce

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