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IBUnion Calendar No. 348118th CONGRESS2d SessionH. R. 1246[Report No. 118–422]IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVESFebruary 28, 2023Ms. Hageman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural ResourcesMarch 12, 2024Additional sponsors: Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr. Grijalva, Mr. LaMalfa, Mr. Sablan, Mrs. González-Colón, Mrs. Radewagen, and Mr. GallegoMarch 12, 2024Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printedA BILLTo authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes.

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Federally recognized tribe leasing authority

Subsection (a) of the first section of the Act of August 9, 1955 (69 Stat. 539, chapter 615; 25 U.S.C. 415(a)), is amended, in the second sentence, by inserting “, land held in trust for any other Indian tribe included on the list published by the Secretary pursuant to section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131)” after “Chehalis Reservation”.

March 12, 2024Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed