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 in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes.

3.0.0 681 2026-08-17T20:20:38Z 2026-08-17T20:20:38Z House H HR 2025-01-23 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/681 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 14 (Thursday, January 23, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KEATING:H.R. 681.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H388]]]> slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Other Markup By 2026-05-20T18:30:00Z Referred To 2026-03-04T19:17:37Z hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee Hearings By (subcommittee) 2025-09-09T04:00:00Z Referred to 2025-09-04T21:41:06Z Reported By 2026-01-14T21:57:20Z Markup By 2025-11-20T15:00:00Z Discharged from 2025-11-20T14:00:00Z Referred To 2025-01-23T15:08:10Z H. Rept. 119-449 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 in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes. 119 236 S 2026-05-20 Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Related bill CRS 2026-05-20 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2026-03-04 slia00 Indian Affairs Committee Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. IntroReferral 2026-03-03 16:20:35 The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection. Floor H38800 2 House floor actions 2026-03-03 16:20:33 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Floor H38310 2 House floor actions 2026-03-03 16:20:30 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2358) Floor H37300 2 House floor actions 2026-03-03 16:20:30 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2358) Floor 8000 9 Library of Congress 2026-03-03 16:16:26 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 681. Floor H8D000 2 House floor actions 2026-03-03 16:16:24 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2357-2358) Floor H30000 2 House floor actions 2026-03-03 16:16:09 Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. Floor H30300 2 House floor actions 2026-01-14 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 384. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00384 2026-01-14 Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-449. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2026-01-14 Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-449. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2025-11-20 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent. Committee 2025-11-20 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Committee 2025-11-20 hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged Committee 2025-09-09 hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Hearings Held Committee 2025-09-04 hsii24 Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs. Committee 2025-01-23 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2025-01-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-01-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000375 Rep. Keating, William R. [D-MA-9] William Keating D MA R. 9 N 2026-02-24T19:16:00Z H.R. 681, 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 held in trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62173 As reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on January 14, 2026 2026-08-17T20:07:00Z H.R. 681, an act 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), and for other purposes https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62694 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on May 20, 2026 Native Americans Federal-Indian relations 2025-03-25T17:18:04Z Indian lands and resources rights 2025-03-25T17:17:52Z Land use and conservation 2025-03-25T17:17:58Z Massachusetts 2025-03-25T17:17:47Z Native Americans 2025-02-27T13:56:19Z

00 2025-01-23 Introduced in House 2025-03-06T17:20:19Z This bill authorizes the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) to lease their land held in trust for a term of up to 99 years. Both tribes are located in Massachusetts.

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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), and for other purposes Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text 259 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), and for other purposes. 2026-03-05T03:23:23Z H House Engrossed in House EH Display Title 45 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), and for other purposes 2026-03-04T15:48:23Z Official Titles as Amended by House 7 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), and for other purposes 2026-03-04T13:59:12Z H House Official Title as Introduced 6 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 held in trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes. 2025-02-21T11:48:32Z Introduced in House IH Referred in Senate 2026-03-04T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr681rfs/xml/BILLS-119hr681rfs.xml Engrossed in House 2026-03-03T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr681eh/xml/BILLS-119hr681eh.xml Reported in House 2026-01-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr681rh/xml/BILLS-119hr681rh.xml Introduced in House 2025-01-23T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr681ih/xml/BILLS-119hr681ih.xml 2026-05-20 Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.