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    <item congress="119" measure-type="hr" measure-number="681" measure-id="id119hr681" originChamber="HOUSE" orig-publish-date="2025-01-23" update-date="2025-03-06">
        <title>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.</title>
        <summary summary-id="id119hr681v00" currentChamber="HOUSE" update-date="2025-03-06">
            <action-date>2025-01-23</action-date>
            <action-desc>Introduced in House</action-desc>
            <summary-text><![CDATA[<p>This bill authorizes the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)&nbsp;to lease their land held in trust for a term of up to 99 years. Both tribes are located in Massachusetts.</p>]]></summary-text>
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