S4813Referred to Committee

A bill to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes.

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Passed One Chamber
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Passed Both
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Signed into Law
119th
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2026-06-17
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Thom Tillis
Thom Tillis
Republican · NC · Senator
Votes with party: 73.4% (751 recorded votes)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

2026-06-17

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Plain-English Summary

Federally recognized Indian Tribes would be allowed to lease their trust lands for up to 99 years instead of shorter lease periods, giving them more flexibility in long-term development and business deals. This change would affect tribal governments and businesses that want to undertake major projects like housing, agriculture, or commercial ventures that require decades-long commitments. The longer lease terms could help tribes attract investors and partners who need assurance their projects will have stability over many decades.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4813 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4813 To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 17, 2026 Mr. Tillis introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. 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''. <all>
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