HR 681
Advanced toward a vote
Adds the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and tribal trust land of the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) to the list of lands eligible for long-term leases of up to 99 years under the Long-Term Leasing Act.
Official 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 in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
23-JAN-2025
Referred
23-JAN-2025
Approved by committee
20-NOV-2025
Reported
14-JAN-2026
On the calendar
14-JAN-2026
Passed
03-MAR-2026
Senate
Received
04-MAR-2026
Approved by committee
20-MAY-2026
Reported
14-SEP-2026
On the calendar
14-SEP-2026
- Amends the Long-Term Leasing Act of 1955 to add the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation to the lands covered by its second sentence
- Adds land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) to the same list
- Places the two tribal lands alongside the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation in that provision
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (23-JAN-2025); the text has changed since (Reported to Senate, 14-SEP-2026).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Natural Resources Committee (House)
- Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee
- Indian Affairs Committee (Senate)
Native Americans
No cosponsors.