Skip to main content
S 1485 109th Congress Senate Native Americans California Indian lands Kansas Leases Minorities Nevada Oregon Washington State

A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to extend the authorization of certain leases.

Introduced: July 26, 2005 Introduced by: Cantwell, Maria Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Sign in to write a letter Sign in to watch
This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 27, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Jul 27, 2005
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 27, 2005
Received in the House.
Jul 26, 2005
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S9053-9055; text as passed Senate: S9055)
Jul 26, 2005
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S9053-9055; text as passed Senate: S9055)
Jul 26, 2005
Introduced in Senate
 Ask about this bill AI · grounded in the bill text

Have a question about what this bill does? Ask in plain English; the answer is drawn from the bill's actual text and official record, and it'll tell you when something isn't in the text rather than guess.

AI answers can be imperfect; always confirm against the full bill text.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Amends federal Indian law to authorize 99-year leases of land: (1) in the reservation of the Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation; (2) in the Muckleshoot Indian Reservation and held in trust for the Muckleshoot Indian tribe; and (3) held in trust for the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, for the Fallon Paiute Shoshone tribes, for the Yurok tribe, and for the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians of the Hopland Rancheria.

What's happening now July 27, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
Cite this page click to expand
APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1485: A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to extend the authorization of certain leases.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1485/
MLA
"S. 1485: A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to extend the authorization of certain leases.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1485/.
Bluebook (legal)
S. 1485, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1485/.
Markdown link
[S. 1485: A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to extend the authorization of certain leases.](https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1485/)
Report a problem