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HR 4059 116th Congress House Native Americans California Federal-Indian relations Indian lands and resources rights Land transfers

To take certain lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 7, 2020 Introduced by: Ruiz, Raul Democratic · California See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 5, 2020
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Aug 16, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Jul 25, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jul 25, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill takes approximately 2,560 acres of specified lands into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians. Lands taken into trust shall be part of the tribe's reservation.

Under the bill, gaming is prohibited on this land.

What's happening now February 5, 2020

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4059: To take certain lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4059/
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"H.R. 4059: To take certain lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and for other purposes.." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4059/.
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H.R. 4059, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4059/.
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[H.R. 4059: To take certain lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4059/)
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