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S 5273 118th Congress Senate Native Americans Federal-Indian relations Indian lands and resources rights Land transfers Washington State

Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act

Introduced: September 25, 2024 Introduced by: Cantwell, Maria Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 118th Congress ended
It never became law before the 118th Congress (2023–2024) 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.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Sep 25, 2024
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Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act

This bill administratively transfers approximately 72 acres of specified lands in Washington from the U.S. Forest Service to the Department of the Interior. Interior must take this land into trust for the benefit of the Quinault Indian Nation. Land taken into trust shall be part of the tribe's reservation.

The bill prohibits gaming on the land taken into trust.

The bill requires Interior, for purposes of taking the land into trust, to meet the disclosure requirements for hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants, without otherwise being required to remediate or abate those hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants.

What's happening now September 25, 2024

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

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Murray, Patty
Washington · Sep 25, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5273: Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5273/
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"S. 5273: Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5273/.
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S. 5273, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-5273/.
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