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Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2023

Introduced: January 25, 2023 Introduced by: Thune, John Republican · South Dakota See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 20, 2023
Held at the desk.
Jul 20, 2023
Received in the House.
Jul 20, 2023
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 18, 2023
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S3118-3120; text: CR S3119-3120)
Jul 18, 2023
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S3118-3120; text: CR S3119-3120)
Jun 13, 2023
Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Senate Subcommittee on Housing, Transportation, and Community Development. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 118-452.
May 30, 2023
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 79.
May 30, 2023
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz without amendment. With written report No. 118-33.
Feb 15, 2023
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jan 25, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text: CR S100-103)
Jan 25, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2023

This bill sets forth requirements for the processing of a proposed residential leasehold mortgage, business leasehold mortgage, land mortgage, or right-of-way document by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). The BIA must notify lenders upon receipt of such documentation, perform a preliminary review of such documents not later than 10 days after receipt, and approve or disapprove of such documents within 20 or 30 days, depending on the type of application.

Additionally, the bill sets forth requirements for the BIA regarding (1) response times for the completion of certified title status reports, (2) notification of delays in processing, and (3) the form of notices and delivery of certain reports.

The bill also provides relevant federal agencies and Indian tribes with read-only access to the Trust Asset and Accounting Management System maintained by the BIA.

The Government Accountability Office must report on digitizing documents for the purpose of streamlining and expediting the completion of mortgage packages for residential mortgages on Indian land.

Finally, the bill establishes within the BIA's Division of Real Estate Services the position of Realty Ombudsman.

What's happening now July 20, 2023

Held at the desk.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3579 Identical bill Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2023
 Bill text 3 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 2
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Heinrich, Martin
New Mexico · Mar 6, 2024
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Luján, Ben Ray
New Mexico · Mar 23, 2023
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Lummis, Cynthia M.
Wyoming · Mar 1, 2023
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Rounds, Mike
South Dakota · Jan 25, 2023
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Smith, Tina
Minnesota · Jan 25, 2023
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 70: Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2023. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-70/
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"S. 70: Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2023." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-70/.
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S. 70, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-70/.
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