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HR 2252 119th Congress House Public Lands and Natural Resources Indian lands and resources rights Intergovernmental relations Land transfers North Dakota

North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act of 2026

Introduced: March 21, 2025 Introduced by: Fedorchak, Julie Republican · North Dakota See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 20, 2026
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.
May 19, 2026
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
May 19, 2026
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3567-3569)
May 19, 2026
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3567-3569)
May 19, 2026
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2252.
May 19, 2026
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
May 19, 2026
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3567-3570)
Apr 2, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 501.
Apr 2, 2026
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-581.
Mar 5, 2026
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Mar 5, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Mar 21, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Mar 21, 2025
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act of 2026

This bill allows North Dakota to exchange certain state land grant parcels (e.g., lands granted to North Dakota by Congress when it became a state) located wholly or partially within an Indian reservation for certain federal land of substantially equivalent value. North Dakota manages oil, gas, and agriculture leases on state land grant parcels to generate revenue for education and other public benefits. However, tribal reservations were created on state land grant parcels and reduced the amount of land available for revenue generation.

Specifically, the bill allows the North Dakota Board of University and School Lands to exchange with the Department of the Interior state land grant parcels located wholly or partially within tribal reservations for certain public land in North Dakota administered by the Bureau of Land Management. Upon the request of a tribe, Interior must hold exchanged land within the tribe's reservation in trust on behalf of the tribe.

Further, the bill provides for the continuation of active grazing operations on land exchanged under this bill.

What's happening now May 20, 2026

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources.

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