S. 1513 119th Congress Senate

Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act

Official title: A bill to take certain Federal land in the State of Washington into trust for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 29, 2025 Introduced by: Maria Cantwell Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov

Native Americans Federal-Indian relationsGamblingGeography and mappingIndian lands and resources rights

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Became law

Sep 14, 2026

Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Armstrong for Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-135.

Sep 14, 2026

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 554.

May 20, 2026

Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Dec 17, 2025

Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.

Apr 29, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Apr 29, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 554.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act

This bill takes approximately 1,082.63 acres of specified lands in Washington into trust for the benefit of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe. Land taken into trust shall be part of the tribe's reservation.

Further, the bill prohibits gaming on the land taken into trust.

Hearings & markups 2

Business meeting to consider S.236, to amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the "Long-Term Leasing Act"),…
Open Business Meeting May 20, 2026 · 2:30 PM EDT · Indian Affairs Committee
Business meeting to consider S.3383, to amend the Act of August 9, 1955, to make improvements to that Act; to be immedi…
Meeting Dec 17, 2025 · 2:30 PM EST · Indian Affairs Committee

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Indian Affairs Committee
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Cosponsors 1

Murray, Patty

Washington · Apr 29, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1513: Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1513/

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"S. 1513: Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1513/.

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S. 1513, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1513/.

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