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S. 1514 119th Congress Senate

Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act

Official title: A bill to take certain land in the State of Washington into trust for the benefit of the Quinault Indian Nation, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 29, 2025 Introduced by: Maria Cantwell Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov
Native Americans Federal-Indian relationsIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfersWashington State
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 5, 2026
Held at the desk.
Oct 5, 2026
Received in the House.
Sep 30, 2026
Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 30, 2026
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 30, 2026
Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5297; text: CR S5297)
Sep 22, 2026
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski with amendments. With written report No. 119-148.
Sep 22, 2026
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 673.
Aug 5, 2026
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Jun 3, 2026
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
Apr 29, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Apr 29, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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Held at the desk.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Hearings & markups 2
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2389 Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act
 Bill text 3 versions

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Murray, Patty
Washington · Apr 29, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1514: Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1514/
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"S. 1514: Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1514/.
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S. 1514, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1514/.
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