S 236 119th Congress Senate Native Americans Federal-Indian relations Indian lands and resources rights Land use and conservation Massachusetts

A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the "Long-Term Leasing Act"), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in…

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A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the "Long-Term Leasing Act"), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 23, 2025 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

May 20, 2026

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

Dec 17, 2025

Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.

Jan 23, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Jan 23, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill authorizes the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) to lease their land held in trust for a term of up to 99 years. Both tribes are located in Massachusetts.

What's happening now May 20, 2026

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

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
Senate

Cosponsors 2

Tillis, Thomas

North Carolina · Apr 30, 2025

Warren, Elizabeth

Massachusetts · Jan 23, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 236: A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the "Long-Term Leasing Act"), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-236/

MLA

"S. 236: A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the "Long-Term Leasing Act"), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-236/.

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S. 236, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-236/.

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[S. 236: A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the "Long-Term Leasing Act"), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-236/)