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S. 2796 119th Congress Senate

Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation Land Exchange Act

Official title: A bill to provide for a land exchange in San Bernardino County, California, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 11, 2025 Introduced by: Alex Padilla Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Native Americans CaliforniaGeography and mappingIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfers
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Jun 3, 2026
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
Sep 11, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6578)
Sep 11, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.

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Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation Land Exchange Act

This bill authorizes a land exchange between the Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation (also federally recognized as the San Manuel Band of Mission Indians) and the federal government. The tribe is located on the San Manuel Indian Reservation near the cities of Highland and San Bernardino in California.

Specifically, if the tribe offers to convey to the federal government all right, title, and interest of the tribe in and to approximately 1,460 acres of land, then the Forest Service must accept the offer and convey all right, title, and interest of the federal government in and to approximately 1,475 acres of National Forest System land. The Forest Service must accept the offer and convey the land as soon as practicable within 120 days of receiving the offer.

As a condition of the land exchange, within 120 days of the bill's enactment, the tribe must enter into an agreement with the Forest Service under which the tribe agrees to preserve the historical and cultural integrity of the Arrowhead landmark site. The site is located in the foothills of the San Bernardino Mountains directly above San Bernardino, California.

Land acquired by the Forest Service shall become part of the San Bernardino National Forest.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2796: Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation Land Exchange Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2796/
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"S. 2796: Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation Land Exchange Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2796/.
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