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S. 2871 119th Congress Senate

Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to take certain Federal land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pit River Tribe, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 18, 2025 Introduced by: Alex Padilla Democratic · California See on congress.gov
Native Americans CaliforniaIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfers
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 3, 2026
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
Sep 18, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6734)
Sep 18, 2025
Introduced in Senate
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Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2025

This bill takes approximately 583.79 acres of specified lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Pit River Tribe. 

Specifically, the bill directs the Department of the Interior to take into trust for the benefit of the tribe approximately 583.79 acres of federal land managed by the Forest Service (but excluding approximately 20.03 acres of roads, highways, and public rights-of-way subject to existing easements). This land shall be part of the tribe's reservation. Further, the bill prohibits gaming on the land taken into trust.

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Schiff, Adam B.
California · Sep 18, 2025
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2871: Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2871/
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"S. 2871: Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2871/.
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S. 2871, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2871/.
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