S. 4053 119th Congress Senate

A bill to take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 11, 2026 Introduced by: Alex Padilla Democratic · California See on congress.gov

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Became law

Sep 23, 2026

Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.

Mar 11, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1011)

Mar 11, 2026

Introduced in Senate

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What's happening now September 23, 2026

Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill takes approximately 860 acres of land in Riverside County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians. The land is currently administered by the Bureau of Land Management.

The land taken into trust shall be (1) part of the tribe's reservation; (2) maintained as an open space; and (3) used only for purposes consistent with the maintenance of the land as open space and for the protection, preservation, and maintenance of the archaeological, cultural, and wildlife resources on the land. Further, the bill prohibits gaming on the land.

Hearings & markups 1

Business meeting to consider S.5354, to reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act o…
Open Business Meeting Sep 23, 2026 · 2:30 PM EDT · Indian Affairs Committee

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Indian Affairs Committee
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Cosponsors 1

Schiff, Adam B.

California · Mar 11, 2026

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4053: A bill to take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4053/

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"S. 4053: A bill to take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-4053/.

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