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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 held in trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes.

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Introduced:
Jan 23, 2025
Policy Area:
Native Americans

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Sep 9, 2025
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<p>This bill authorizes the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)&nbsp;to lease their land held in trust for a term of up to 99 years. Both tribes are located in Massachusetts.</p>

Actions (5)

Subcommittee Hearings Held
Type: Committee | Source: House committee actions | Code: H21000
Sep 9, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
Type: Committee | Source: House committee actions | Code: H11000
Sep 4, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Type: IntroReferral | Source: House floor actions | Code: H11100
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: Intro-H
Jan 23, 2025
Introduced in House
Type: IntroReferral | Source: Library of Congress | Code: 1000
Jan 23, 2025

Subjects (5)

Federal-Indian relations Indian lands and resources rights Land use and conservation Massachusetts Native Americans (Policy Area)

Text Versions (1)

Introduced in House

Jan 23, 2025

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Length: 1,635 characters Version: Introduced in House Version Date: Jan 23, 2025 Last Updated: Nov 13, 2025 6:34 AM
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 681 Introduced in House

(IH) ]

<DOC>

119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 681

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 held in
trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay
Head

(Aquinnah) , and for other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

January 23, 2025

Mr. Keating introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Natural Resources

_______________________________________________________________________

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 held in
trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay
Head

(Aquinnah) , and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1.

(AQUINNAH) LEASING AUTHORITY.

Subsection

(a) of the first section of the Act of August 9, 1955
(69 Stat. 539, chapter 615; 25 U.S.C. 415

(a) ) (commonly known as the
``Long-Term Leasing Act''), is amended, in the second sentence, by
inserting ``, the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation, and the
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head

(Aquinnah) Reservation'' after
``Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation''.
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