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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.
Introduced:
Jan 23, 2025
Policy Area:
Native Americans
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Cosponsors
1
Summaries
5
Subjects
1
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Sep 9, 2025
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Summaries (1)
Introduced in House
- Jan 23, 2025
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<p>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.</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)
Full Bill Text
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,
[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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