Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 245.
This bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to take about 583.79 acres of Forest Service-managed land in California into trust for the Pit River Tribe, excluding roughly 20.03 acres of roads and rights-of-way. The Secretary of Agriculture must deliver a complete survey within 180 days.
Liberal emphasizes tribal restoration and stewardship benefits
Narrow, technical, and locally focused; few controversial provisions and explicit gaming ban lower resistance.
This bill directs the Secretary of the Interior to take about 583.79 acres of Forest Service-managed land in California into trust for the Pit River Tribe, excluding roughly 20.03 acres of roads and rights-of-way.
The Secretary of Agriculture must deliver a complete survey within 180 days.
Once in trust, the land becomes part of the Pit River Tribe Reservation and will be administered under federal trust law.
A narrow, non‑controversial conveyance with gaming prohibited has reasonable prospects, though Senate procedure and local objections could slow or block final enactment.
How solid the drafting looks.
Liberal emphasizes tribal restoration and stewardship benefits
These are examples from the analysis, not a ranked list of the most-affected groups.
Liberal emphasizes tribal restoration and stewardship benefits
Likely broadly supportive because the bill returns land to a federally recognized tribe and recognizes tribal reservation expansion.
Concern would exist that the statutory ban on class II and III gaming constrains tribal economic self-determination and may limit development options.
Generally favorable as a narrowly scoped, administrative land-to-trust conveyance with a clear survey deadline and an express gaming prohibition.
Would want clarity on existing rights, public access, and any local impacts before full support.
Skeptical because it takes Forest Service land into tribal trust, expanding federal trust holdings and reducing publicly managed land.
The explicit prohibition on class II and III gaming reduces a major conservative objection, but concerns about local control and precedent remain.
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A narrow, non‑controversial conveyance with gaming prohibited has reasonable prospects, though Senate procedure and local objections could slow or block final enactment.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Liberal emphasizes tribal restoration and stewardship benefits
A narrow, non‑controversial conveyance with gaming prohibited has reasonable prospects, though Senate procedure and local objections could…
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