Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2026
Introduced Mar 27, 2025 by Rep. Doug LaMalfa
Both chambers passed it. It's headed to the President to be signed or vetoed.
This bill takes approximately 603.94 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 the following lands into trust for the benefit of the tribe: (1) 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), and (2) approximately 40.18 acres of fee land held by the tribe. These combined lands, approximately 603.94 acres, shall be part of the tribe's reservation. Further, the bill prohibits gaming on the land taken into trust.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service.
No recorded roll-call vote on this bill — it may have passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record individual votes.
- Sep 30, 2026Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5297-5298)
- Sep 30, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- Sep 22, 2026Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 676.
- Sep 22, 2026Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-147.
- Aug 5, 2026Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
- Jun 3, 2026Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
- Dec 16, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- Dec 15, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Dec 15, 2025On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5886-5887)
- Dec 15, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5886-5887)
- Dec 15, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2400.
- Dec 15, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5886-5888)
- Dec 15, 2025Mr. Stauber moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Sep 15, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 245.
- Sep 15, 2025Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-289.
- Jul 23, 2025Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- Jul 23, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Jul 23, 2025Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
- Apr 30, 2025Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Apr 23, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
- Mar 27, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Mar 27, 2025Introduced in House