Federal land in Olympic Park goes to Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
H.R. 2388 — Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act · Filed by Emily Randall (D-WA) · Introduced Mar 26, 2025 · Signed
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What it does
This bill gives about 1,082.63 acres of federal land to the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe. The land is in Olympic National Park in Washington state. The land becomes part of the tribe's reservation and the tribe can manage it. The tribe cannot use the land for gaming. The transfer does not change any treaty rights.
Who it affects
The Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe gains land and control over ancestral territory. Tribal members benefit from stronger tribal sovereignty and land management power. The public benefits from ecosystem restoration work on the Elwha River.
One thing to notice
The tribe cannot use the transferred land for gaming. This limits how much money the tribe can make from the land.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Mar 26, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Mar 26, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Natural Resources and Senate Committee on Indian Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources”
- May 20, 2025 — Hearing held · Congress.gov: “Subcommittee Hearings Held”
- Jun 25, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Jun 25, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent”
- Dec 9, 2025 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5080)”
- Dec 9, 2025 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”
- Sep 24, 2026 — Passed both chambers · Congress.gov: “Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5020)”
- Oct 14, 2026 — Sent to president · Congress.gov: “Presented to President”
- Oct 20, 2026 — Signed into law · Congress.gov: “Became Public Law No: 119-128”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- reservation — Land set aside by the federal government for a Native American tribe.
- gaming — Gambling, including casinos and betting operations.
- treaty rights — Legal rights promised to tribes in agreements with the government.
- tribal sovereignty — A tribe's right to govern itself and make its own decisions.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (2,786 characters) on Aug 20, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 16,778 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-11-02.
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