Tribe gets back ancestral forest land in swap with government.
H.R. 3925 — Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation Land Exchange Act · Filed by Jay Obernolte (R-CA) · Introduced Jun 11, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
The bill lets the tribe trade land with the U.S. Forest Service. The tribe gives about 1,460 acres it owns. The government gives the tribe about 1,475 acres of National Forest land. The tribe must protect the Arrowhead landmark site. It must keep the site's history and culture safe. The public can still use three roads through the land.
Who it affects
The Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation gets ancestral lands back. The tribe must pay for surveys of the land it gives. People who use the National Forest can still drive on three roads.
One thing to notice
The tribe must keep the Arrowhead landmark safe. This promise is written in county records and the tribe must follow it.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Jun 11, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jun 11, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Natural Resources and Senate Committee on Indian Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources”
- Sep 9, 2025 — Hearing held · Congress.gov: “Subcommittee Hearings Held”
- Jun 10, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Jun 10, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent”
- Sep 14, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote”
- Sep 14, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation — A Native American tribe in California recognized by the federal government.
- National Forest land — Forest owned and managed by the U.S. Forest Service for the public.
- Arrowhead landmark — A sacred site important to the tribe's history and culture.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (5,566 characters) on Jul 10, 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 2026-11-01.
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