Tribe gets back ancestral forest land in California land swap
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 Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation trade land with the federal government. The tribe gives about 1,460 acres of private land. The federal government gives the tribe about 1,475 acres of National Forest land. The tribe must keep the Arrowhead landmark site in good condition. The tribe must protect its history.
Who it affects
The Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation gets the forest land. The federal government keeps the right to use three forest roads. The public can still use those roads.
One thing to notice
The tribe will manage the forest land and handle environmental cleanup. The bill skips the normal rule that requires equal-value land trades to be checked by appraisers.
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
- National Forest land — Forest owned by the federal government and managed for public use
- Arrowhead landmark — A historic and cultural site on the land being transferred to the tribe
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 14,206 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 2026-09-17.
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