Tribes can lease their trust land for up to 99 years.
H.R. 5910 — To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes. · Filed by Harriet Hageman (R-WY) · 4 cosponsors · Introduced Nov 4, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill changes a 1955 law about leasing land held in trust for tribes. It lets all federally recognized tribes lease their trust land for 99 years. Before, only the Chehalis Tribe had this power.
Who it affects
Federally recognized tribes gain power to lease their trust land longer. Companies and people who want to use tribal land for farms, businesses, or energy may benefit.
One thing to notice
The bill removes a rule that gave one tribe special leasing power. Now all federally recognized tribes get the same leasing rights.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
4 cosponsors: 2 Democrats, 2 Republicans.
- Nov 4, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Nov 4, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Natural Resources and Senate Committee on Indian Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources”
- Dec 17, 2025 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Dec 17, 2025 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent”
- Mar 3, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2348)”
- Mar 3, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- federally recognized tribes — American Indian tribes the U.S. government officially acknowledges and has legal ties with.
- trust land — Land the federal government holds and manages for a tribe's benefit.
- lease — A contract that lets someone use land for a set time for money.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (509 characters) on Jul 6, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,707 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 2026-09-23.
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