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S. 4813Senate119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

A bill to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes.

Sponsored by Thom TillisSen. Thom Tillis (R-NC)
Introduced June 17, 2026

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The bill expands the ability of federally recognized Indian tribes to lease land that the U.S. holds in trust for them. It would allow leases of up to 99 years on any such trust land, not just the Chehalis Reservation. This change affects all tribes listed on the federally recognized tribe list and could increase tribal revenue from long‑term leases.

Key Provisions

  • Amends the 1955 law (25 U.S.C. 415(a)) to add language that includes “land held in trust for any other Indian tribe” on the Secretary‑published list of federally recognized tribes.
  • Authorizes those tribes to enter into lease agreements for trust land lasting as long as 99 years.

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Indian Affairs Committee

June 17, 2026

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Introduced in Senate

June 17, 2026

SenateIntro Referral

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Indian Affairs Committee

June 17, 2026

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Introduced in SenateIssued June 17, 2026

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119th CONGRESS

2d Session

S. 4813

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 17, 2026

Mr. Tillis introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

A BILL

To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes.

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Federally recognized tribe leasing authority

Subsection (a) of the first section of the Act of August 9, 1955 (69 Stat. 539, chapter 615; 25 U.S.C. 415(a)), is amended, in the second sentence, by inserting , land held in trust for any other Indian tribe included on the list published by the Secretary pursuant to section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 5131) after Chehalis Reservation.