H.R. 1246 — Referred from Senate

IIB 118th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 1246 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES April 10, 2024Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs AN ACT To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes. 1. 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”. Passed the House of Representatives April 9, 2024.Kevin F. McCumber,Clerk.