S. 4813 — Introduced in Senate

II 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4813 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 17, 2026Mr. 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. 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.