S 3381 · 117th Congress 2021–2023, ended

Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2021

Fact sheet

Latest action · Dec 6, 2022 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 590.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedDec 14, 2021
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2021

This bill sets forth requirements for the processing of a proposed residential leasehold mortgage, business leasehold mortgage, land mortgage, or right-of-way document by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The bureau must notify lenders upon receipt of such documentation, perform a preliminary review of such documents not later than 10 days after receipt, and approve or disapprove of such documents within 20 or 30 days, depending on the type of application.

Additionally, the bill sets forth requirements for the bureau regarding (1) response times for the completion of certified title status reports, (2) notification of delays in processing, and (3) the form of notices and delivery of certain reports.

The bill also provides relevant federal agencies and Indian tribes with read-only access to the Trust Asset and Accounting Management System maintained by the bureau.

The Government Accountability Office must report on digitizing documents for the purpose of streamlining and expediting the completion of mortgage packages for residential mortgages on Indian land.

Finally, the bill establishes within the bureau's Division of Real Estate Services the position of Realty Ombudsman.

Cosponsors 4

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 14, 2021 to Sep 19, 2022, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-MTJon TesterOriginalDec 14, 2021
R-SDMike RoundsOriginalDec 14, 2021
D-MNTina SmithOriginalDec 14, 2021
R-WYCynthia M. LummisSep 19, 2022

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Dec 6, 2022Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz without amendment. With written report No. 117-232.
  2. Dec 6, 2022Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 590.
  3. May 18, 2022Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  4. Feb 16, 2022Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-518.
  5. Dec 14, 2021Introduced in Senate

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Housing and Community Development.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Dec 6, 2022Reported to Senate
  2. Dec 14, 2021Introduced in Senate

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