To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Jun 3, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedOct 3, 2025
- Passed HouseJun 2, 2026
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill takes approximately 860 acres of land in Riverside County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians. The land is currently administered by the Bureau of Land Management.
The land taken into trust shall be (1) part of the tribe's reservation; (2) maintained as an open space; and (3) used only for purposes consistent with the maintenance of the land as open space and for the protection, preservation, and maintenance of the archaeological, cultural, and wildlife resources on the land. Further, the bill prohibits gaming on the land.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Oct 3, 2025Markup Mar 5, 2026Reported Apr 2, 2026 |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Nov 12, 2025Hearings Nov 19, 2025Discharged Mar 5, 2026 | |
| Senate | Indian Affairs Committee | Referred Jun 3, 2026 |
Actions 15
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 3, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- Jun 2, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3745)
- Jun 2, 2026Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Jun 2, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3745-3746)
- Jun 2, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5682.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H3745, H3746Text printed H3745 | Bruce Westerman R-AR, Darrell Issa R-CA, Melanie A. Stansbury D-NM | Jun 2, 2026 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 163, October 3, 2025, page H4517.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4053 | A bill to take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes. | Related bill | Sep 23, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes.
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 3, 2026Referred in Senate
- Jun 2, 2026Engrossed in House
- Apr 2, 2026Reported in House
- Oct 3, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
