To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes.
Latest action · Mar 4, 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.
- IntroducedNov 4, 2025
- Passed HouseMar 3, 2026
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill authorizes any federally recognized Indian tribe to lease their land held in trust for a term of up to 99 years.
Cosponsors 4
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Nov 4, 2025 to Dec 16, 2025; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NM | Teresa Leger Fernandez | Original | Nov 4, 2025 |
| R-CO | Jeff Hurd | Dec 5, 2025 | |
| R-CA | Doug LaMalfa | Dec 11, 2025 | |
| D-AZ | Yassamin Ansari | Dec 16, 2025 |
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 Nov 4, 2025Markup Dec 17, 2025Reported Jan 14, 2026 |
| Senate | Indian Affairs Committee | Referred Mar 4, 2026 |
Actions 12
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 4, 2026Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- Mar 3, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2348)
- Mar 3, 2026Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Mar 3, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2348-2349)
- Mar 3, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5910.
- Mar 3, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jan 14, 2026Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-453.
- Jan 14, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 388.
- Dec 17, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Dec 17, 2025Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Nov 4, 2025Introduced in House
- Nov 4, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 H2348, H2349Text printed H2348 | Bruce Westerman R-AR, Harriet M. Hageman R-WY, Val T. Hoyle D-OR | Mar 3, 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
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Feb 19, 2026H.R. 5910, a bill to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian TribesAs reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on January 14, 2026
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 184, November 4, 2025, page H4573.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4813 | A bill to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes. | Identical bill | Jun 17, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes.
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 4, 2026Referred in Senate
- Mar 3, 2026Engrossed in House
- Jan 14, 2026Reported in House
- Nov 4, 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.
