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Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act
Summary
This bill transfers approximately 72 acres of land in Washington State from the Forest Service to the Department of Interior, to be held in trust for the Quinault Indian Nation. The land, designated as Allotment 1157, becomes part of the Quinault Indian Reservation and will be administered under federal law governing trust lands held for Indian tribes. Gaming activities are prohibited on the transferred land. The bill requires the Secretary of Interior to disclose any hazardous materials on the property but does not obligate the government to remediate them. The act does not affect treaty rights under the Treaty of Olympia between the United States and the Quinault and Quileute tribes.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA)
Actions (17)
- Jun 3, 2026 Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. · senate
- Dec 10, 2025 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. · senate
- Dec 9, 2025 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. · house
- Dec 9, 2025 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5081) · house
- Dec 9, 2025 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5081)
- Dec 9, 2025 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2389. · house
- Dec 9, 2025 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5081-5082) · house
- Dec 9, 2025 Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. · house
- Sep 15, 2025 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 244. · house
- Sep 15, 2025 Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-288. · house
- Jun 25, 2025 Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent. · house
- Jun 25, 2025 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
- Jun 25, 2025 Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged · house
- Apr 30, 2025 Subcommittee Hearings Held · house
- Apr 23, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs. · house
- Mar 26, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. · house
- Mar 26, 2025 Introduced in House
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Full text
AN ACT
To take certain land in the State of Washington into trust for the benefit of the Quinault Indian Nation, and for other purposes.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act”.
SEC. 2. LAND TAKEN INTO TRUST FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE QUINAULT INDIAN NATION.
(a) In General.—Subject to valid existing rights, the approximately 72 acres of land located in the State of Washington and generally depicted as “Allotment 1157” on the map entitled “Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act” and dated February 2, 2024, shall be administratively transferred from the Forest Service to the Department of the Interior and taken into trust for the benefit of the Quinault Indian Nation.
(b) Land Part of Reservation; Administration.—The land taken into trust under subsection (a) shall be—
(1) part of the Quinault Indian Reservation; and
(2) administered by the Secretary of the Interior in accordance with the laws and regulations generally applicable to property held in trust by the United States for an Indian Tribe.
(c) Gaming Prohibited.—The land taken into trust under subsection
(a) shall not be eligible for gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et seq.).
(d) No Impact on Treaty Rights.—Nothing in this Act affects treaty rights under the Treaty between the United States and the Qui-nai-elt and Quil-leh-ute Indians, done at the Qui-nai-elt River July 1, 1855, and Olympia January 25, 1856 (12 Stat. 971) (commonly known as the “Treaty of Olympia”).
(e) Hazardous Materials.—For purposes of the taking of land into trust under subsection (a), the Secretary of the Interior—
(1) shall meet disclosure requirements for hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants under section 120(h) of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)); and
(2) shall not otherwise be required to remediate or abate those hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants.
Passed the House of Representatives December 9, 2025.
Attest:
Clerk. 119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 2389
AN ACT
To take certain land in the State of Washington into trust for the benefit of the Quinault Indian Nation, and for other purposes.
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