To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes.
- Last Action
- 6/3/2026
Actions
- 2026-06-03Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- 2026-06-02Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 2026-06-02On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3745)
- 2026-06-02Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3745)
- 2026-06-02DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5682.
- 2026-06-02Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3745-3746)
- 2026-06-02Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 2026-04-02Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 505.
- 2026-04-02Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-585.
- 2026-04-02Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-585.
- 2026-03-05Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- 2026-03-05Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- 2026-03-05Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
- 2025-11-19Subcommittee Hearings Held
- 2025-11-12Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
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CRS Summary
As of 2026-04-02 (07)
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.
Subjects
- California
- Congressional oversight
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Land transfers
- Land use and conservation
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