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Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act
5/23/2025, 12:37 PM
Summary of Bill S 1514
This bill, designated as S. 1514 in the 119th Congress and introduced on April 29, 2025, aims to place specific land in Washington State under trust for the Quinault Indian Nation's benefit.
Congressional Summary of S 1514
Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act
This bill administratively transfers approximately 72 acres of specified lands in Washington from the U.S. Forest Service to the Department of the Interior. Interior must take this land into trust for the benefit of the Quinault Indian Nation. Land taken into trust shall be part of the tribe's reservation.
The bill prohibits gaming on the land taken into trust.
The bill requires Interior, for purposes of taking the land into trust, to meet the disclosure requirements for hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants, without otherwise being required to remediate or abate those hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants.
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Current Status of Bill S 1514
Bill S 1514 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since April 29, 2025. Bill S 1514 was introduced during Congress 119 and was introduced to the Senate on April 29, 2025. Bill S 1514's most recent activity was Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. as of April 29, 2025
Bipartisan Support of Bill S 1514
Total Number of Sponsors
4Democrat Sponsors
4Republican Sponsors
0Unaffiliated Sponsors
0Total Number of Cosponsors
1Democrat Cosponsors
1Republican Cosponsors
0Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill S 1514
Primary Policy Focus
Native AmericansPotential Impact Areas
- Federal-Indian relations
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Land transfers
- Washington State
Alternate Title(s) of Bill S 1514
A bill to take certain land in the State of Washington into trust for the benefit of the Quinault Indian Nation, and for other purposes.
A bill 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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Sponsors and Cosponsors of S 1514
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