H.R. 681

Summary

H.R. 681, to amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the “Long-Term Leasing Act”), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes, was introduced in the House on Jan 23, 2025 by Rep. William Keating (D). It last saw action on May 20, 2026: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Record

Text

H.R. 681 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

119 HR 681 EH: To amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the “Long-Term Leasing Act”), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes.
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 119th CONGRESS  2d Session
 H. R. 681
 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
 AN ACT
To amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the “Long-Term Leasing Act”), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes.
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Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) leasing authority
Subsection (a) of the first section of the Act of August 9, 1955 (69 Stat. 539, chapter 615;  25 U.S.C. 415(a) ) (commonly known as the  Long-Term Leasing Act ), is amended, in the second sentence, by inserting  , the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation, land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah)  after  Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation .
      Passed the House of Representatives March 3, 2026.  Kevin F. McCumber,  Clerk.

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Sponsors

Rep. William Keating (D) sponsors H.R. 681 alone.

William Keating

Rep. · D–MA-9 · Sponsor

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Committees

H.R. 681 went before 3 committees: Indian Affairs, Natural Resources and Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee.

Indian Affairs

Indian Affairs

Markup By · May 20, 2026 · 49 Bills

Natural Resources

Natural Resources

Reported By · Jan 14, 2026 · 395 Bills

Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee

Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee

Hearings By (subcommittee) · Sep 9, 2025 · 15 Bills

Reports

1 committee report has been filed on H.R. 681, the latest H. Rept. 119-449.

• H. Rept. 119-449 — TO AMEND THE ACT OF AUGUST 9, 1955 (COMMONLY KNOWN AS THE "LONG-TERM LEASING ACT"), TO AUTHORIZE LEASES OF UP TO 99 YEARS FOR LAND HELD IN TRUST FOR THE MASHPEE WAMPANOAG TRIBE AND THE WAMPANOAG TRIBE OF GAY HEAD (AQUINNAH), AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

Actions

H.R. 681 has taken 18 actions since Jan 23, 2025, the latest on May 20, 2026.

Votes

H.R. 681 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to H.R. 681.

S 236A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the "Long-Term Leasing Act"), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes.May 20, 2026 · Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. · Related bill

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Titles

H.R. 681 goes by 4 titles.

• To amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the “Long-Term Leasing Act”), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes. — Official Titles from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
• To amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the “Long-Term Leasing Act”), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes — Display Title
• To amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the “Long-Term Leasing Act”), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes — Official Titles as Amended by House
• To amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the "Long-Term Leasing Act"), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Cost estimate

The Congressional Budget Office has filed 2 estimates for H.R. 681, the latest on Aug 17, 2026.

• H.R. 681, an act to amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the “Long‑Term Leasing Act”), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes — 2026-08-17As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on May 20, 2026
• H.R. 681, a bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the "Long-Term Leasing Act"), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes — 2026-02-24As reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on January 14, 2026

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 23 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 681 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Budget/Appropriations, Education, Health Issues, Immigration, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Medicare/Medicaid, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Tobacco.

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Lobbyists

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 681 under Native Americans, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 4 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 681’s is Native Americans.

Legislative Subjects

H.R. 681 carries 4 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Federal-Indian relations to Massachusetts.

Constitutional authority

The clause the sponsor cites as Congress’s power to enact H.R. 681, as entered in the Congressional Record.

[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 14 (Thursday, January 23, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KEATING:H.R. 681.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H388]

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