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S. 4813

U.S. Senate•In Senate Committee

Summary

S. 4813, a bill to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes, was introduced in the Senate on Jun 17, 2026 by Sen. Thom Tillis (R). It was referred to Indian Affairs, and last saw action on Jun 17, 2026: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Record

Text

S. 4813 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

sb4813/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S4813 IS: To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes.
 U.S. Senate
 2026-06-17
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  S. 4813  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   June 17, 2026   Mr. Tillis  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Indian Affairs    A BILL
To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes.
1.
Federally recognized tribe 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) ), is amended, in the second sentence, by inserting  , land held in trust for any other Indian tribe included on the list published by the Secretary pursuant to section 104 of the Federally Recognized Indian Tribe List Act of 1994 ( 25 U.S.C. 5131 )  after  Chehalis Reservation .

Tracker

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  1. Introduced2026-06-17
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

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Introduced in Senate Jun 17, 2026

sb4813/introduced-in-senate.md

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Introduced in Senate (06/17/2026)

This bill authorizes any federally recognized Indian tribe to lease their land held in trust for a term of up to 99 years.

Sponsors

Sen. Thom Tillis (R) sponsors S. 4813 alone.

Thom Tillis

Sen. · R–NC · Sponsor

Committees

S. 4813 went before 1 committee: Indian Affairs.

Indian Affairs
Indian Affairs
Referred To · Jun 17, 2026 · 49 Bills

Actions

S. 4813 has taken 2 actions since Jun 17, 2026.

ChamberAction
Jun 17, 2026
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Indian Affairs Committee
Jun 17, 2026
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Introduced in Senate

Votes

S. 4813 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 4813, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 4813 goes by 2 titles.

  • A bill to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes. — Official Title as Introduced
  • A bill to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes. — Display Title

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 4813 under Native Americans, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 4813’s is Native Americans.

s4813/policy-areas.txt
Native AmericansAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

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