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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.
Action Timeline
2025-12-10
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
2025-12-09
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2025-12-09
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5081)
2025-12-09
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5081)
2025-12-09
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2389.
2025-12-09
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5081-5082)
2025-12-09
Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2025-09-15
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 244.
2025-09-15
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-288.
2025-09-15
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-288.
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.2389 pass?
HR.2389 is still alive. Current stage: PASSED_ONE. Pass likelihood: 28%.
What does HR.2389 do?
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…
Who sponsored HR.2389?
HR.2389 was sponsored by Emily Randall (D-Washington).
Full Bill Text
119 HR 2389 EH: Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act U.S. House of Representatives text/xml EN 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. IB 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2389 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 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. 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act . 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. Kevin F. McCumber, Clerk.
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