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HR 2400 Passed a chamber

Transfers about 557 acres of Forest Service land in Northern California into federal trust for the Pit River Tribe, making it part of the Tribe's reservation.

Official title: Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2026

Next stop House: awaiting action
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced 27-MAR-2025
Referred 27-MAR-2025
Approved by committee 23-JUL-2025
Reported 15-SEP-2025
On the calendar 15-SEP-2025
Passed 15-DEC-2025
Senate
Received 16-DEC-2025
Approved by committee 05-AUG-2026
Reported 22-SEP-2026
On the calendar 22-SEP-2026
Passed 30-SEP-2026
Key points
  • Moves administrative control of about 557 acres of Forest Service land to the Interior Secretary, to be taken into trust for the Pit River Tribe, subject to valid existing rights.
  • Excludes about 87 acres of roads, highways, public rights-of-way, easements, and special use permit areas subject to existing easements.
  • Treats the land as part of the Tribe's reservation and administers it under the laws generally applicable to trust property for Indian tribes.
  • Prohibits class II and class III gaming on the land and requires a complete survey within 180 days of enactment, with minor boundary corrections allowed by mutual agreement.
AI-generated from the Engrossed Amendment Senate text of 30-SEP-2026 · verify · report an error
Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (27-MAR-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed Amendment Senate, 30-SEP-2026).

CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov
Committee referrals (3) Policy area

Native Americans

Sponsor Doug LaMalfa (R-CA) Cosponsors · 0

No cosponsors.