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

Sponsor: William R. Keating · 0 cosponsors

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Official summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service.

This bill authorizes the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) to lease their land held in trust for a term of up to 99 years. Both tribes are located in Massachusetts.

Text of the bill

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Sec. 1. Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) leasing authority Changed · Mar 3

Where this section came from

  1. Jan 23, 2025 · Introduced in House Referred to House Committee on Natural Resources, Jan 23
  2. Mar 3, 2026 · Engrossed in House
What changed in the text

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, and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) Reservation after Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation.

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.