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S. 3383119th CongressPlaced on the calendarLatest action Jul 16, 2026Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: Unlocking Native Lands and Opportunities for Commerce and Key Economic Developments Act of 2025
Introduced:
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Tribes could gain authority to approve land rights-of-way and long-term leases without case-by-case federal sign-off.
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This bill expands which tribes fall under a 1955 leasing law and removes some outdated time limits on tribal land leases. It also lets tribes write their own rules for approving rights-of-way across tribal trust land, which the Secretary of the Interior could approve, ending case-by-case federal review.
Native American tribes seeking more control over land-use and development decisions, along with companies or governments building roads, utilities, or pipelines across tribal land.
The change could speed up development and expand tribal self-governance while reducing the federal government's direct role in approving individual projects, though the Secretary retains power to intervene, enforce, or cancel rights-of-way if tribal rules are violated.
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Right now: it was placed on the Senate floor calendar, and the official record shows no floor action on it since. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 459.