Senate Bill
S. 3383
Unlocking Native Lands and Opportunities for Commerce and Key Economic Developments Act of 2025
Primary Sponsor
Brian Schatz
D - HI
Cosponsors
1
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Summary
This bipartisan bill expands tribal sovereignty by allowing all federally recognized Indian Tribes to lease trust land for up to 99 years without term limits and to grant rights-of-way without requiring Interior Department approval. Currently, only specifically named tribes have extended leasing authority, and all rights-of-way require federal approval.
Latest Action
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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Unlocking Native Lands and Opportunities for Commerce and Key Economic Developments Act of 2025
This bipartisan bill expands tribal sovereignty by allowing all federally recognized Indian Tribes to lease trust land for up to 99 years without term limits and to grant rights-of-way without requiring Interior Department approval. Currently, only specificall
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This bipartisan bill expands tribal sovereignty by allowing all federally recognized Indian Tribes to lease trust land for up to 99 years without term limits and to grant rights-of-way without requiring Interior Department approval. Currently, only specifically named tribes have extended leasing authority, and all rights-of-way require federal approval.
- Bill Number
- 3383
- Introduced
- 12/17/2025
- Status
- Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Policy Area
- Native Americans
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Fact Sheet
- Title
- Unlocking Native Lands and Opportunities for Commerce and Key Economic Developments Act of 2025
- Bill Number
- 3383
- Sponsor
- No sponsor
- Status
- Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Introduced
- 12/17/2025
- Summary
- This bipartisan bill expands tribal sovereignty by allowing all federally recognized Indian Tribes to lease trust land for up to 99 years without term limits and to grant rights-of-way without requiring Interior Department approval. Currently, only specifically named tribes have extended leasing aut
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