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Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Amendments Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to amend the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act to provide for the transfer of additional Federal land to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, and for other purposes.

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Where the Bill Stands

  1. Introduced, done
  2. Committee, done
  3. Floor Vote, done
  4. Outcome, current stage

What This Bill Does

This bill transfers certain federal land located in the Chippewa National Forest in Cass County, Minnesota, to the Department of the Interior for the benefit of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe.

Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to transfer for the benefit of the tribe land in the Chippewa National Forest that records maintained by the Bureau of Indian Affairs show was sold without the unanimous consent of the rightful landowners.

Upon agreement between USDA and the tribe, USDA shall substitute alternative National Forest System land located in Cass County, Minnesota, on an acre-for-acre basis for those parcels of federal land to be transferred in a manner that avoids inholdings and provides a preference for land adjacent to or near existing Leech Lake trust lands and lands of cultural importance to the tribe, to the maximum extent practicable.

USDA may transfer land to Interior on a rolling basis as that land is identified and surveys are completed.

USDA, acting through the U.S. Forest Service, must provide for public engagement and comment to implement this bill.

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Timeline

  1. SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  2. House floor actionsReceived in the House.
  3. Library of CongressPassed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  4. SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8687-8688; text: CR S8688)
  5. Floor Vote
  6. Passed the Senate
  7. SenateCommittee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-78.
  8. SenateCommittee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  9. Library of CongressIntroduced in Senate
  10. SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
  11. Introduced
  12. Committee

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