Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025
Official title: A bill to require the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process and complete all mortgage packages associated with residential and business mortgages on Indian land by certain deadlines, and for other purposes.
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What Happened in Congress?
Public Law 119-88, May 4, 2026
- SenatePassed with no objection (unanimous consent)
- HousePassed 384 to 40
- PresidentSigned into law
Became Law
Official RecordWhere the Bill Stands
- Introduced, done
- Committee, done
- Floor Vote, done
- Outcome, shown after you vote
How Congress Voted
How Congress Voted
How Congress VotedOfficial Record424members of the House voted
384 Yea, 40 Nay, 0 Present
8 Not Voting
- Yea
- Nay
- Present
- Not Voting
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 176 | 39 | 0 | 3 |
| Democrat | 208 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Total | 384 | 40 | 0 | 8 |
Republican
- Yea
- 176
- Nay
- 39
- Present
- 0
- Not Voting
- 3
Democrat
- Yea
- 208
- Nay
- 1
- Present
- 0
- Not Voting
- 5
House roll call vote, March 4, 2026
How Each Member Voted
House: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
Yea 384
Nay 40
What This Bill Does
This act sets forth requirements for the processing of a proposed residential leasehold mortgage, business leasehold mortgage, land mortgage, or right-of-way document by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). The BIA must notify lenders upon receipt of such documentation, perform a preliminary review of such documents not later than 10 days after receipt, and approve or disapprove of such documents within 20 or 30 days, depending on the type of application.
Additionally, the act sets forth requirements for the BIA regarding (1) response times for the completion of certified title status reports, (2) notification of delays in processing, and (3) the form of notices and delivery of certain reports.
The act also provides relevant federal agencies and Indian tribes with read-only access to the Trust Asset and Accounting Management System maintained by the BIA.
The Government Accountability Office must report on digitizing documents for the purpose of streamlining and expediting the completion of mortgage packages for residential mortgages on Indian land.
Finally, the act establishes within the BIA's Division of Real Estate Services the position of Realty Ombudsman.
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Timeline
- Library of CongressSigned by President.
- Became Law
- House floor actionsPresented to President.
- House floor actionsConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2390)
- Floor Vote
- House floor actionsMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
- House floor actionsReceived in the House.
- Library of CongressPassed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8689-8691; text: CR S8689-8691)
- SenateStar Print ordered on 119-60.
- SenateCommittee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-60.
- SenateCommittee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Library of CongressIntroduced in Senate
- SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text: CR S1350-1352)
- Introduced
- Committee
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