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Senate Indian Affairs Committee reports bill moving 72 acres into trust for Quinault

Interior DepartmentForest Service (USDA)LegislationSep 22, 2026

Check: S. 1514 would take about 72 acres of Allotment 1157 into trust for the Quinault Indian Nation, and the committee has reported it favorably with an amendment, so it is advancing but not yet law.

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What it does

Quinault Indian Nation is the tribe named in the bill, and the land would become part of the Quinault Indian Reservation and be administered under the laws generally applicable to tribal trust land. The bill would bar gaming on the parcel under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, and the Interior Department testified the land would be used for educational and cultural purposes. The bill does not itself appropriate funds, and the Congressional Budget Office cost estimate was still pending in the report.

Why it matters for tribal funding

Directly tribal. The document is about tribes, tribal programs or Native organizations specifically.

Who it covers: Tribal governments.

What to do next

  1. Track S. 1514 (Calendar No. 673) for Senate floor action and the Congressional Budget Office cost estimate, which the report says will be posted when complete.

Sources

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  • Congress.gov: appropriations committee reportscommittee_reportSep 22, 2026

    QUINAULT INDIAN NATION LAND TRANSFER ACT

    • Quoted from the source: “The purpose of S. 1514 is to take approximately 72 acres of National Forest System land in Jefferson County, Washington, known as Allotment 1157, into trust for the benefit of the Quinault Indian Nation”
    • Quoted from the source: “The bill would make the land part of the Reservation and prohibit its use for gaming, under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.”
    • Quoted from the source: “The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs in an open business meeting on August 5, 2026, by a voice vote of a quorum present, recommends that the Senate pass S. 1514, with an amendment.”
    Read the originalU.S. government record, public domain.

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