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Senate panel backs H.R. 2302 to place 265 El Dorado County acres in trust

Interior DepartmentBureau of Land ManagementLegislationSep 22, 2026

Check: The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs recommends passing H.R. 2302, which would place about 265 acres in El Dorado County into trust (land held by the federal government for a tribe's benefit) for the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians.

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What it does

The bill would add about 185 acres of tribally owned fee land and about 80 acres of Bureau of Land Management (BLM) land to the Shingle Springs Band's reservation. The land would be administered under the trust laws that generally apply to tribal lands, and gaming on it would be barred under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). If enacted, the Department of the Interior would place the land into trust within 180 days.

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. Monitor Senate floor action on H.R. 2302, which the committee recommends passing without amendment.
  2. If the bill is enacted, track the Department of the Interior's 180-day deadline to place the land into trust.

Sources

Every signal is built from public records. The highlighted words appear in the source exactly as shown.

  • Congress.gov: appropriations committee reportscommittee_reportSep 22, 2026

    SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS LAND TRANSFER ACT OF 2025

    • Quoted from the source: “The purpose of H.R. 2302 is to place two parcels of land in El Dorado County, California, totaling approximately 265 acres, into trust for the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians.”
    • Quoted from the source: “The Committee held a business meeting on May 20, 2026, to consider H.R. 2302 and ordered the bill to be reported favorable.”
    • Quoted from the source: “The land taken into trust would become part of the Tribe's reservation, and gaming on these lands, pursuant to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, would be prohibited.”
    Read the originalU.S. government record, public domain.

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