The record

LegislationLegislation· Sep 2026
HR 681 Passed House — in Senate

Sponsored by William R. Keating (D)

To amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the “Long-Term Leasing Act”), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes

Lets two Massachusetts tribes lease their trust land for up to 99 years instead of the current limit.

Tradeoff

Expands leasing authority for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah). No fiscal cost or offset identified.

What's in it

See official bill text

No significant federal cost or savings; bill has negligible budgetary impact.

The federal cost to implement this rule change is negligible; the bill's real effect is enabling the two tribes to enter into 99-year leases instead of the current 25-year maximum, allowing them to generate more revenue from their trust lands without federal spending.

H.R. 681, an act to amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the “Long‑Term Leasing Act”), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes · Aug 2026

Passed the House by on March 3, 2026 — sitting in the Senate.

  1. House

    Introduced

    (Jan 23, 2025)

  2. House

    Committee on Natural Resources(Jan 23, 2025)

  3. House

    The Committee on Natural Resources voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Nov 20, 2025)

    Committee report H. Rept. 119-449.

  4. House

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Mar 3, 2026)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. Senate

    Received from the House

    on Indian Affairs(Mar 4, 2026)

  6. Senate

    The Committee on Indian Affairs voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(May 20, 2026)

    Committee report S. Rept. 119-136.