Sponsored by John Thune (R)
Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2023
Would have set review deadlines for federal home loan paperwork on tribal trust land.
Tradeoff
Would have required the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) to meet 10- to 30-day deadlines on home loan paperwork. Would have also created a Realty Ombudsman to track delays and take complaints.
What's in it
The Senate passed this bill by on July 18, 2023. The House never voted on it. The bill expired when the 118th Congress ended.
Senate
Introduced
(Jan 25, 2023)
Senate
Committee on Indian Affairs(Jan 25, 2023)
Senate
The Committee on Indian Affairs voted to send it to the floor
Reported(Feb 15, 2023)
Committee report S. Rept. 118-33.
Senate
Passage of the bill
Passed by (Jul 18, 2023)
No individual votes were recorded.
House
Received from the Senate
Received(Jul 20, 2023)
- Tina Smith (D-MN)
- Mike Rounds (R-SD)
- Jon Tester (D-MT)
- Cynthia M. Lummis (R-WY)
- Ben Ray Luján (D-NM)
- Martin Heinrich (D-NM)