S 1514

Summary

Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act This bill administratively transfers approximately 72 acres of specified lands in Washington from the U.S. Forest Service to the Department of the Interior. Interior must take this land into trust for the benefit of the Quinault Indian Nation. Land taken into trust shall be part of the tribe's reservation. The bill prohibits gaming on the land taken into trust. The bill requires Interior, for purposes of taking the land into trust, to meet the disclosure requirements for hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants, without otherwise being required to remediate or abate those hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants.

Bill status

Status

In committee

Sponsor

Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA]

Cosponsors

1

Policy area

Native Americans

Introduced

2025-04-29

Latest action

2026-06-03: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.

Committee referrals

• Indian Affairs Committee: Senate · Hearings By (full committee) · 2026-06-03
• Indian Affairs Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2025-04-29

Recent actions

• 2026-06-03: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
• 2025-04-29: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
• 2025-04-29: Introduced in Senate