S 2871

Summary

Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2025 This bill takes approximately 583.79 acres of specified lands in California into trust for the benefit of the Pit River Tribe.  Specifically, the bill directs the Department of the Interior to take into trust for the benefit of the tribe approximately 583.79 acres of federal land managed by the Forest Service (but excluding approximately 20.03 acres of roads, highways, and public rights-of-way subject to existing easements). This land shall be part of the tribe's reservation. Further, the bill prohibits gaming on the land taken into trust.

Bill status

Status

In committee

Sponsor

Sen. Alex Padilla [D-CA]

Cosponsors

1

Policy area

Native Americans

Introduced

2025-09-18

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 · 2025-09-18

Recent actions

• 2026-06-03: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
• 2025-09-18: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6734)
• 2025-09-18: Introduced in Senate