H.R. 2388 · 119th Congress

Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act

Introduced on Mar 26, 2025 by Emily Randall (D-WA-6). Latest action (Sep 28, 2026): Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Stage
Passed both chambers
Introduced
Mar 26, 2025
Cosponsors
0
Policy area
Native Americans
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To take certain Federal land in the State of Washington into trust for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Federal-Indian relations
  • Gambling
  • Geography and mapping
  • Indian lands and resources rights
  • Land transfers
  • Land use and conservation

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Mar 26, 2025). Public domain.

Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act

This bill takes approximately 1,082.63 acres of specified lands in Washington into trust for the benefit of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe. Land taken into trust shall be part of the tribe's reservation.

Further, the bill prohibits gaming on the land taken into trust.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Emily RandallD-WA-6Sponsor

No cosponsors.

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Mar 26, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Mar 26, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Mar 26, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. May 13, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
  5. May 20, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held
  6. Jun 25, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
  7. Jun 25, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Jun 25, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  9. Sep 15, 2025Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-287.
  10. Sep 15, 2025 · HouseReported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-287.
  11. Sep 15, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 243.
  12. Dec 9, 2025 · HouseMr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  13. Dec 9, 2025 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5080-5081)
  14. Dec 9, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2388.
  15. Dec 9, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5080)
  16. Dec 9, 2025 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5080)
  17. Dec 9, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Dec 10, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
  19. May 20, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  20. Sep 14, 2026Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Armstrong for Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-137.
  21. Sep 14, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Armstrong for Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-137.
  22. Sep 14, 2026 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 556.
  23. Sep 24, 2026Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5020)
  24. Sep 24, 2026 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5020)
  25. Sep 28, 2026 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. National Parks Conservation Association1 report
    $266.9K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 9, 2026 · loaded Oct 9, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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