H.R. 681 · 119th Congress

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

Introduced on Jan 23, 2025 by William R. Keating (D-MA-9). Latest action (Sep 14, 2026): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 555.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Jan 23, 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. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

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 held in trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Federal-Indian relations
  • Indian lands and resources rights
  • Land use and conservation
  • Massachusetts

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Jan 23, 2025). Public domain.

This bill authorizes the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) to lease their land held in trust for a term of up to 99 years. Both tribes are located in Massachusetts.

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

William R. KeatingD-MA-9Sponsor

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. Jan 23, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Jan 23, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Jan 23, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. Sep 4, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
  5. Sep 9, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held
  6. Nov 20, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
  7. Nov 20, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Nov 20, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  9. Jan 14, 2026Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-449.
  10. Jan 14, 2026 · HouseReported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-449.
  11. Jan 14, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 384.
  12. Mar 3, 2026 · HouseMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  13. Mar 3, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2357-2358)
  14. Mar 3, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 681.
  15. Mar 3, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2358)
  16. Mar 3, 2026 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2358)
  17. Mar 3, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Mar 3, 2026 · HouseThe title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
  19. Mar 4, 2026 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
  20. May 20, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  21. Sep 14, 2026Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Armstrong for Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-136.
  22. Sep 14, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Armstrong for Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-136.
  23. Sep 14, 2026 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 555.

Committees

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. American Medical Association1 report
    $5.5M reported (all issues)Federal contractor: AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION$371K in contracts, FY2026AI match · 99%

Reports filed in 2025.

Sources and method

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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 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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