S. 1513 · 119th Congress

Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act

Introduced on Apr 29, 2025 by Maria Cantwell (D-WA). One cosponsor. Latest action (Sep 14, 2026): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 554.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Apr 29, 2025
Cosponsors
1
0 from the other party
Policy area
Native Americans
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Progress

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

Official title

A bill 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 Senate, Apr 29, 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.

Maria CantwellD-WASponsor

Democrats · 1

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Apr 29, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. Apr 29, 2025 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
  3. Dec 17, 2025 · SenateCommittee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
  4. May 20, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  5. Sep 14, 2026Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Armstrong for Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-135.
  6. Sep 14, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Armstrong for Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-135.
  7. Sep 14, 2026 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 554.

Committees

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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
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  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.