119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Apr 29, 2025
Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act
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Latest action (Oct 5, 2026): Held at the desk.
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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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5297; text: CR S5297)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 673.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski with amendments. With written report No. 119-148.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski with amendments. With written report No. 119-148.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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QUINAULT INDIAN NATION · lobbying firm or registrant: KILPATRICK TOWNSEND AND STOCKTON
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 22, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R.2389, S.1514 Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act. Ocean Energy Development Regulations and Issues. Tribal Land Ownership Issues and Treaty Rights Protection. General N…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
QUINAULT INDIAN NATION · lobbying firm or registrant: KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · amended · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
H.R. 3654 Tribal Emergency Response Resources Act. H.R.2389, S.1514 Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act. Ocean Energy Development Regulations and Issues. Tribal Land Ownership Issues and Treaty Rights Protection. Olympic P…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
QUINAULT INDIAN NATION · lobbying firm or registrant: KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted May 4, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Indian Trust Asset Reform Act Amendments H.R. 3654 Tribal Emergency Response Resources Act H.R.2389, S.1514 Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act Ocean Energy Development Regulations and Issues Tribal Land Ownership Issues and Treaty Rights Protection Olympic Peni…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
QUINAULT INDIAN NATION · lobbying firm or registrant: KILPATRICK TOWNSEND & STOCKTON
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
Indian Trust Asset Reform Act Amendments H.R. 3654 Tribal Emergency Response Resources Act H.R.2389, S.1514 Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act Ocean Energy Development Regulations and Issues Tribal Land Ownership Issues and Treaty Rights Protection Olympic Peni…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing