H.R. 2389 · Where this bill is now
In the Senate
Passed the House Dec 9, 2025. Received Dec 10, 2025; no Senate vote yet
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryTransfers Washington forest land to Quinault Nation
This bill would move about 72 acres of forest land in Washington from the U.S. Forest Service to the Department of the Interior, which would then hold it in trust for the Quinault Indian Nation as part of the tribe's reservation. The land cannot be used for gaming. The bill also requires the Interior Department to disclose any hazardous substances found on the land, though it doesn't require them to clean up those substances.
How it affects you
This primarily affects the Quinault Indian Nation, whose reservation would expand with this transfer. For other people in the region, this is a land management change that doesn't have direct personal effects on daily life.
Read the official summary (Introduced in House, Mar 26, 2025)
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.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionH. R. 2389
AN ACT
Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act
Sponsor: Rep. Emily Randall (D-WA-6) · Introduced Mar 26, 2025 · Native Americans · 4 versions of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jun 3, 2026: “Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.”
Sections
The wording of this bill hasn’t changed across its 4 official versions.