S. 4813 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Jun 17, 2026
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryAllows Indian Tribes longer land leases
Currently, federally recognized Indian tribes have restrictions on how long they can lease their trust land—land the federal government holds on their behalf. This bill would allow any federally recognized Indian tribe to lease that land for terms of up to 99 years, instead of whatever shorter limits exist now.
How it affects you
If you're a member of a federally recognized Indian tribe, your tribe would have more flexibility in leasing decisions for long-term projects or partnerships on trust land. For others, this mainly affects tribal governments and people doing business with tribes, rather than the general public.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Jun 17, 2026)
This bill authorizes any federally recognized Indian tribe to lease their land held in trust for a term of up to 99 years.
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.
2nd SessionS. 4813
A BILL
A bill to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes.
Sponsor: Sen. Thomas Tillis (R-NC) · Introduced Jun 17, 2026 · Native Americans · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Jun 17, 2026: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.”