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HR2130Reported by Committee

Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-03-14
Introduced
7
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Dusty Johnson
Dusty Johnson
Republican · SD · Representative
Votes with party: 98.9% (536 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/J000301

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (7)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Joe Neguse (D-CO-2)Original· 2025-03-14
  • Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT-1)Original· 2025-03-14
  • Tom Cole (R-OK-4)Original· 2025-03-14
  • Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM-3)· 2025-03-21
  • Sharice Davids (D-KS-3)· 2026-02-10
  • Troy Downing (R-MT-2)· 2026-02-11
  • Julie Fedorchak (R-ND)· 2026-02-17

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 439.

2026-02-23

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on Natural ResourcesReported By · 2026-02-23

Previously

  • Natural Resources CommitteeReported By · 2026-02-23
  • House Committee on Natural ResourcesMarkup By · 2026-01-22
  • Natural Resources CommitteeDischarged from · 2026-01-22
  • House Committee on Natural ResourcesDischarged from · 2026-01-22
  • Natural Resources CommitteeMarkup By · 2026-01-22

Plain-English Summary

Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025 This bill sets forth requirements for the processing of a proposed residential leasehold mortgage, business leasehold mortgage, land mortgage, or right-of-way document by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). The BIA must notify lenders upon receipt of such documentation, perform a preliminary review of such documents not later than 10 days after receipt, and approve or disapprove of such documents within 20 or 30 days, depending on the type of application. Additionally, the bill sets forth requirements for the BIA regarding (1) response times for the completion of certified title status reports, (2) notification of delays in processing, and (3) the form of notices and delivery of certain reports. The bill also provides relevant federal agencies and Indian tribes with read-only access to the Trust Asset and Accounting Management System maintained by the BIA. The Government Accountability Office must report on digitizing documents for the purpose of streamlining and expediting the completion of mortgage packages for residential mortgages on Indian land. Finally, the bill establishes within the BIA's Division of Real Estate Services the position of Realty Ombudsman.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Native Americans
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