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H.R.5682 / 119th Congress

To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes.

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Official summary

Version 07 · Reported to House · Apr 2, 2026

This bill takes approximately 860 acres of land in Riverside County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians. The land is currently administered by the Bureau of Land Management.

The land taken into trust shall be (1) part of the tribe's reservation; (2) maintained as an open space; and (3) used only for purposes consistent with the maintenance of the land as open space and for the protection, preservation, and maintenance of the archaeological, cultural, and wildlife resources on the land. Further, the bill prohibits gaming on the land.

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Who introduced it

Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] · R–CA

Committees

  • Indian Affairs Committee
  • Natural Resources Committee
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    1. Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

    2. Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

    3. On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3745)

    4. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3745)

    5. DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5682.

    6. Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3745-3746)

    7. Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

    8. Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 505.

    9. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-585.

    10. Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-585.

    11. Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.

    12. Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

    13. Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged

    14. Subcommittee Hearings Held

    15. Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.

    16. Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

    17. Introduced in House

    18. Introduced in House

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