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Senate committee advances bill to put 265 acres in trust for Shingle Springs Miwok

Interior DepartmentBureau of Land ManagementForest ServiceLegislationSep 22, 2026

Check: A Senate Indian Affairs Committee report recommends passage of S. 2735, which would place about 265 acres in El Dorado County, California, into federal trust for the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, with the bill not yet enacted.

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What it does

The bill would place about 80 acres of Bureau of Land Management land and about 185 acres of tribe-owned fee land (land owned outright, not held in trust) into trust for the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, making it part of the reservation. The land would be barred from class II or class III gaming (casino-style games) under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. The Department of the Interior would have 180 days after enactment to take the land into trust, and the tribe states the land would support housing and essential services.

Why it matters for tribal funding

Directly tribal. The document is about tribes, tribal programs or Native organizations specifically.

Who it covers: Tribal governments.

What to do next

  1. Track S. 2735 and its House companion H.R. 2302 for Senate floor action, since the committee has recommended passage without amendment.
  2. Watch for the Interior trust-acquisition deadline of 180 days after enactment if the bill becomes law.

Sources

Every signal is built from public records. The highlighted words appear in the source exactly as shown.

  • Congress.gov: appropriations committee reportscommittee_reportSep 22, 2026

    SHINGLE SPRINGS BAND OF MIWOK INDIANS LAND TRANSFER ACT OF 2025

    • Quoted from the source: “The purpose of S. 2735 is to place approximately 265 acres of land in El Dorado County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians.”
    • Quoted from the source: “The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs in an open business meeting on May 20, 2026, by a voice vote of a quorum present, recommends that the Senate pass S. 2735, without amendment.”
    • Quoted from the source: “Section 2(b) requires the Secretary of the Interior place the approximately 265 acres of federal land described in the Act into trust for the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians within 180 days of enactment.”
    Read the originalU.S. government record, public domain.

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