Senate committee backs bill moving 557 Forest Service acres into trust for Pit River Tribe

What it does

Pit River Tribe would gain land held in trust (federal title held for a tribe's benefit), which would become part of its reservation and could not be used for class II or class III gaming. Tribal governments and organizations serving the Pit River area should track the bill, since the land would fall under trust-land rules once transferred. The bill has passed the House, and the Senate committee has ordered it reported, but no Senate floor vote date is stated.

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. 1Track Senate floor action on H.R. 2400 (Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2026), which passed the House by voice vote on 2025-12-15.
2. 2Watch for the Interior Department's survey of the transferred land and the excluded roads and easements, due within 180 days of enactment.

Sources

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• Congress.gov: appropriations committee reportscommittee_reportSep 22, 2026

  PIT RIVER LAND TRANSFER ACT OF 2026

  • Quoted from the source: “The purpose of H.R. 2400, as amended, is to transfer approximately 557 acres of land administered by the USDA Forest Service in Shasta County, California to the Department of the Interior, to take into trust for the benefit of the Pit River Tribe.”

  • Quoted from the source: “The land would become part of the Tribe's reservation, subject to valid existing rights, and cannot be used for class II or class III gaming.”

  • Quoted from the source: “The Committee held a business meeting on August 5, 2026, to consider H.R. 2400 and ordered the bill to be reported favorably, with an amendment in the nature of a substitute.”

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