H.R. 5682 Passed the House Native Americans

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

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed House
  4. Passed Senate
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Rep. Issa, Darrell [R-CA-48] Introduced October 3, 2025 Cosponsors 0 Latest action June 3, 2026

Summary

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Jun 3, 2026 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
  2. Jun 2, 2026 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  3. Jun 2, 2026 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3745)
  4. Jun 2, 2026 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5682.
  5. Jun 2, 2026 Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3745-3746)
  6. Jun 2, 2026 Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
  7. Apr 2, 2026 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 505.
  8. Apr 2, 2026 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-585.
  9. Mar 5, 2026 Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
  10. Mar 5, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  11. Mar 5, 2026 Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
  12. Nov 19, 2025 Subcommittee Hearings Held

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