H.R. 681House bill · 119th CongressReported by committeeNative Americans

To amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the “Long-Term Leasing Act”), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes

Sponsored byWilliam R. KeatingD-MA-9Introduced Jan 23, 2025Full text on congress.gov ↗

Latest action (May 20, 2026) Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be without amendment favorably.

What it does

Congressional Research Service, Jan 23, 2025

This bill authorizes the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) to lease their land held in trust for a term of up to 99 years. Both tribes are located in Massachusetts.

Face Value

as passed the House
100Narrow

How much of this bill its name accounts for.

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  • Nothing counted against it: one area of law, and short enough that length doesn't register.

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Who lobbied on this

1 organization

These organizations told Congress, in their own quarterly disclosures, that they were lobbying on this bill.

  • …2439, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 4731, Resident Physician Shortage Reduction Act of 2025, all provisions H.R. 681, Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act, all provisions S. 1380, Specialty Physicians Advancing Rural Care (SPARC) Act, all… filing ↗

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