Darrell Issa (R-CA)
To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes.
A Republican bill with no cosponsors
Last activity — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
In the other chamber's committee
Passed one chamber and has been handed to a committee in the other.
The committee decides whether it goes any further, and most bills that reach a committee never leave it. A committee that simply does nothing kills a bill without anyone ever voting against it, so no news from here is usually the news.
Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- Passed House voice vote
- In Senate committee
The House by voice vote (members called out yes or no together): no member's position on it was recorded.
What this bill would do
This bill takes about 860 acres of land in Riverside County, California, and places it into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians. The transferred land will become part of the Tribe's reservation and will be managed under standard laws for trust property. The bill sets specific rules requiring the land to be kept as open space and used only to protect archaeological, cultural, and wildlife resources. It also explicitly bans any class II or class III gaming on this specific land. Finally, the legislation states that existing water rights and service agreements will not be altered by this act.
Yes· 3 of 5
- Scored +8
Would Native Americans be better off under this?
The bill directly benefits the Pechanga Band of Indians by expanding their reservation land base through a trust transfer.
- Scored +5
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?
The legislation mandates that the transferred land be maintained as open space to protect wildlife and cultural resources.
- Scored +4
Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?
It transfers federal land into trust for tribal administration while explicitly preserving environmental and open space standards.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Benefit for the Pechanga Band of Indians: Section 1(a) takes approximately 860 acres of land in California into trust for the benefit of the Tribe, which makes the land part of the Tribe's reservation under Section 1(b)(1). This is positive for the Tribe because it expands their reservation land base and places it under trust administration.
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Preservation of Resources and Open Space: Section 1(c)(1)(B) and Section 1(c)(1)(C) require the land taken into trust to be maintained as open space and used solely for purposes consistent with open space maintenance, as well as the protection, preservation, and maintenance of archaeological, cultural, and wildlife resources. This is beneficial for people who value environmental conservation and the protection of cultural history.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Prohibition on Gaming: Section 1(c)(3) explicitly states that the land taken into trust shall not be used for any class II gaming or class III gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. This restricts the Tribe from using this specific land for certain types of gaming operations, which could be viewed as a negative limitation on their economic development options for the property.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would Native Americans be better off under this? — The bill directly benefits the Pechanga Band of Indians by expanding their reservation land base through a trust transfer. Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — The land transfer in Riverside County preserves local open space and rural environmental characteristics.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this better protect air, water and wildlife? — The legislation mandates that the transferred land be maintained as open space to protect wildlife and cultural resources. Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests? — It transfers federal land into trust for tribal administration while explicitly preserving environmental and open space standards.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this narrow racial gaps in how people are treated? — The bill supports Native American self-determination by placing land into trust for the Pechanga Band of Indians.
- 6/3/2026
- Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- 6/2/2026
- Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- 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)
- On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3745)
- DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5682.
- Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3745-3746)
- Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- 4/2/2026
- Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-585.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 505.
- 3/5/2026
- Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
- 11/19/2025
- Subcommittee Hearings Held
- 11/12/2025
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
- 10/3/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Introduced in House
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