Congress HB681: 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 · Delilah
HB681: 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
Status: Passed one chamber, September 14, 2026
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 held in trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes.
What the bill says
An act 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.
From the introduced text, September 14, 2026:
AN ACT 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. SECTION 1. Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) leasing authority Subsection (a) of the first section of the Act of August 9, 1955 (69 Stat. 539, chapter 615; 25 U.S.C. 415(a) ) (commonly known as the Long-Term Leasing Act ), is amended, in the second sentence, by inserting , the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation, land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) after Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation . September 14, 2026 Reported without amendment
: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 555.
: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Armstrong for Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-136.
: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
: The title of the measure was amended. 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 H2358)
: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H2358)
: Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H2357-2358)
: DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 681.
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations, Native Americans, Land use and conservation, Massachusetts, Indian lands and resources rights
Common questions
What is HB681?
HB681 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): 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.
What does HB681 do?
In its own words: An act 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.
What is the status of HB681?
Passed one chamber as of September 14, 2026. Latest action: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 555. (September 14, 2026).
Who sponsored HB681?
William Keating (D, HD-009).
Where is the official record for HB681?
On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/681