U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB8483: Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2026
Status: In committee, October 29, 2026
To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Barona Reservation, California, and for other purposes.
What the bill says
To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Barona Reservation, California, and for other purposes.
From the committee substitute text, October 29, 2026:
A BILL To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Barona Reservation, California, and for other purposes. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2026 . SECTION 2. Land to be taken into trust for the Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians (a) In general Subject to valid existing rights and the conditions described in subsections (c) and (d)-- (1) administrative jurisdiction of Parcels 2 and 3 is transferred to the Secretary; and (2) the covered land is taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe. (b) Administration (1) In general The land taken into trust under subsection (a) shall be-- (A) part of the reservation of the Tribe; and (B) administered in accordance with the laws and regulations generally applicable to property held in trust by the United States for the benefit of an Indian Tribe. (2) Forest Service access The Forest Service shall retain administrative vehicular access across the land transferred under this Act. (3) Minor adjustments The Secretary and the Secretary of Agriculture may, by mutual agreement, make minor corrections and adjustments to the land transfer under …
Sponsors
- Darrell Issa (R) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 755.
- : Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-858.
- : Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute by Unanimous Consent.
- : Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
- : Subcommittee Hearings Held
- : Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
- : Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Native Americans, Land use and conservation, Land transfers, California, Indian lands and resources rights
Common questions
- What is HB8483?
- HB8483 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2026.
- What does HB8483 do?
- In its own words: To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians of the Barona Reservation, California, and for other purposes.
- What is the status of HB8483?
- In committee as of October 29, 2026. Latest action: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 755. (October 29, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB8483?
- Darrell Issa (R).
- Where is the official record for HB8483?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/8483
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