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Federal · 119th Congress · Senate bill

S. 723: Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025

Became law Public Law 119-88 Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to President
  6. Became law

Last official action: · Record last updated:

Official summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service (CRS), Library of Congress for the version “Public Law”, May 4, 2026. Reproduced verbatim.

Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025

This act sets forth requirements for the processing of a proposed residential leasehold mortgage, business leasehold mortgage, land mortgage, or right-of-way document by the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA). The BIA must notify lenders upon receipt of such documentation, perform a preliminary review of such documents not later than 10 days after receipt, and approve or disapprove of such documents within 20 or 30 days, depending on the type of application.

Additionally, the act sets forth requirements for the BIA regarding (1) response times for the completion of certified title status reports, (2) notification of delays in processing, and (3) the form of notices and delivery of certain reports.

The act also provides relevant federal agencies and Indian tribes with read-only access to the Trust Asset and Accounting Management System maintained by the BIA.

The Government Accountability Office must report on digitizing documents for the purpose of streamlining and expediting the completion of mortgage packages for residential mortgages on Indian land.

Finally, the act establishes within the BIA's Division of Real Estate Services the position of Realty Ombudsman.

Recorded votes

Roll calls on passage or final agreement. Washington’s members are shown first; every member’s vote is on the roll-call page.

House Roll Call 81: On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass

· Passed · Yes 384, No 40, Not voting 8

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 384 - 40 (Roll no. 81).

Washington: Rep. Suzan K. DelBene (WA-1) (D): Yes · Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-2) (D): Yes · Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-3) (D): Yes · Rep. Dan Newhouse (WA-4) (R): Yes · Rep. Michael Baumgartner (WA-5) (R): Yes · Rep. Emily Randall (WA-6) (D): Yes · Rep. Pramila Jayapal (WA-7) (D): Yes · Rep. Kim Schrier (WA-8) (D): Yes · Rep. Adam Smith (WA-9) (D): Not voting · Rep. Marilyn Strickland (WA-10) (D): Yes

Official actions

  1. Became Public Law No: 119-88.
  2. Signed by President.
  3. Presented to President.
  4. Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 384 - 40 (Roll no. 81).
  5. Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  6. Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-60.
  7. Introduced in Senate

Sources

  1. Congress.gov: S. 723 (119th Congress)
  2. GovInfo Bill Status XML: S. 723
  3. GovInfo: Public Law 119-88 (official text)
  4. Clerk of the House: Roll Call 81 (2026)