AI-assisted analysis based on the official CRS summary. Source version: Apr 7, 2026. Analysis updated: Sep 15, 2026.
01 — The Text
What.
- The bill places approximately 265 acres in El Dorado County, California into trust for the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians
- The land consists of approximately 80 acres of federal Bureau of Land Management land (including land transferred from the Forest Service) plus approximately 185 acres of fee land already held by the tribe
- A public land order designating the land for Forest Service use as an experiment station is revoked
- Forest Service land is administratively transferred to the Department of the Interior
- Gaming is prohibited on the land taken into trust
02 — The Stakes
So what?
- The combined lands become part of the tribe's reservation
- The tribe gains trust status over federal lands previously managed by the Bureau of Land Management and Forest Service
- The prohibition on gaming limits the tribe's gaming activities on the transferred lands
- No other economic uses or restrictions are specified in the official summary
03 — The Path
Now what?
- The Committee on Indian Affairs ordered the bill to be reported without amendment favorably on May 20, 2026
- Committee hearings on the bill were held on December 17, 2025
- The bill was referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs on September 8, 2025, following its introduction in the Senate
Legislative History
Actions.
- May 20, 2026 — Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Dec 17, 2025 — Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
- Sep 8, 2025 — Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6403)
- Sep 8, 2025 — Introduced in Senate