119th Congress
H.R. 2130
Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Dusty Johnson(R-SD)
- Introduced
- Mar 14, 2025
- Policy area
- Native Americans
- Committees
- House Committee on Natural Resources
- Official text
- Reported in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (7)
Original cosponsors (3)
- Joe Neguse (D-CO)
- Ryan K. Zinke (R-MT)
- Tom Cole (R-OK)
Added later (4)
- Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-NM) · Mar 21, 2025
- Sharice Davids (D-KS) · Feb 10, 2026
- Troy Downing (R-MT) · Feb 11, 2026
- Julie Fedorchak (R-ND) · Feb 17, 2026
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025
This bill 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 bill 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 bill 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 bill establishes within the BIA's Division of Real Estate Services the position of Realty Ombudsman.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Feb 23, 2026 · House
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 439. - Feb 23, 2026 · House
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-513. - Jan 22, 2026
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent. - Jan 22, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held - Jan 22, 2026
Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged - May 20, 2025
Subcommittee Hearings Held - May 13, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs. - Mar 14, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. - Mar 14, 2025
Introduced in House