119th Congress
H.R. 2252
North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act of 2026
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Julie Fedorchak(R-ND)
- Introduced
- Mar 21, 2025
- Policy area
- Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Committees
- House Committee on Natural Resources; Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
- Official text
- Referred in Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (0)
No cosponsors.
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Reported to House” version
North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act of 2026
This bill allows North Dakota to exchange certain state land grant parcels (e.g., lands granted to North Dakota by Congress when it became a state) located wholly or partially within an Indian reservation for certain federal land of substantially equivalent value. North Dakota manages oil, gas, and agriculture leases on state land grant parcels to generate revenue for education and other public benefits. However, tribal reservations were created on state land grant parcels and reduced the amount of land available for revenue generation.
Specifically, the bill allows the North Dakota Board of University and School Lands to exchange with the Department of the Interior state land grant parcels located wholly or partially within tribal reservations for certain public land in North Dakota administered by the Bureau of Land Management. Upon the request of a tribe, Interior must hold exchanged land within the tribe's reservation in trust on behalf of the tribe.
Further, the bill provides for the continuation of active grazing operations on land exchanged under this bill.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- May 20, 2026 · Senate
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. - May 19, 2026 · House
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. - May 19, 2026 · House
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3567-3569) - May 19, 2026 · House
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2252. - May 19, 2026 · House
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3567-3570) - May 19, 2026 · House
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 501. - Apr 2, 2026 · House
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-581. - Mar 5, 2026
Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. - Mar 5, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held - Mar 21, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. - Mar 21, 2025
Introduced in House