Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act

S. 1514, the Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act, would direct the transfer of approximately 72 acres of federal land in Washington State, currently managed by the Forest Service and known as "Allotment 1157," to the Department of the Interior, to be held in trust for the Quinault Indian Nation. The land would become part of the Quinault Indian Reservation and be administered under standard federal rules for trust property. Gaming would be prohibited on this land, and the bill states it does not affect the tribe's existing rights under the 1855-56 Treaty of Olympia.

The bill directly affects the Quinault Indian Nation, which would gain trust status over the land, and federal agencies: the Forest Service, which would relinquish administrative control, and the Department of the Interior, which would take over management. The Interior Department would also be required to meet federal hazard-disclosure rules for the property but would not be obligated to clean up any hazardous substances found there.

The bill was introduced by Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA), with Sen. Patty Murray as a cosponsor, on April 29, 2025, and referred to the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. As of August 5, 2026, the committee ordered it reported favorably with an amendment. It would next need to be considered by the full Senate, and if passed there, would move to the House before it could be signed into law.

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