Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act
Latest action (5 Aug 2026): Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
What this bill does
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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Official summary
Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act
This bill administratively transfers approximately 72 acres of specified lands in Washington from the U.S. Forest Service to the Department of the Interior. Interior must take this land into trust for the benefit of the Quinault Indian Nation. Land taken into trust shall be part of the tribe's reservation.
The bill prohibits gaming on the land taken into trust.
The bill requires Interior, for purposes of taking the land into trust, to meet the disclosure requirements for hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants, without otherwise being required to remediate or abate those hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants.
Timeline
5 Aug 2026
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Common questions
- What does S. 1514 do?
- 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.
- Has S. 1514 become law?
- Not yet. As of 5 Aug 2026, S. 1514 is ordered reported.
- Who sponsored S. 1514?
- S. 1514 was sponsored by Sen. Maria Cantwell [D-WA] (Democrat-WA), with 1 cosponsor.
- What's the latest action on S. 1514?
- Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably. (5 Aug 2026).
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