Signed into law
Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025
This act 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.
- Measure
- S. 723 · 119th Congress
- Latest action
- May 4, 2026
- Policy changes
- 4
- Source
- CRS summary (Public Law) · Congress.gov
Became Public Law No: 119-88.
Who wrote it
Sponsor
Sen. John Thune (R-SD)Joined by 3 cosponsors, 2 of them from the day it was introduced. Introduced February 25, 2025.
All 3 cosponsors
- Sen. Mike Rounds (R-SD) · original
- Sen. Tina Smith (D-MN) · original
- Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-ND)
How Congress voted
House · March 4, 2026
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 384 - 40 (Roll no. 81).
384 yea · 40 nay · 8 other · Republicans 176–39 · Democrats 208–1 · Official record
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Provision 1
Additionally, the act 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.
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Provision 2
Provides relevant federal agencies and Indian tribes with read-only access to the Trust Asset and Accounting Management System maintained by the BIA.
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Provision 3
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.
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Provision 4
Finally, the act establishes within the BIA's Division of Real Estate Services the position of Realty Ombudsman.
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