H.R. 2252 House Public Lands and Natural Resources
North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act of 2025
STAGE 4 OF 8 — HOUSE FLOOR
Currently in the House. Last action: received in the senate and read twice and referred to the committee on energy and natural resources on May 20, 2026.
- House Introduced in House Mar 21, 2025
- House Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Mar 21, 2025
- House Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Mar 5, 2026
- House Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by Unanimous Consent. Mar 5, 2026
- House Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-581. Apr 2, 2026
- House Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 501. Apr 2, 2026
- House Passed/agreed to in 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 Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. May 19, 2026
- House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3567-3570) May 19, 2026
- House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2252. May 19, 2026
- House Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. 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 Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. May 19, 2026
- Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. May 20, 2026
Subjects
Indian lands and resources rightsIntergovernmental relationsLand transfersNorth Dakota
Committees
- Energy and Natural Resources Committee
- Referred To , May 20, 2026
- Natural Resources Committee
- Reported By , Apr 2, 2026
- Markup By , Mar 5, 2026
- Referred To , Mar 21, 2025
Summary
North Dakota Trust Lands Completion Act of 2026This 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.
Summary as of: Reported to House
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