To reaffirm the trust status of land taken into trust by the United States pursuant to the Act of June 18, 1934, for the benefit of an Indian Tribe that was federally recognized on the date that the land was taken into trust.

This bill confirms that certain Tribal lands will stay in “trust” status. It covers land the United States already took into trust under the 1934 Indian law, as long as the Tribe was federally recognized at the time the land was taken. In short, it locks in the trust status of those lands so they remain protected and managed for the Tribe’s benefit.

This gives Tribes and nearby communities more certainty. It helps avoid disputes over whether the land is truly in trust and supports stable planning for housing, services, cultural sites, and local governance on that land.

• Who is affected: Federally recognized Tribes with land already taken into trust under the 1934 Act.
• What changes: The trust status of those lands is reaffirmed (confirmed) as trust land.
• When: It applies to land taken into trust before this act becomes law.