S. 4053 explained · 119th Congress · Pending in Congress
A bill to take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes.
Cosponsors: 1 (1 D, 0 R) · per Congress.gov, 2026-10-09
Introduced: 2026-03-11
Latest action (2026-03-11): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1011)
What S. 4053 does, in plain terms
This bill takes approximately 860 acres of land in Riverside County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians. The land is currently administered by the Bureau of Land Management. The land taken into trust shall be (1) part of the tribe's reservation; (2) maintained as an open space; and (3) used only for purposes consistent with the maintenance of the land as open space and for the protection, preservation, and maintenance of the archaeological, cultural, and wildlife resources on the land. Further, the bill prohibits gaming on the land.
Official summary by the Congressional Research Service, via Congress.gov.
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