House passes the Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025
On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
MAR 4, 2026 · 2:13 PM ET
Most Democrats and most Republicans voted yes. 40 members of the two parties voted no. Cleared the 283 needed by 101 votes.
What the House was voting on
The House voted on whether to pass S. 723 under a fast-track procedure. The act sets deadlines for the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process mortgage and land documents involving Indian land and creates a Realty Ombudsman; it passed with 101 more yes votes than the 283 required.
Pass S. 723 under the House’s fast-track procedure, which requires two-thirds of members voting.
Do not pass S. 723 under the fast-track procedure.
Sets deadlines for the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process mortgages and land documents on Indian land and creates a Realty Ombudsman.
Signed into law on May 4, 2026 as Public Law 119-88, 433 days after it was introduced.
- SUSPENSION
- Suspending the rules lets the House pass a bill fast, with no amendments and 40 minutes of debate, if two-thirds agree.
283 is two-thirds of the 424 members voting yes or no. Members voting “present” or absent don’t count.
- SUSPENSION
- Suspending the rules lets the House pass a bill fast, with no amendments and 40 minutes of debate, if two-thirds agree.
Most of both parties voted yesBoth parties mostly voted yes.
Every vote on S. 723, in both chambersEvery vote on S. 723
- SEP 3Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendmentREPORTED
- DEC 11Passed by unanimous consentPASSED
- FEB 23Reported by Natural Resources (companion bill)REPORTED
- MAR 4#81THIS VOTESuspend the rules and passPASSED384–40101 votes to spare over the 283 needed.
- APR 27Sent to the PresidentTO PRESIDENT
- MAY 4Signed into lawSIGNED
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