# 115-hr-5529: Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act

115-hr-5529, Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by RICHARD NOLAN (D-MN); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-5529
- Congress: 115
- Title: Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Lands.
- Introduced: 2018-04-17
- Sponsor: RICHARD NOLAN (D-MN)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Public Lands and Natural Resources
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act This bill directs the Department of Agriculture to transfer to the administrative jurisdiction of the Department of the Interior all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to approximately 11,760 acres of identified federal land in the Chippewa National Forest in Cass County, Minnesota. Immediately upon transfer, the federal land shall be held in trust for the benefit of the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe and considered as a part of its reservation. The federal land shall not become eligible or be used for gaming activities under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2018-07-26T00:00:00.000Z

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- 115-hr-6543: Aim Higher Act
- 115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act
- 115-hr-6505: Medicare Negotiation and Competitive Licensing Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6244: To designate the United States courthouse located at 300 South Fourth Street in Minneapolis, Minnesota, as the "Diana E. Murphy United States Courthouse".

## Sources
- [115-hr-5529 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/5529)

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