# 119-hr-3654: TERRA Act 119-hr-3654, TERRA Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-03). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3654 - As of: 2026-10-03 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-hr-3654 - Congress: 119 - Title: TERRA Act - Status: in_committee - Introduced: 2025-05-29 - Sponsor: Rep. Randall, Emily [D-WA-6] (D-WA) - Cosponsors: 13 - Policy area: Native Americans - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-10-03 ## Summary **Gives Tribes a single, tribe‑led system to bundle federal funding, waivers, permitting, and land‑into‑trust decisions for climate and disaster relocation.** The bill would make the Department of the Interior the lead agency with exclusive authority to approve Tribal Plans that integrate programs, speed waivers, and coordinate funding and permitting. - Tribal families and communities would be able to submit community‑driven Plans that cover relocation, housing, infrastructure, health, and related costs and may include geospatial site identification. Approved Plans would replace many agency reports with one standardized annual report and are to receive a Secretary decision within 90 days or be deemed approved. - Tribal governments and administrators would gain a clear waiver path across affected agencies. Agencies must rule on waiver requests within 45 days or the waiver is deemed approved and unresolved disputes move to a 30‑day interagency process with the Secretary holding final authority. - Federal funding and permitting would be coordinated under Interior. Agencies would transfer funds within 30 days after apportionment and the Secretary would distribute funds to Tribes within 45 days, the bill authorizes agencies to set aside at least 10% for Tribal Plans and lets Tribes carry over transferred funds without a fiscal year limit. ## Cosponsors (13) - Rep. Perez, Marie Gluesenkamp [D-WA-3] (D-WA), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] (R-ID), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] (D-KS), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] (D-CA), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Mullin, Kevin [D-CA-15] (D-CA), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] (R-PA), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] (D-WA), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] (R-MI), 2025-05-29T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2025-06-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] (D-MI), 2025-07-14T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2025-10-03T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Ellzey, Jake [R-TX-6] (R-TX), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z - Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] (D-ME), 2026-05-11T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - Fast-track waivers and permits for Tribes: benefit, low. If enacted, Tribes could ask agencies to waive rules listed in a Plan; agencies would have 45 days to decide or the waiver would be deemed granted. If there is a dispute, the Secretary would run an interagency process to resolve it within 30 days. For approved Plans, Interior would invite all permi… - Flexible funding and less paperwork for Tribes: benefit, low. If enacted, Tribal Plans could combine eligible federal programs for climate resilience, disaster relief, housing, infrastructure, economic development, utilities, public health, and more, including formula, competitive, noncompetitive, or block grants. Agencies would send funds to Interior within… - Interior would lead and speed Tribal plans: benefit, low. If enacted, the Department of the Interior would be the lead agency and have sole authority over Tribal Plan decisions. The Secretary would approve or deny a Plan within 90 days, with one extra 90-day extension only if the Tribe agrees; no response in 90 days would mean approval. If a denial is onl… - Protect Tribal ecological knowledge from release: benefit, low. If enacted, Traditional Ecological Knowledge submitted with a Plan would be kept confidential. It would be exempt from FOIA and other disclosure laws, including FACA, the Open Government Data Act, and NEPA. TEK includes information about natural, cultural, and historical resources. - Quicker land-into-trust for relocation: benefit, low. If enacted, the Secretary would take land into trust on a Tribe’s request when it was bought with Plan funds, or when the Tribe faces imminent environmental risk that blocks use for relocation. The Secretary could also take Tribe‑owned land into trust for Plan use with relaxed paperwork if the Plan… ## Related bills - 119-hr-7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 - 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 - 119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025 - 119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act - 119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage Act - 119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250 ## Sources - [119-hr-3654 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3654) ## Related - [119-hr-7148: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7148) - [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877) - [119-hr-909: Crime Victims Fund Stabilization Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-909) - [119-hr-1262: Mikaela Naylon Give Kids a Chance Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1262) - [119-hr-842: Nancy Gardner Sewell Medicare Multi-Cancer Early Detection Screening Coverage A…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-842) - [119-hr-9250: Great American Outdoors Act 250](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9250) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3654 (as of 2026-10-03).