# 119-hr-5820: Mono Lake Kootzaduka’a Tribe Recognition Act

119-hr-5820, Mono Lake Kootzaduka’a Tribe Recognition Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Kiley, Kevin [I-CA-3] (I-CA); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5820
- Congress: 119
- Title: Mono Lake Kootzaduka’a Tribe Recognition Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-10-24
- Sponsor: Rep. Kiley, Kevin [I-CA-3] (I-CA)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Federal recognition** for the Mono Lake Kootzaduka'a Tribe is the bill's main goal. It would make the Tribe and its enrolled members eligible for federal Indian laws and services and set rules on membership, land, and hunting and fishing rights. - Tribe members and families would become eligible for the same federal services and benefits that other federally recognized tribes receive. The Tribe must submit a membership roll within 18 months based on its 2003 constitution to get those benefits. - For service delivery the Tribe's service area would be the counties of Mono and Inyo in California. That designation guides which federal programs and agencies coordinate benefits and outreach. - The bill would grant the Tribe hunting and fishing rights on federal lands in its aboriginal area and require Federal agencies to accommodate those rights. The Secretary of the Interior would identify Bureau of Land Management parcels in Mono County that the Tribe could request to have taken into trust for government offices, housing, and economic development.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Recognition and federal benefits for Mono Lake Tribe: benefit, high. If enacted, the Mono Lake Kootzaduka’a Tribe would receive federal recognition. Most federal Indian laws, including the Indian Reorganization Act, would apply. Enrolled members and the Tribe would be eligible for all federal Indian services and benefits, even without a reservation or living near on…
- Trust land and housing for the Tribe: benefit, high. If enacted, the Interior Secretary would identify Bureau of Land Management land in the Tribe’s ancestral area of Mono County that can support government offices, housing, and economic projects. After identification, and if the Tribe asks, the Secretary would accept that land into trust for the Tri…
- Hunting and fishing rights on federal lands: benefit, low. If enacted, nothing in the bill would reduce any existing rights of the Tribe or its members. The Tribe would have hunting and fishing rights on all federal lands within its aboriginal land area. Federal land agencies would need to work with the Tribe to allow these rights within current plans and…

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- 119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025
- 119-hr-2709: Save Our Sequoias Act
- 119-hr-7325: Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2026
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-5820 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5820)

## Related
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- [119-hr-471: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-471)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-2709: Save Our Sequoias Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2709)
- [119-hr-7325: Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7325)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5820 (as of 2026-04-21).