# 119-s-2735: Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025

119-s-2735, Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-10-08).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-2735
- Congress: 119
- Title: Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-09-08
- Sponsor: Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-08

## Summary

**This bill revokes a 1964 Public Land Order and moves jurisdiction over specified California land to the Secretary of the Interior.** It places about 80 acres and about 185 acres into federal trust and **adds that land to the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians’ Reservation**. - The Tribe gains land: About 80 acres and about 185 acres will be placed into federal trust and declared part of the Shingle Springs Band Reservation. The trust status is subject to valid existing rights. - Federal oversight and mapping: Jurisdiction shifts to the Secretary of the Interior who must review and, if needed, complete a survey within 180 days. The boundaries reference a Bureau of Land Management map dated May 2, 2025 and any survey will be publicly filed. - Gaming restriction: The trust land may not be used for class II or class III gaming under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Schiff, Adam B. [D-CA] (D-CA), 2025-09-08T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Transfer land into tribal trust: mixed, high. If enacted, the Secretary of the Interior would, not later than 180 days after enactment, place into federal trust for the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians about 80 acres (labeled "BLM Land") and about 185 acres (labeled "Indian Creek Ranch"). The land would be declared part of the Tribe's Res…
- Cancel 1964 federal land order: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would revoke Public Land Order 3309 dated January 17, 1964, and transfer jurisdiction over the land described in that order to the Secretary of the Interior upon enactment. The revocation and transfer would operate notwithstanding any other provision of law. This change mainly…

## Related bills

- 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act
- 119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act
- 119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act
- 119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026
- 119-s-5283: Momnibus Act

## Sources
- [119-s-2735 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/2735)

## Related
- [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066)
- [119-s-1462: Fix Our Forests Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1462)
- [119-s-2838: Protecting Our Democracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2838)
- [119-s-2819: Head Start for America's Children Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2819)
- [119-s-4949: Water Resources Development Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4949)
- [119-s-5283: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5283)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-2735 (as of 2026-10-08).