To amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the “Long-Term Leasing Act”), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 681.

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 681, a bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the "Long-Term Leasing Act"), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes” on February 24, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on January 14, 2026”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, February 24, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62173

  CBO publication date

  February 24, 2026

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 681, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/681

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  October 1, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  October 2, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  bf22776b615fd283441693948ee3c8ad0c5c8543790f7e918072a647bd3ce69c

• CBO cost estimateThe Congressional Budget Office published “H.R. 681, an act to amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the “Long‑Term Leasing Act”), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes” on August 17, 2026. CBO’s description reads “As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on May 20, 2026”.
  Read the CBO estimate ↗Source: Congressional Budget Office, August 17, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  cboCostEstimates

  CBO publication

  https://www.cbo.gov/publication/62694

  CBO publication date

  August 17, 2026

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 681, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/681

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  October 1, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  October 2, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  bf22776b615fd283441693948ee3c8ad0c5c8543790f7e918072a647bd3ce69c

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• Committee reportsCongress.gov lists 2 committee reports for this bill: H. Rept. 119-449 ↗; S. Rept. 119-136 ↗.
  Source: Congress.gov, reported September 14, 2026 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  committeeReports

  Report API records

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/HRPT/449
  https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/119/SRPT/136

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 681, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/681

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  October 1, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  October 2, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  bf22776b615fd283441693948ee3c8ad0c5c8543790f7e918072a647bd3ce69c

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• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. KEATING, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 14, January 23, 2025, Page H388):
  Article 1 Section 8
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 23, 2025 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  19 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 681, 119th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/119/hr/681

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  October 1, 2026

  PORKER copy retrieved

  October 2, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  bf22776b615fd283441693948ee3c8ad0c5c8543790f7e918072a647bd3ce69c

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

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