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Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2025

Floor Speech

Date: Dec. 15, 2025
Location: Washington, DC


Mr. Speaker, the Pit River Land Transfer Act will transfer approximately 583 acres of land into trust for the benefit of the Pit River Tribe in northern California.

This land, known as the Four Corners property, is currently managed by the U.S. Forest Service, and it is a site of great historic and cultural significance within the Tribe's ancestral territory.

In 1970, members of the Tribe peacefully occupied Four Corners to advocate for the return of their ancestral homeland. This occupation was met with violence by authorities and remains a historic event in the Tribe's fight to restore their homelands and sovereignty.

H.R. 2400 will return the Four Corners property to the Tribe, allowing them to steward the land and develop an interpretive center to share their history and culture. In addition, this land will provide the Tribe with opportunities for economic development, education, and environmental stewardship.

Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this legislation, and I reserve the balance of my time.

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Mr. HERNANDEZ. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support the legislation, and I yield back the balance of my time.

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