Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2021
Summary
Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2021 This bill sets forth requirements for the processing of a proposed residential leasehold mortgage, business leasehold mortgage, land mortgage, or right-of-way document by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. The bureau must notify lenders upon receipt of such documentation, perform a preliminary review of such documents not later than 10 days after receipt, and approve or disapprove of such documents within 20 or 30 days, depending on the type of application. Additionally, the bill sets forth requirements for the bureau regarding (1) response times for the completion of certified title status reports, (2) notification of delays in processing, and (3) the form of notices and delivery of certain reports. The bill also provides relevant federal agencies and Indian tribes with read-only access to the Trust Asset and Accounting Management System maintained by the bureau. The Government Accountability Office must report on digitizing documents for the purpose of streamlining and expediting the completion of mortgage packages for residential mortgages on Indian land. Finally, the bill establishes within the bureau's Division of Real Estate Services the position of Realty Ombudsman.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Dec 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Dec 14, 2021
Last action Dec 6, 2022
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
6
Key actions
3
Committee
4
Dec 6, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz without amendment. With written report No. 117-232.
upper
May 18, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
upper
Feb 16, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-518.
upper
Dec 14, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. (text: CR S9162-9164)
upper
Dec 14, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 4 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
John Thune
RRepublican
Co
Cynthia M. Lummis
RRepublican
Co
Jon Tester
DDemocratic
Co
Mike Rounds
RRepublican
Co
Tina Smith
DDemocratic
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