Indian land takes its meaning from a federal regulation
To require the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process and complete all mortgage packages associated with residential and business mortgages on Indian land by certain deadlines, and for other purposes, section 2, Sec. 2.
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Indian land takes its meaning from a federal regulation
The document says “means”Who acts: CongressHow: statuteSec. 2 in the PDF
What the document says
“The term ``Indian land'' has the meaning given the term in section 162.003 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act).”
The Act does not define Indian land in its own words. It adopts the definition in 25 C.F.R. 162.003 as that regulation stood on the date of enactment.
What the document actually says
“The term ``Indian land'' has the meaning given the term in section 162.003 of title 25, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the date of enactment of this Act).”
That sentence, in plain words
The words Indian land mean what they mean in a federal rule book. The rule is section 162.003 of title 25.
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Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025, Public Law 119-88, sec. 2, 140 Stat. 812 (2026). https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/PLAW-119publ88/html/PLAW-119publ88.htm
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“Indian land takes its meaning from a federal regulation,” Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025, section 2, Sec. 2. Read the Mandate, https://readthemandate.org/tribal-trust-land-homeownership-act-2025/proposal/sec02-indian-land/ (retrieved October 10, 2026).
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