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To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.

To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.

Introduced Apr 10, 2025

Latest action (Jul 15, 2026) Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

Referred to
Natural Resources Committee
Policy area
Native Americans
Issues
Civil Rights
Legislative subjects (4)
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Summary
  • Grants the United States Court of Federal Claims jurisdiction to hear a land claim by the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma based on the Treaty of Grouseland signed in 1805.
  • Allows the court to hear the claim without regard to statute of limitations or delay-based defenses.
  • Requires the Miami Tribe to file its claim within one year of enactment, or the court's jurisdiction expires.
  • Extinguishes all other claims by the Miami Tribe and its members or descendants to land in Illinois.

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Sponsor (1)
2 cosponsors

Actions (7)
  1. Jul 15, 2026 Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent. · house
  2. Jul 15, 2026 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held · house
  3. Jul 15, 2026 Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged · house
  4. Mar 4, 2026 Subcommittee Hearings Held · house
  5. Feb 25, 2026 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs. · house
  6. Apr 10, 2025 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. · house
  7. Apr 10, 2025 Introduced in House

More bills on these subjects (8)

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  • S 550 — A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes. (shares 4 subjects)
  • HR 3838 — Streamlining Procurement for Effective Execution and Delivery and National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (shares 4 subjects)
  • HR 191 — Inflation Reduction Act of 2025 (shares 4 subjects)
  • HR 3747 — Accelerating Access to Dementia and Alzheimer’s Provider Training Act (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 7148 — Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 7006 — Financial Services and General Government and National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 3 subjects)
  • S 1071 — National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2026 (shares 3 subjects)
  • HR 5304 — Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026 (shares 3 subjects)

Similar bills (6)

Bills with similar text or summary — includes reintroductions across Congresses. Ranked by semantic similarity of the bill text (computed locally); a neutral discovery aid, not a claim the bills are duplicates.

  • S 550 — A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes. · Passed Senate Dec 16, 2025 · Cong. 119 64%
  • HR 5277 — To address the need for private financing of home ownership and economic development on and near reservation lands, and for other purposes. · Introduced Nov 8, 1994 · Cong. 103 54%
  • S 3475 — A bill to authorize, ratify, and confirm the Agreement of Settlement and Compromise to Resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim in the State of New York, and for other purposes. · Introduced Jun 3, 2026 · Cong. 119 54%
  • HR 41 — Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act · Passed House Jun 3, 2026 · Cong. 119 54%
  • HR 5682 — To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes. · Passed House Jun 3, 2026 · Cong. 119 53%
  • S 2554 — Alaska Native Landless Equity Act · Introduced Jul 16, 2026 · Cong. 119 53%

Text versions (1)
  • Introduced in House · Apr 10, 2025

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Full text

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

April 10, 2025

Mr. Cole (for himself, Ms. McCollum, and Mr. Bost) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources

A BILL

To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS.

(a) Jurisdiction Conferred on the United States Court of Federal Claims.—

(1) In general.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States Court of Federal Claims shall have jurisdiction to hear, determine, and render judgment on a land claim of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma under its Treaty with the United States of America signed at Grouseland August 21, 1805 (7 Stat. 91) (commonly known as the “Treaty of Grouseland”), without regard to the statute of limitations, including section 2501 of title 28, United States Code, and any delay-based defense, no matter how characterized.

(2) Jurisdiction expiration.—Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the jurisdiction conferred to the United States Court of Federal Claims under paragraph

(1) shall expire unless the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma files a land claim under that paragraph.

(b) Extinguishment of Title and Claims.—Except for a claim filed under subsection (a)(1), all other claims, including any and all future claims, of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, or any member, descendant, or predecessor in interest to the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, to land in the State of Illinois are extinguished. <all>

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