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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.
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.
Summary
This bill authorizes and confirms a settlement agreement to resolve a long-standing land claim dispute involving the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe and the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne in New York. The settlement was negotiated among the tribal nations, the State of New York, local counties and towns, and the New York Power Authority. The bill designates certain lands owned or acquired by the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe within defined settlement areas as Indian Country under federal law. This designation applies both to land the tribe already owned when the settlement took effect and to any land it acquires afterward. The settlement resolves multiple prior lawsuits related to the land claim.
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Actions (3)
- Jun 3, 2026 Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. · senate
- Dec 15, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. · senate
- Dec 15, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
December 15, 2025
Mrs. Gillibrand introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. AGREEMENT AND TRANSFERS AUTHORIZED, RATIFIED AND CONFIRMED.
The following are hereby authorized, ratified, and confirmed:
(1) The Agreement of Settlement and Compromise to Resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim in the State of New York (hereafter in this Act referred to as the “Settlement Agreement”), entered into by the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, the State of New York, the Counties of Franklin and Saint Lawrence, New York, the Towns of Fort Covington and Bombay, New York, and the New York Power Authority.
(2) Any transfer of land, right-of-way, or easement that is the subject of the claims in the Canadian Saint Regis Band of Mohawk Indians v. New York et al. (82-CV-783); the Canadian Saint Regis Band of Mohawk Indians v. New York et al. (82-CV- 1114); and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, by the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Counciland the People of the Longhouse at Akwesasne, by Mohawk Nation Council of Chiefs v. The State of New York, et al. (89-CV-829).
SEC. 2. LANDS OWNED BY SAINT REGIS MOHAWK TRIBE WITHIN SETTLEMENT ACQUISITION AREAS.
The following shall be Indian Country as defined in section 1151(a) of title 18, United States Code, subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations of the Settlement Agreement:
(1) Land owned on the effective date of the Settlement Agreement by the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe within the Settlement Acquisition Areas, as defined in the Settlement Agreement.
(2) Land acquired by the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe within the Settlement Acquisition Areas after the effective date of the Settlement Agreement. <all>
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