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

S. 550 To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.

Introduced Feb 12, 2025

Latest action (Dec 16, 2025) Held at the desk.

Referred to
Indian Affairs Committee
Policy area
Native Americans
Issues
Civil Rights
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Summary

This bill grants the United States Court of Federal Claims jurisdiction to hear a land claim by the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma based on their 1805 Treaty of Grouseland, without regard to statutes of limitations or other delay-based defenses. The Miami Tribe has one year from the bill's enactment to file such a claim, after which the court's jurisdiction expires. In exchange, all other current and future land claims by the Miami Tribe, its members, or descendants to land in Illinois are permanently extinguished.

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Sponsor (1)
1 cosponsor

Actions (10)
  1. Dec 16, 2025 Held at the desk. · house
  2. Dec 16, 2025 Received in the House. · house
  3. Dec 16, 2025 Message on Senate action sent to the House. · senate
  4. Dec 15, 2025 Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8747; text: CR S8747) · senate
  5. Dec 15, 2025 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  6. Oct 14, 2025 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 185. · senate
  7. Oct 14, 2025 Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-76. · senate
  8. Mar 5, 2025 Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. · senate
  9. Feb 12, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. · senate
  10. Feb 12, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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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.

  • HR 2827 — To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes. · Introduced Jul 15, 2026 · Cong. 119 64%
  • S 4368 — Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians Water Rights Settlement Act · Introduced Jul 29, 2026 · Cong. 119 61%
  • S 2554 — Alaska Native Landless Equity Act · Introduced Jul 16, 2026 · Cong. 119 60%
  • S 642 — Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2025 · Passed Senate Dec 15, 2025 · Cong. 119 59%
  • 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 59%
  • S 1468 — A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Alexander Creek, Incorporated, is recognized as a Village Corporation under that Act, and for other purposes. · Introduced Dec 2, 2025 · Cong. 119 59%

Full text

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

February 12, 2025

Mr. Mullin (for himself and Mr. Durbin) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

October 14, 2025

Reported by Ms. Murkowski, without amendment

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. Calendar No. 185

119th CONGRESS

1st Session

S. 550

[Report No. 119-76]

A BILL

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

October 14, 2025

Reported without amendment

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