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s 550 · 119th Congress · Senate

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

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The bill aims to settle land disputes involving the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma by granting jurisdiction to the United States Court of Federal Claims to hear claims related to the Treaty of Grouseland. It extinguishes all other claims to land in Illinois by the tribe or its members unless filed within a year.

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1 current · 1 total
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Actions (17)
DateTimeAction
2025-02-12Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
2025-02-12Introduced in Senate
2025-03-05Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2025-10-14Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 185.
2025-10-14Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-76.
2025-10-14Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-76.
2025-12-15Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8747; text: CR S8747)
2025-12-15Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
2025-12-16Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2025-12-1612:04:12Received in the House.
2025-12-1612:21:28Held at the desk.
2026-09-1416:50:21Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2026-09-1416:50:37Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5574-5575)
2026-09-1416:50:38DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 550.
2026-09-1416:59:00On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5574)
2026-09-1416:59:00Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
2026-09-1416:59:02Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
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