HR2827Reported by Committee

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

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2025-04-10
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Tom Cole
Tom Cole
Republican · OK · Representative
Votes with party: 96.8% (602 recorded votes)

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Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

2026-07-15

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Plain-English Summary

This bill confers jurisdiction to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims for the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma's land claim arising under the Treaty of Grouseland. The court must render judgement without regard to the statute of limitations or any delay-based defense. This jurisdiction expires unless such a claim is filed within one year. All other claims, including any future claims, of the tribe to land in Illinois are extinguished.

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Native Americans

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2827 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2827 To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ 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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