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S. 550119th CongressPassed one chamberLatest action Dec 16, 2025Decoded by AI · checked against the record
Official title: A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.
Introduced:
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The bill lets the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma file a one-time land claim tied to an 1805 treaty within one year, bypassing normal time limits.
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This bill creates a one-time exception allowing the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma to file a land claim in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims tied to the 1805 Treaty of Grouseland, without the usual statutes of limitations blocking it. The tribe has only one year from the bill becoming law to file, and once the process concludes, all other related land claims in Illinois are permanently ended except the one filed under this pathway.
The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma and the U.S. government are directly affected; landowners and the state of Illinois could be affected if a claim is filed and decided.
The bill creates a narrow, time-limited legal pathway to resolve a long-standing historical land dispute while permanently closing off further claims once the window ends.
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Right now: it passed the Senate, and the official record shows nothing new since. If the House changes it, it goes back to the Senate before reaching the President.
Latest action: — Held at the desk.