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HR 2916 · in committee · significant

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.

What this bill does

  • This bill settles a long-standing land claim by the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe in northern New York.
  • The settlement affects the Mohawk Tribe, New York State, local counties and towns, and the New York Power Authority.
  • The agreement restores land rights, provides tuition assistance, and requires annual payments to the tribe.

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  1. 01

    How would the annual payments required by this settlement affect property taxes or public budgets in the affected New York counties and towns?

  2. 02

    What specific lands would be restored to the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe under this agreement, and how might that impact current landowners or local development?

  3. 03

    What evidence supports that this settlement resolves the tribe's historical land claim more fairly than previous proposals or ongoing litigation?

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Sponsor · R-NY-21

Elise M. Stefanik

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Introduced 2025-12-10

Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-12-10 · senate · IntroReferral

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

  2. 2025-12-09 · house · Floor

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. 2025-12-09 · house · Floor

    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5085)

  4. 2025-12-09 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5085)

  5. 2025-12-09 · house · Floor

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2916.

  6. 2025-12-09 · house · Floor

    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5085-5086)

  7. 2025-12-09 · house · Floor

    Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

  8. 2025-10-31 · house · Calendars

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 307.

  9. 2025-10-31 · house · Committee

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-355.

  10. 2025-10-31 · Committee

    Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-355.

  11. 2025-09-17 · house · Committee

    Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.

  12. 2025-09-17 · house · Committee

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held

  13. 2025-09-17 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged

  14. 2025-06-11 · house · Committee

    Subcommittee Hearings Held

  15. 2025-06-04 · house · Committee

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.

  16. 2025-04-14 · house · IntroReferral

    Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

  17. 2025-04-14 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

  18. 2025-04-14 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in House

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