HR 3255 · in committee · major
Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians Restoration Act of 2025
- government reform
What this bill does
- This bill grants federal recognition to the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians of Michigan.
- The tribe and its members become eligible for federal services and benefits available to recognized tribes.
- The Interior Department must acquire and hold land in trust for the tribe across five Michigan counties.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
What federal services and benefits would become available to Grand River Bands members upon recognition, and what would be the estimated cost to the federal government?
- 02
How would the acquisition of trust lands across five Michigan counties affect property taxes and local government revenues in those areas?
- 03
What evidence demonstrates that the Grand River Bands meet the historical and genealogical criteria for federal tribal recognition?
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Sponsor · D-MI-3
Hillary J. Scholten
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
10/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-05-07
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Legislative timeline
2025-05-07 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2025-05-07 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-05-07 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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