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S 550 · introduced · major

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

What this bill does

  • The bill allows the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma to sue the federal government in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims over historical land rights in Illinois.
  • The Miami Tribe can pursue a claim based on the Treaty of Grouseland without being blocked by time limits or delay defenses.
  • The tribe must file its claim within one year, and all other past and future land claims in Illinois are permanently ended.

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  1. 01

    How should the federal government balance historical treaty obligations to Native American tribes against the finality that statute-of-limitations rules typically provide?

  2. 02

    What evidence supports the Miami Tribe's claim that they retained enforceable rights to Illinois land under the Treaty of Grouseland?

  3. 03

    If this bill allows the Miami Tribe to pursue compensation, what precedent might it set for other tribes with historical land disputes?

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Markwayne Mullin

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-12-16 · house · Floor

    Held at the desk.

  2. 2025-12-16 · house · Floor

    Received in the House.

  3. 2025-12-16 · senate · Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  4. 2025-12-15 · senate · Floor

    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8747; text: CR S8747)

  5. 2025-12-15 · Floor

    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

  6. 2025-10-14 · senate · Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 185.

  7. 2025-10-14 · senate · Committee

    Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-76.

  8. 2025-10-14 · Committee

    Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-76.

  9. 2025-03-05 · senate · Committee

    Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  10. 2025-02-12 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

  11. 2025-02-12 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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