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S 642 · introduced · niche

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2025

What this bill does

  • The Department of the Interior will transfer funds to the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community to settle their land claims in Michigan.
  • The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community in Baraga County, Michigan is affected by this settlement.
  • The funds can be used for any lawful purpose except acquiring land for gaming operations.

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Community Threads

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  1. 01

    How should the settlement funds be prioritized among housing, education, healthcare, and economic development within the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community?

  2. 02

    What evidence supports that this land claim settlement resolves the underlying dispute, and what happens if the community later seeks additional compensation?

  3. 03

    Why does the bill specifically prohibit using settlement funds for gaming operations when tribes in other regions operate casinos?

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Gary C. Peters

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Legislative timeline

  1. 2025-12-15 · house · Floor

    Held at the desk.

  2. 2025-12-15 · house · Floor

    Received in the House.

  3. 2025-12-15 · senate · Floor

    Message on Senate action sent to the House.

  4. 2025-12-11 · senate · Floor

    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8688-8689; text: CR S8688-8689)

  5. 2025-12-11 · Floor

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

  6. 2025-09-29 · senate · Calendars

    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 175.

  7. 2025-09-29 · senate · Committee

    Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-70.

  8. 2025-09-29 · Committee

    Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-70.

  9. 2025-03-05 · senate · Committee

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

  10. 2025-02-19 · senate · IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

  11. 2025-02-19 · IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

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