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

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 550 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                 S. 550

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

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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 12, 2025

Mr. Mullin (for himself and Mr. Durbin) introduced the following bill;
  which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

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                                 A BILL

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

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS.

    (a) Jurisdiction Conferred on the United States Court of Federal
Claims.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of
        law, the United States Court of Federal Claims shall have
        jurisdiction to hear, determine, and render judgment on a land
        claim of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma under its Treaty with the
        United States of America signed at Grouseland August 21, 1805
        (7 Stat. 91) (commonly known as the ``Treaty of Grouseland''),
        without regard to the statute of limitations, including section
        2501 of title 28, United States Code, and any delay-based
        defense, no matter how characterized.
            (2) Jurisdiction expiration.--Not later than 1 year after
        the date of enactment of this Act, the jurisdiction conferred
        to the United States Court of Federal Claims under paragraph
        (1) shall expire unless the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma files a
        land claim under that paragraph.
    (b) Extinguishment of Title and Claims.--Except for a claim filed
under subsection (a)(1), all other claims, including any and all future
claims, of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, or any member, descendant, or
predecessor in interest to the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, to land in the
State of Illinois are extinguished.
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