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HR 2827
Recent Bills/HR 2827

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

IntroducedApril 10, 2025
In House2 months ago
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Why This Matters

This bill lets the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma file a land claim in the United States Court of Federal Claims under the Treaty of Grouseland of 1805 without being blocked by time limits. It also ends any other land claims by the tribe or its members in Illinois.

Who this affects
Miami Tribe of Oklahoma · tribe members · land interests in Illinois
What changes is this bill making?
  1. 1Gives the United States Court of Federal Claims jurisdiction to hear a land claim by the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma under the Treaty of Grouseland signed in 1805.
  2. 2Waives any time limits and delay-based defenses for this specific claim.
  3. 3Requires the tribe to file the claim within one year of the bill becoming law or lose the right to file.
  4. 4Extinguishes all other existing or future land claims by the tribe, its members, descendants, or predecessors in interest to land in Illinois that are not filed under this process.
Read the detailed summary

This bill confers jurisdiction to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims for the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma's land claim arising under the Treaty of Grouseland. The court must render judgement without regard to the statute of limitations or any delay-based defense. This jurisdiction expires unless such a claim is filed within one year. All other claims, including any future claims, of the tribe to land in Illinois are extinguished.

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