119th Congress · introduced in the House · Apr 14, 2025
To authorize, ratify, and confirm the Agreement of Settlement and Compromise to Resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim in the State of New York, and for other purposes.
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Latest action (Jun 3, 2026): Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in House (Apr 14, 2025)
This bill recognizes and settles the Akwesasne land claim in northern New York. (Akwesasne is a Mohawk territory that extends into the United States and Canada, specifically New York, Ontario, and Quebec.)
The bill authorizes, ratifies, and confirms a specified settlement agreement entered into by the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (SRMT), the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, the State of New York, Franklin and Saint Lawrence Counties in New York, the towns of Fort Covington and Bombay in New York, and the New York Power Authority. (Among its provisions, the settlement agreement restores land rights and provides access to land to SRMT, provides tuition assistance for tribal members to certain postsecondary institutions, and requires the New York Power Authority to make annual payments to SRMT.)
Additionally, the bill authorizes, ratifies, and confirms any transfer of land, right-of-way, or easement that is the subject of claims in specified court cases.
The bill also recognizes as Indian country any land owned or subsequently acquired by SRMT within the settlement acquisition areas. (The term Indian country, for purposes of criminal jurisdiction, generally refers to all lands within a tribal reservation, dependent Indian communities, and tribal allotments.)
No cosponsors.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5085)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5085)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2916.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5085-5086)
Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 307.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-355.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-355.
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Federal-Indian relations · Indian claims · Indian lands and resources rights · Land transfers · New York State
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AKWESASNE CONVENIENCE STORE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NAVIGATORS GLOBAL LLC (FORMERLY DC NAVIGATORS, LLC)
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 21, 2026 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
General tax issues. H.R.2916 - To authorize, ratify, and confirm the Agreement of Settlement and Compromise to Resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim in the State of New York, and for oth…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AKWESASNE CONVENIENCE STORE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NAVIGATORS GLOBAL LLC (FORMERLY DC NAVIGATORS, LLC)
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
General tax issues. H.R.2916 - To authorize, ratify, and confirm the Agreement of Settlement and Compromise to Resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim in the State of New York, and for oth…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing
AKWESASNE CONVENIENCE STORE ASSOCIATION · lobbying firm or registrant: NAVIGATORS GLOBAL LLC (FORMERLY DC NAVIGATORS, LLC)
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 21, 2025 · issue area: Taxation/Internal Revenue Code
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
General tax issues. H.R.2916 - To authorize, ratify, and confirm the Agreement of Settlement and Compromise to Resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim in the State of New York, and for oth…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number and the title cited with it match Congress.gov records, and the bill predates the report. The amount is lobbying spending for every issue on this report, not this bill alone, and none of it is paid to any member of Congress. View filing