119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Jun 25, 2025
Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians Restoration Act of 2025
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Latest action (Jun 25, 2025): Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Jun 25, 2025)
Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians Restoration Act of 2025
This bill affirms federal recognition of the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians of Michigan.
Specifically, the bill makes the tribe and its members eligible for services and benefits provided to federally recognized tribes, without regard to the existence of a reservation for the tribe or the location of the residence of any member on or near a reservation. The service area of the tribe shall be Newaygo, Oceana, Kent, Muskegon, and Ottawa Counties in Michigan.
Further, the tribe must submit a membership roll to the Department of the Interior as a condition of receiving recognition, services, and benefits. The tribe must maintain the membership roll.
The bill directs Interior to (1) acquire, for the benefit of the tribe, trust title to land within Muskegon, Newaygo, or Oceana Counties; and (2) accept into trust any real property located in those counties for the benefit of the tribe if the property is conveyed to Interior and, at the time of such acceptance, there are no adverse legal claims on such property (e.g., outstanding liens, mortgages, or taxes owed).
Additionally, the bill allows Interior to (1) acquire additional land for the benefit of the tribe, and (2) take into trust land in specified counties for the benefit of the tribe.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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BOYD GAMING CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: BOYD GAMING CORPORATION
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$70,000
Spent on own lobbying
…a bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes; Issues related to H.R. 3255/S. 2160 - Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indian Restoration Act of 2025; Issues related to H.R. 5257 - To reaffirm the trust status of land taken into trust by the United…
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
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: TIBER CREEK GROUP
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 20, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…a bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes; Issues related to H.R. 3255/S. 2160 - Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians Restoration Act of 2025; Issues related to H.R. 5257 - To reaffirm the trust status of land taken into trust by the Unite…
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
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: TIBER CREEK GROUP
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 19, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes; Issues related to H.R. 3255/S. 2160 - Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians Restoration Act of 2025; Issues related to H.R. 5257 - To reaffirm the trust status of land taken into trust by the Unite…
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
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: BOYD GAMING CORPORATION
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 17, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$60,000
Spent on own lobbying
…A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes; Issues related to H.R. 3255/S. 2160 - Grand River Bands pf Ottawa Indians Restoration Act of 2025; Issues related to H.R. 5257 - To reaffirm the trust status of land taken into trust by the Unite…
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
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: BOYD GAMING CORPORATION
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 21, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$60,000
Spent on own lobbying
…A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes; Issues related to H.R. 3255/S. 2160 - Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians Restoration Act of 2025; Issues related to H.R. 5257 - To reaffirm the trust status of land taken into trust by the Unite…
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
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: TIBER CREEK GROUP
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 18, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes; Issues related to H.R. 3255/S. 2160 - Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians Restoration Act of 2025; Issues related to H.R. 5257 - To reaffirm the trust status of land taken into trust by the Unite…
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
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: TIBER CREEK GROUP
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · amended · posted Mar 5, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes; Issues related to H.R. 3255/S. 2160 - Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians Restoration Act of 2025; Issues related to H.R. 5257 - To reaffirm the trust status of land taken into trust by the Unite…
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
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: BOYD GAMING CORPORATION
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 17, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$60,000
Spent on own lobbying
…A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes; Issues related to H.R. 3255/S. 2160 - Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians Restoration Act of 2025; Issues related to H.R. 5257 - To reaffirm the trust status of land taken into trust by the Unite…
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
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: BOYD GAMING CORPORATION
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 20, 2025 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$70,000
Spent on own lobbying
…2827 - To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes; Issues related to H.R. 3255/S. 2160 - Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians Restoration Act 2025; Issues related to H.R. 5257 - to reaffirm the trust status of land taken into trust by the United S…
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
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: TIBER CREEK GROUP
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 19, 2025 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…2827 - To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes; Issues related to H.R. 3255/S. 2160 - Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians Restoration Act of 2025; Issues related to H.R. 5257 - To reaffirm the trust status of land taken into trust by the Unite…
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
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: TIBER CREEK GROUP
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 20, 2025 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$60,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…2827 - To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes; Issues related to H.R. 3255/S. 2160 - Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians Restoration Act of 2025.
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
BOYD GAMING CORPORATION · lobbying firm or registrant: BOYD GAMING CORPORATION
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 17, 2025 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$60,000
Spent on own lobbying
…2827 - To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes; Issues related to H.R. 3255/S. 2160 - Grand river Bands of Ottawa Indians Restoration Act of 2025
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