119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Feb 12, 2025
A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.
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Latest action (Sep 25, 2026): Became Public Law No: 119-114.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Introduced in Senate (Feb 12, 2025)
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.
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.
Became Public Law No: 119-114.
Became Public Law No: 119-114.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
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 H5574)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5574)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 550.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5574-5575)
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Held at the desk.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8747; text: CR S8747)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 185.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-76.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-76.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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
Issues related to tribal recognition, lands in trust, and tribal sovereignty; Issues related to H.R. 2827/S. 550 - 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. 325…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
Issues related to tribal recognition, lands in trust, and tribal sovereignty; Issues related to H.R. 2827/S. 550 - 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. 325…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
HO-CHUNK NATION LEGISLATURE · lobbying firm or registrant: POWERS PYLES SUTTER & VERVILLE, P.C.
2026 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2026 – Sep 30, 2026) · posted Oct 12, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Tax and Investment Reform Act; NAHASDA reauthorization; Farm Bill reauthorization; Low Income Household Water Assistance Program; Miami Tribe Land Claim Bill (S.550 and H.R.2827); Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies; Land into trust for gaming in Wisconsin; One Big Beautiful Bill Act; CLARITY Ac…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
Issues related to tribal recognition, lands in trust, and tribal sovereignty; Issues related to H.R. 2827/S. 550 - 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. 325…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
Issues related to tribal recognition, lands in trust, and tribal sovereignty; Issues related to H.R. 2827 /S. 550 - 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. 325…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
HO-CHUNK NATION LEGISLATURE · lobbying firm or registrant: POWERS PYLES SUTTER & VERVILLE, P.C.
2026 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2026 – Jun 30, 2026) · posted Jul 16, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$30,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Tax and Investment Reform Act; NAHASDA reauthorization; Farm Bill reauthorization; Low Income Household Water Assistance Program; Miami Tribe Land Claim Bill (S.550 and H.R.2827); Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies; Land into trust for gaming in Wisconsin; One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
Issues related to tribal recognition, lands in trust, and tribal sovereignty; Issues related to H.R. 2827/S. 550 - 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. 325…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
Issues related to tribal recognition, lands in trust, and tribal sovereignty; Issues related to H.R. 2827/S. 550 - 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. 325…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
HO-CHUNK NATION LEGISLATURE · lobbying firm or registrant: POWERS PYLES SUTTER & VERVILLE, P.C.
2026 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2026 – Mar 31, 2026) · posted Apr 15, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$100,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Tax and Investment Reform Act; NAHASDA reauthorization; Farm Bill reauthorization; Low Income Household Water Assistance Program; Miami Tribe Land Claim Bill (S.550 and H.R.2827); Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies; Land into trust for gaming in Wisconsin; One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
Issues related to tribal recognition, lands in trust, and tribal sovereignty; Issues related to H.R. 2827/S. 550 - 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. 325…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
Issues related to tribal recognition, lands in trust, and tribal sovereignty; Issues related to H.R. 2827/S. 550 - 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. 325…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
HO-CHUNK NATION LEGISLATURE · lobbying firm or registrant: POWERS PYLES SUTTER & VERVILLE, P.C.
2025 Q4 report (Oct 1, 2025 – Dec 31, 2025) · posted Jan 15, 2026 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Tax and Investment Reform Act; NAHASDA reauthorization; Farm Bill reauthorization; Low Income Household Water Assistance Program; Miami Tribe Land Claim Bill (S.550); Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies; Land into trust for gaming in Wisconsin; H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
Issues related to tribal recognition, lands in trust, and tribal sovereignty; Issues related to S. 550 - A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes and H.R. 2827 - To provide…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
Issues related to tribal recognition, lands in trust, and tribal sovereignty; Issues related to S. 550 - A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes and H.R. 2827 - To provide…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
HO-CHUNK NATION LEGISLATURE · lobbying firm or registrant: POWERS PYLES SUTTER & VERVILLE, P.C.
2025 Q3 report (Jul 1, 2025 – Sep 30, 2025) · posted Oct 14, 2025 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$50,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Tax and Investment Reform Act; NAHASDA reauthorization; Farm Bill reauthorization; Low Income Household Water Assistance Program; Miami Tribe Land Claim Bill (S.550, H.R.____); Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies; Land into trust for gaming in Wisconsin; H.R.1, One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
Issues related to tribal recognition, lands in trust, and tribal sovereignty; Issues related to S. 550 - A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes and H.R. 2827 - To provide…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
Issues related to tribal recognition, lands in trust, and tribal sovereignty; Issues related to S.550 - A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes and H.R. 2827 - To provide…
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
HO-CHUNK NATION LEGISLATURE · lobbying firm or registrant: POWERS PYLES SUTTER & VERVILLE, P.C.
2025 Q2 report (Apr 1, 2025 – Jun 30, 2025) · posted Jul 17, 2025 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$40,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Tax and Investment Reform Act; NAHASDA reauthorization; Farm Bill reauthorization; Low Income Household Water Assistance Program; Miami Tribe Land Claim Bill (S.550, H.R.____); Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies; Land into trust for gaming in Wisconsin.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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
HO-CHUNK NATION LEGISLATURE · lobbying firm or registrant: POWERS PYLES SUTTER & VERVILLE, P.C.
2025 Q1 report (Jan 1, 2025 – Mar 31, 2025) · posted Apr 16, 2025 · issue area: Indian/Native American Affairs
$70,000
Paid to lobbying firm
…Investment Reform Act (Draft); NAHASDA reauthorization; Farm Bill reauthorization; Low Income Household Water Assistance Program; Miami Tribe Land Claim Bill (S.550, H.R.____); Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies; Land into trust for gaming in Wisconsin; Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act.
Congress inferred from the report year; bill number matches Congress.gov records and the bill predates the report; no title was cited with it. 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