Bill · H.R. 2827· House(119-HR-2827)
To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.
- Introduced
- 4/10/2025
- Last activity
- 8/20/2026 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 663.
- Sponsored by
- Tom Cole
- Cosponsors
- - 1 - 1
- Introduced
- On Calendar
What this bill would do
This bill provides a way to settle certain Indian land disputes involving land in Illinois. It gives the United States Court of Federal Claims the power to hear and make a judgment on a land claim brought by the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma. This claim is based on the Treaty of Grouseland signed on August 21, 1805. The court can hear this claim without regard to the usual statute of limitations or any delay-based defense. The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma has one year from the date the Act is enacted to file this land claim, or the court's jurisdiction to hear it will expire. Finally, except for a claim filed under this specific process, all other current and future land claims in Illinois by the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, its members, descendants, or predecessors in interest are completely extinguished.
Yes
Would Native Americans be better off under this?+6
The bill provides a unique legal avenue for the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma to settle historical land claims.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
- Fair chance for a land claim: Under Section 1(a)(1), the bill gives the United States Court of Federal Claims the jurisdiction to hear and judge a land claim from the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma based on the 1805 Treaty of Grouseland. This is positive because it allows the claim to be heard without being blocked by the usual statute of limitations or delay-based defenses.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- Elimination of future rights: Under Section 1(b), the bill states that except for the specific claim allowed under subsection (a)(1), all other claims and any future claims to land in Illinois by the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, its members, descendants, or predecessors in interest are extinguished. This is a burden because it permanently wipes out any other current or future land claims these groups might have had in the State of Illinois.
Groups and Interests Ranking
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- Good For Native Americans+6
- 8/20/2026
- Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-762.
- Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 663.
- 7/15/2026
- Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
- Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- 3/4/2026
- Subcommittee Hearings Held
- 2/25/2026
- Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
- 4/10/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- 2 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
3 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Mike BostRepublican · Illinois
Betty McCollumDemocrat · Minnesota