Bill · S. 630· Senate(119-S-630)
Quapaw Tribal Settlement Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 2/19/2025
- Last activity
- 6/3/2026 — Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
- Sponsored by
- Markwayne Mullin
- Cosponsors
- - 2 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Quapaw Tribal Settlement Act of 2025 authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to pay $137,500,000 to the Quapaw Nation and certain individual members. These funds are to be transferred into the Quapaw Bear Settlement Trust Account managed by the Department of the Interior. The payment follows a recommendation from a report regarding a United States Court of Federal Claims case. Once transferred, the money is to be used according to a distribution plan created by the Claimants. If the Claimants cannot agree on a plan through mediation, the Secretary of the Interior will step in to determine the final distribution.
Yes
Would Native Americans be better off under this?+10
The bill authorizes a significant financial settlement of $137,500,000 for the Quapaw Nation and its members.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Financial Settlement for Claimants: The bill provides a specific payment of $137,500,000 to the Quapaw Nation and identified individual members as part of a settlement (Section 2(d)).
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Structured Distribution Process: The bill establishes a clear process where Claimants can work together through mediation to create their own distribution plan for the funds (Section 2(f) and Section 2(g)(1)).
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Dispute Resolution Safeguards: The Act allows for the use of a third-party mediator and the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service to provide technical support and dispute resolution resources (Section 2(g)(1) and Section 2(g)(3)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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Financial Costs of Mediation: Under the current terms, each Claimant is responsible for paying their own costs, as well as an equal share of the costs for the mediator and the mediation facilities (Section 2(g)(1)(E)).
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Risk of Unilateral Decision by the Secretary: If the Claimants cannot reach a mutually agreed-upon distribution plan within 18 months, the Secretary of the Interior is authorized to determine a final distribution plan instead (Section 2(g)(1)(H) and Section 2(g)(2)(B)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
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- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Native Americans+10
- 6/3/2026
- Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
- 5/19/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 2/19/2025
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
- Alan Armstrong
Republican · Oklahoma
James LankfordRepublican · Oklahoma