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Pub. L. 119-114 · S. 550 · 119th Congress

Illinois Indian Land Claim Settlement

A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.

Signed into law Sep 25, 2026 · Native Americans

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What this law does

  • Lets the U.S. Court of Federal Claims decide the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma's land claim under the Treaty of Grouseland, if filed within one year.
  • Ends all other current and future claims by the tribe to land in Illinois.
1 subject in this law: Tribal land claim

Plain-language list by Voting On, based only on the official summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service and the bill's titles. Read the official summary.

How it became law

  1. IntroducedFeb 12, 2025 · Senate
  2. 306 daysPassed SenateDec 15, 2025
  3. 273 daysPassed HouseSep 14, 2026
  4. 8 daysPresented to the PresidentSep 22, 2026
  5. 3 daysSigned into lawSep 25, 2026
590days, introduction to signature
306days to pass the Senate
273more days to pass the House
Nowent back to a chamber after changes
Novetoed

Official summary

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.

Summary by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service (Introduced in Senate, Feb 12, 2025).

Who wrote it

Sponsor: Sen. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK]

1 cosponsor: 1 Democrats. 1 signed on the day it was introduced.

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CosponsorSigned on
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]Feb 12, 2025Original cosponsor

Recorded votes

No recorded roll-call votes. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, where individual votes are not recorded.

What was added

Amendments adopted (0)

No floor amendments were adopted. Any changes were made in committee or in a later version of the bill.

Sections in the final law that were not in the first version (Introduced in Senate) (0)

None. Every section heading in the final law was already in the first version (Introduced in Senate).

What was removed

Sections in the first version (Introduced in Senate) that did not make it into the law (0)

None. Every section heading from the first version (Introduced in Senate) remains in the law.

Compared by section heading between the Introduced in Senate text (Feb 12, 2025) and the Enrolled Bill text, both from GovInfo. Wording changes inside a section that kept its heading are not shown here; see the amendments and the text versions.

Proposed but not adopted

No amendments were voted down or withdrawn.

Full action history

Show all 23 official actions
Sep 25, 2026Signed by President.
Sep 25, 2026Signed by President.
Sep 25, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-114.
Sep 25, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-114.
Sep 22, 2026Presented to President.
Sep 22, 2026Presented to President.
Sep 14, 2026Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 14, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5574)
Sep 14, 2026On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5574)
Sep 14, 2026DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 550.
Sep 14, 2026Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5574-5575)
Sep 14, 2026Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Dec 16, 2025Held at the desk.
Dec 16, 2025Received in the House.
Dec 16, 2025Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 15, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 15, 2025Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8747; text: CR S8747)
Oct 14, 2025Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-76.
Oct 14, 2025Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-76.
Oct 14, 2025Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 185.
Mar 5, 2025Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 12, 2025Introduced in Senate
Feb 12, 2025Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Sources: Congress.gov (bill record, sponsors, actions, amendments, CRS summary) and GovInfo (official text). Days are calendar days.