Who it affects
- Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
- Department of the Interior
In committeeNative American affairsLand ownership
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2025
H.R. 411 · House bill · Introduced Jan. 15, 2025
The Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2025 would require federal payments to the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community to settle its land claims.
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What it would do
- The Department of the Interior would pay the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community in Baraga County, Michigan.
- The payments would settle the community's land claims and establish clear ownership of those lands.
- The community could use the money for any lawful purpose except buying land for gambling.
Written with AI from the official summary by Congress's research office.
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Official record
Official title, sponsor and status
- Official title
- To provide compensation to the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community for the taking without just compensation of land by the United States inside the exterior boundaries of the L'Anse Indian Reservation that were guaranteed to the Community under a treaty signed in 1854.
- Sponsor
- Rep. Bergman, Jack (R-MI)
- Introduced
- Jan. 15, 2025
- Cosponsors
- 0
- Committees
- House Natural Resources Committee
- Latest action
- June 11, 2025 · Subcommittee Hearings Held
Official summary from the Congressional Research Service
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2025 This bill directs the Department of the Interior to transfer funds to the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) in Baraga County, Michigan, in order to settle the KBIC's land claims and clear title to those lands. The KBIC may use these funds for any lawful purpose except to acquire land for gaming.
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