HR 2827
Advanced toward a vote
Gives the U.S. Court of Federal Claims jurisdiction to hear a land claim by the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma under the 1805 Treaty of Grouseland, and extinguishes all other Miami Tribe claims to land in Illinois.
Official title: To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Introduced
10-APR-2025
Referred
10-APR-2025
Approved by committee
15-JUL-2026
Reported
20-AUG-2026
On the calendar
20-AUG-2026
- Allows the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma to bring a land claim under the Treaty of Grouseland in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, without regard to the statute of limitations or any delay-based defense.
- Requires the tribe to file that claim within 1 year after the date of enactment, or the court's jurisdiction expires.
- Extinguishes all other claims, including future claims, by the Miami Tribe or its members, descendants, or predecessors in interest to land in the State of Illinois.
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in House" (10-APR-2025); the text has changed since (Reported in House, 20-AUG-2026).
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