S 533
107th Congress
Senate
Native Americans
Damages
Illinois
Indian claims
Indian lands
Kansas
Law
Minorities
Oklahoma
A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois.
Introduced: March 14, 2001
Introduced by:
Durbin, Richard J.
Democratic
· Illinois
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 14, 2001
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Mar 14, 2001
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Extinguishes title claims of the Miami and Ottawa Tribes of Oklahoma and the Potawatomi Tribe of Kansas with respect to certain lands within Illinois based upon prior treaties with the United States. Extinguishes any aboriginal title within the claims extinguished.
Confers exclusive jurisdiction upon the U.S. Court of Federal Claims to hear and determine such claims, requiring the United States to provide the only available remedy in money damages.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Committees of jurisdiction
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