S 195
118th Congress
Senate
Native Americans
Federal-Indian relations
Indian claims
Indian lands and resources rights
Land transfers
Michigan
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2023
Introduced: January 31, 2023
Introduced by:
Peters, Gary C.
Democratic
· Michigan
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11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 19, 2023
Held at the desk.
Dec 19, 2023
Received in the House.
Dec 18, 2023
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 14, 2023
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6008-6009; text: CR S6008-6009)
Dec 14, 2023
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S6008-6009; text: CR S6008-6009)
Dec 12, 2023
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 272.
Dec 12, 2023
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz without amendment. With written report No. 118-129.
Jul 19, 2023
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
May 3, 2023
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 118-105.
Jan 31, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Jan 31, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2023
This bill directs the Department of the Interior to transfer funds to the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community (KBIC) in order to settle the KBIC's land claims to the Reservation Swamp Lands and the Reservation Canal Lands 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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Held at the desk.
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