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HR 2916 119th Congress House Native Americans Federal-Indian relations Indian claims Indian lands and resources rights Land transfers New York State

To authorize, ratify, and confirm the Agreement of Settlement and Compromise to Resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim in the State of New York, and for other purposes.

Introduced: April 14, 2025 Introduced by: Stefanik, Elise M. Republican · New York See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 3, 2026
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
Dec 10, 2025
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Dec 9, 2025
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5085)
Dec 9, 2025
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Dec 9, 2025
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5085)
Dec 9, 2025
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2916.
Dec 9, 2025
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5085-5086)
Dec 9, 2025
Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Oct 31, 2025
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-355.
Oct 31, 2025
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 307.
Sep 17, 2025
Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
Sep 17, 2025
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Sep 17, 2025
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Jun 11, 2025
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Jun 4, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
Apr 14, 2025
Introduced in House
Apr 14, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill recognizes and settles the Akwesasne land claim in northern New York. (Akwesasne is a Mohawk territory that extends into the United States and Canada, specifically New York, Ontario, and Quebec.)

The bill authorizes, ratifies, and confirms a specified settlement agreement entered into by the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (SRMT), the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, the State of New York, Franklin and Saint Lawrence Counties in New York, the towns of Fort Covington and Bombay in New York, and the New York Power Authority. (Among its provisions, the settlement agreement restores land rights and provides access to land to SRMT, provides tuition assistance for tribal members to certain postsecondary institutions, and requires the New York Power Authority to make annual payments to SRMT.)

Additionally, the bill authorizes, ratifies, and confirms any transfer of land, right-of-way, or easement that is the subject of claims in specified court cases.

The bill also recognizes as Indian country any land owned or subsequently acquired by SRMT within the settlement acquisition areas. (The term Indian country, for purposes of criminal jurisdiction, generally refers to all lands within a tribal reservation, dependent Indian communities, and tribal allotments.)

What's happening now June 3, 2026

Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2916: To authorize, ratify, and confirm the Agreement of Settlement and Compromise to Resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim in the State of New York, and for other purposes.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2916/
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"H.R. 2916: To authorize, ratify, and confirm the Agreement of Settlement and Compromise to Resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim in the State of New York, and for other purposes.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2916/.
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H.R. 2916, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-2916/.
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