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H.R. 411 119th Congress House

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2025

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 boundari… Show full official titleShow less

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.

Introduced: January 15, 2025 Introduced by: Jack Bergman Republican · Michigan See on congress.gov
Native Americans Federal-Indian relationsIndian claimsIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfersMichigan
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 11, 2025
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Jun 4, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
Jan 15, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 15, 2025
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary 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.

 Hearings & markups 1
 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 642 Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2025
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Lobbying activity 7

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

  • CLAUSE LAW P.L.L.C.
    for KEWEENAW BAY INDIAN COMMUNITY · Michigan · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • CLAUSE LAW P.L.L.C.
    for KEWEENAW BAY INDIAN COMMUNITY · Michigan · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
  • CLAUSE LAW P.L.L.C.
    for KEWEENAW BAY INDIAN COMMUNITY · Michigan · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)
  • CLAUSE LAW P.L.L.C.
    for KEWEENAW BAY INDIAN COMMUNITY · Michigan · 4th Quarter 2025 (Oct 1 - Dec 31)
  • CLAUSE LAW P.L.L.C.
    for KEWEENAW BAY INDIAN COMMUNITY · Michigan · 3rd Quarter 2025 (July 1 - Sep 30)
  • CLAUSE LAW P.L.L.C.
    for KEWEENAW BAY INDIAN COMMUNITY · Michigan · 2nd Quarter 2025 (Apr 1 - June 30)

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 411: Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-411/
MLA
"H.R. 411: Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2025." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-411/.
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H.R. 411, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-411/.
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