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Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2025

A bill 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, and for other purposes.

  1. Introduced
  2. Committee
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Passed House
  5. To President
  6. Became law
Sponsor Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] Introduced February 19, 2025 Cosponsors 1 (1 D) Latest action December 15, 2025

Summary

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.

Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.

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Actions

  1. Dec 15, 2025 Held at the desk.
  2. Dec 15, 2025 Received in the House.
  3. Dec 15, 2025 Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  4. Dec 11, 2025 Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8688-8689; text: CR S8688-8689)
  5. Dec 11, 2025 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  6. Sep 29, 2025 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 175.
  7. Sep 29, 2025 Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-70.
  8. Mar 5, 2025 Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  9. Feb 19, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
  10. Feb 19, 2025 Introduced in Senate

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