Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2025
- Bill Number
- S. 642
- Origin Chamber
- Senate
- Congress
- 119th Congress, Session 1
- Policy Area
- Native Americans
- Status
- Passed Senate
- Latest Action
- 2025-12-15: Held at the desk.
- Last Updated
- 2026-02-04T05:06:19Z
Official 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.
Sponsor
Cosponsors (1)
Recent Actions
- 2025-12-15: Held at the desk.
- 2025-12-15: Received in the House.
- 2025-12-15: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- 2025-12-11: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8688-8689; text: CR S8688-8689)
- 2025-12-11: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
- 2025-09-29: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 175.
- 2025-09-29: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-70.
- 2025-09-29: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-70.
- 2025-03-05: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- 2025-02-19: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- 2025-02-19: Introduced in Senate
Bill Versions
- Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2025 — issued 2025-12-11 — PDF (14 pages)
- Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2025 — issued 2025-02-19 — PDF (11 pages)
- Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2025 — issued 2025-09-29 — PDF (12 pages)