To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.
Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill creates a narrow legal settlement channel for Miami Tribe of Oklahoma land claims in Illinois. It gives the United States Court of Federal Claims jurisdiction to hear and decide a Miami Tribe land claim under the Treaty of Grouseland signed August 21, 1805, without applying the usual statute of limitations, including 28 U.S.C. 2501, or any delay-based defense. That special jurisdiction expires one year after enactment unless the Tribe files the claim. Except for a claim filed under that window, all other present and future claims by the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, its members, descendants, or predecessors in interest to land in Illinois are extinguished.
Who Benefits and How
The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma benefits because it receives a one-year federal claims forum for a Treaty of Grouseland land claim without limitations or laches-style defenses. Illinois landowners benefit because all Miami Tribe Illinois land claims outside the filed Court of Federal Claims case are extinguished. The State of Illinois benefits from finality over land-title disputes not filed within the one-year window. The United States Court of Federal Claims benefits from clear jurisdiction over the specific treaty claim if filed on time.
Who Bears the Burden and How
The Miami Tribe of Oklahoma bears a deadline because the special jurisdiction expires after one year if no claim is filed. The United States may face monetary liability or settlement exposure if the Treaty of Grouseland claim succeeds. Miami Tribe members or descendants lose all other Illinois land claims outside the preserved action. Federal claims judges must resolve a historic treaty land dispute that ordinary timeliness defenses would otherwise block.
Key Provisions
- Provides Court of Federal Claims jurisdiction for a Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Treaty of Grouseland land claim.
- Bars statute-of-limitations and delay-based defenses for that specific claim.
- Requires the claim to be filed within one year after enactment or the special jurisdiction expires.
- Extinguishes all other Miami Tribe, member, descendant, or predecessor Illinois land claims.
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
Gives the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma one year to file a Treaty of Grouseland land claim in the United States Court of Federal Claims without statute-of-limitations or delay defenses, while extinguishing all other Miami Tribe claims to land in Illinois.
Key Policy Areas
Tribal Affairs, Federal Claims, Illinois Land
Primary Purpose
Gives the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma one year to file a Treaty of Grouseland land claim in the United States Court of Federal Claims without statute-of-limitations or delay defenses, while extinguishing all other Miami Tribe claims to land in Illinois.
Policy Domains
Resolution provisions
Identified Gains
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Miami Tribe of Oklahoma
- Illinois landowners
- State of Illinois
- United States Court of Federal Claims
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Identified Costs
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation- Miami Tribe of Oklahoma
- United States
- Miami Tribe members
- Federal claims judges
Contextual inference, no direct clause citation
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeSubcommittee Hearings Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
Mr. Cole (for himself, Ms. McCollum, and Mr. Bost) introduced …
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
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