The record

LegislationLegislation· Dec 2023
S 195

Sponsored by Gary C. Peters (D)

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2023

Would have required the Interior Department to pay the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community $33.9 million to settle land claims.

Tradeoff

Would have paid the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community $33.9 million for swamp and canal lands the federal government gave away without payment. Would have ended the tribe's claims and cleared title for current landowners, but barred using the money to buy land for gaming.

What's in it

See official bill text
S. 195, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2023www.cbo.gov/publication/59658 · Oct 2023

The Senate passed this bill by on December 14, 2023. The House never voted on it. The bill expired when the 118th Congress ended.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Jan 31, 2023)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Indian Affairs(Jan 31, 2023)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Indian Affairs voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Jul 19, 2023)

    Committee report S. Rept. 118-129.

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 14, 2023)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Dec 19, 2023)