Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2025 passed the Senate 295 days after introduction and awaits a vote in the House
IntroducedFeb 19, 2025
ReportedMar 5, 2025
Passed one chamberDec 11, 2025
Passed both—
Law—
What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 62 words.
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.
Context
- Committees
- Senate Indian Affairs Committee
- Policy area
- Native Americans: 73 of 1,099 bills became law, 113th–118th (6.6%)
- Sponsor
- 49 of 496 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 3, from introduced in senate to engrossed in senate · 1,640 words
- Subjects
- Federal-Indian relationsIndian claimsIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfersMichigan
- Latest action
- Dec 15, 2025: Held at the desk.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Related, per CRS or House · 1
- 119th H.R. 411 Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2025 R · Introduced
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]