[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2796 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2796

To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes 
          regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 13, 2023

  Mr. Mullin introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
              referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes 
          regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS.

    (a) Jurisdiction Conferred on the United States Court of Federal 
Claims.--
            (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
        law, the United States Court of Federal Claims shall have 
        jurisdiction to hear, determine, and render judgment on a land 
        claim of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma under its Treaty with the 
        United States of America signed at Grouseland August 21, 1805 
        (7 Stat. 91) (commonly known as the ``Treaty of Grouseland''), 
        without regard to the statute of limitations, including section 
        2501 of title 28, United States Code, and any delay-based 
        defense, no matter how characterized.
            (2) Jurisdiction expiration.--Not later than 1 year after 
        the date of enactment of this Act, the jurisdiction conferred 
        to the United States Court of Federal Claims under paragraph 
        (1) shall expire unless the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma files a 
        land claim under that paragraph.
    (b) Extinguishment of Title and Claims.--Except for a claim filed 
under subsection (a)(1), all other claims, including any and all future 
claims, of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, or any member, descendant, or 
predecessor in interest to the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, to land in the 
State of Illinois are extinguished.
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