S 550 United States Senate · 119th Congress

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

This bill (S 550) establishes a one-year window for the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma to file a land claim in the U.S. Court of Federal Claims regarding land in Illinois, based on the 1805 Treaty of Grouseland. The court would hear this claim without considering standard time limits or delay-based defenses. All other land claims by the tribe, its members, or descendants to Illinois land would be permanently ended by this bill. The measure directly affects the Miami Tribe's legal standing regarding Illinois land disputes and removes all other potential claims.

Tags: Tribal Nations

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

Oct 2025

Senate Passage

Dec 2025

House Passage

Sep 2026

Signed into Law

Sep 2026

Introduced Feb 12, 2025 Signed Sep 25, 2026

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What changed between versions

Engrossed in Senate → Enrolled Bill · 3 edits

MINOR

The transition from the Engrossed in Senate version to the Enrolled Bill version of S 550 involves only formatting and structural changes typical of a bill moving to its final enrolled form. A short title was added ('To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes'), standard legislative headers and closing language were inserted, and minor punctuation was adjusted. No substantive policy provisions were changed.

TECHNICAL

A formal short title/purpose statement was added at the top of the bill: 'To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.'

Standard enrolled bill formatting was added, including the 119th Congress header, session date (January 3, 2026), 'An Act' declaration, and closing signature lines for the Speaker of the House and Vice President.

Minor punctuation changes throughout the body text, such as replacing em dashes with period-and-section formatting and adding quotation marks around 'Treaty of Grouseland.'

Floor votes

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This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.

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Committee

Sep 25, 2026

Signed into law

Signed by President.

executive

Sep 14, 2026

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5574)

lower

Dec 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8747; text: CR S8747)

upper

Dec 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

upper

Oct 14, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-76.

upper

Mar 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Committee

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

upper

Feb 12, 2025

Introduced

Introduced in Senate

upper

1 primary · 1 co-sponsor