Congress·Passed Senate·S. 642

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2025

Settlement Payment for Keweenaw Bay Tribe and Clear Titles for Local Owners

Dec 11, 2025·View on Congress.gov·Read full text

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This bill’s path across every version that has carried it.

Reintroduced
Reintroduced from S. 195 (118th), which died when its Congress ended.
S. 195 (118th) →

Key Points

The federal government would pay the tribe $33.9 million for reservation land taken long ago without payment.
The tribe could use the money for services, jobs, natural resources, or buying land, but not for casinos.
Once paid, the tribe’s past land claims end, and current residents and local governments get clear, undisputed titles.
The plan aims to avoid long, costly court fights and bring certainty to people living and working on that land.
Congress sets the funding for 2026, and the payment would go out as soon as the money is available.

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Milestones

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Dec 15, 2025House

Held at the desk.

Dec 15, 2025House

Received in the House.

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Dec 15, 2025Senate

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Dec 11, 2025Senate

Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8688-8689; text: CR S8688-8689)

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Dec 11, 2025

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

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Source Information

Document Type

Congressional Bill

Official Title

Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2025

Bill NumberS 642

Congress119th Congress

ChamberSenate

Latest ActionHeld at the desk.

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