United StatesTo authorize, ratify, and confirm the Agreement of Settlement and Compromise to Resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim in the State of New York, and for other purposes.
What it does
This bill recognizes and settles the Akwesasne land claim in northern New York. (Akwesasne is a Mohawk territory that extends into the United States and Canada, specifically New York, Ontario, and Quebec.)
More detail
The bill authorizes, ratifies, and confirms a specified settlement agreement entered into by the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (SRMT), the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, the State of New York, Franklin and Saint Lawrence Counties in New York, the towns of Fort Covington and Bombay in New York, and the New York Power Authority. (Among its provisions, the settlement agreement restores land rights and provides access to land to SRMT, provides tuition assistance for tribal members to certain postsecondary institutions, and requires the New York Power Authority to make annual payments to SRMT.)
Additionally, the bill authorizes, ratifies, and confirms any transfer of land, right-of-way, or easement that is the subject of claims in specified court cases.
The bill also recognizes as Indian country any land owned or subsequently acquired by SRMT within the settlement acquisition areas. (The term Indian country, for purposes of criminal jurisdiction, generally refers to all lands within a tribal reservation, dependent Indian communities, and tribal allotments.)
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- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
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History
- 2026
- Jun 3Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.Latest
- 2025
- Dec 10Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- Dec 9Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Dec 9Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5085-5086)
- Dec 9DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2916.
- Dec 9Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5085)Passed House
- Dec 9Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Oct 31Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-355.
- Oct 31Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 307.
- Sep 17Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
- Sep 17Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Sep 17Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 11Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Jun 4Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
- Apr 14Introduced in House
- Apr 14Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Introduced