Committee reviews S.2796 to clear title and grant claims jurisdiction for Miami Tribe lands in Illinois

Unidentified Speaker 1 (Chair) read S.2796 and described its purpose: to provide for an equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois. The chair said the bill was introduced by Senator Mullen.

According to the chair's summary, S.2796 would waive any statute of limitation and grant the United States Court of Federal Claims jurisdiction to decide a land claim by the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma arising under the transcript's referenced treaty (transcript text: "18 o 5 treaty of grouse land"). The bill would also extinguish any and all other claims the tribe, its members, descendants, or predecessors in interest have to the lands in Illinois and would clear title to those lands.

The transcript does not record debate, witnesses, or a vote on S.2796 during this meeting. The committee proceeded to the next items on the agenda.