H.R. 2827 · 119th Congress

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

Introduced on Apr 10, 2025 by Tom Cole (R-OK-4). 2 cosponsors, 1 of them from another party. Latest action (Aug 20, 2026): Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 663.

Stage
Reported by committee
Introduced
Apr 10, 2025
Cosponsors
2
1 from the other party
Policy area
Native Americans
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

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Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Apr 10, 2025). Public domain.

This bill confers jurisdiction to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims for the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma's land claim arising under the Treaty of Grouseland. The court must render judgement without regard to the statute of limitations or any delay-based defense. This jurisdiction expires unless such a claim is filed within one year.

All other claims, including any future claims, of the tribe to land in Illinois are extinguished.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Tom ColeR-OK-4Sponsor

Democrats · 1

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

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No recorded roll call on this measure: it moved by voice vote or unanimous consent, or has not reached the floor.

History

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  1. Apr 10, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Apr 10, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Apr 10, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. Feb 25, 2026 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
  5. Mar 4, 2026 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held
  6. Jul 15, 2026 · HouseSubcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
  7. Jul 15, 2026 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Jul 15, 2026 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  9. Aug 20, 2026Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-762.
  10. Aug 20, 2026 · HouseReported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-762.
  11. Aug 20, 2026 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 663.

Committees

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. BOYD GAMING CORPORATION10 reports
    $310K reported (all issues)
  2. Ho-Chunk Nation Legislature2 reports
    $130K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025, 2026.

Sources and method

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 5, 2026 · loaded Oct 5, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.