H.R. 2916 · 119th Congress

To 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.

Introduced on Apr 14, 2025 by Elise M. Stefanik (R-NY-21). Latest action (Jun 3, 2026): Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Apr 14, 2025
Cosponsors
0
Policy area
Native Americans
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

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

Subjects

  • Federal-Indian relations
  • Indian claims
  • Indian lands and resources rights
  • Land transfers
  • New York State

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Apr 14, 2025). Public domain.

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.)

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.)

Sponsor and cosponsors

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

Elise M. StefanikR-NY-21Sponsor

No cosponsors.

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 14, 2025Introduced in House
  2. Apr 14, 2025Introduced in House
  3. Apr 14, 2025 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. Jun 4, 2025 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
  5. Jun 11, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee Hearings Held
  6. Sep 17, 2025 · HouseSubcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
  7. Sep 17, 2025 · HouseCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
  8. Sep 17, 2025 · HouseOrdered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
  9. Oct 31, 2025Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-355.
  10. Oct 31, 2025 · HouseReported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-355.
  11. Oct 31, 2025 · HousePlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 307.
  12. Dec 9, 2025 · HouseMr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  13. Dec 9, 2025 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5085-5086)
  14. Dec 9, 2025 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2916.
  15. Dec 9, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5085)
  16. Dec 9, 2025 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5085)
  17. Dec 9, 2025 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Dec 10, 2025 · SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
  19. Jun 3, 2026 · SenateCommittee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.

Committees

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Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

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  1. Akwesasne Convenience Store Association3 reports
    $130K reported (all issues)

Reports filed in 2025.

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 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 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 10, 2026 · loaded Oct 10, 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.