S. 550 · 119th Congress

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

Introduced on Feb 12, 2025 by Markwayne Mullin (R-OK). One cosponsor. Became Public Law 119-114.

Stage
Became law
Public Law 119-114
Introduced
Feb 12, 2025
Cosponsors
1
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. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Sent to the President
  6. Became law

Subjects

  • Drug trafficking and controlled substances
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  • Health technology, devices, supplies
  • Medical tests and diagnostic methods

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in Senate, Feb 12, 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.

Markwayne MullinR-OKSponsor

Democrats · 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. Feb 12, 2025Introduced in Senate
  2. Feb 12, 2025 · SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
  3. Mar 5, 2025 · SenateCommittee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  4. Oct 14, 2025Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-76.
  5. Oct 14, 2025 · SenateCommittee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-76.
  6. Oct 14, 2025 · SenatePlaced on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 185.
  7. Dec 15, 2025Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  8. Dec 15, 2025 · SenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8747; text: CR S8747)
  9. Dec 16, 2025 · SenateMessage on Senate action sent to the House.
  10. Dec 16, 2025 · HouseReceived in the House.
  11. Dec 16, 2025 · HouseHeld at the desk.
  12. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  13. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5574-5575)
  14. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 550.
  15. Sep 14, 2026Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5574)
  16. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5574)
  17. Sep 14, 2026 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  18. Sep 22, 2026Presented to President.
  19. Sep 22, 2026 · HousePresented to President.
  20. Sep 25, 2026Signed by President.
  21. Sep 25, 2026Signed by President.
  22. Sep 25, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-114.
  23. Sep 25, 2026Became Public Law No: 119-114.

Committees

Committees and subcommittees the measure was referred to.

Agencies in its committees' jurisdiction

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Who lobbied on it

Organizations whose lobbying reports (LD-2) name this measure. Spending is what they reported for those quarters on all issues, not on this measure alone.

  1. BOYD GAMING CORPORATION10 reports
    $310K reported (all issues)
  2. Ho-Chunk Nation Legislature6 reports
    $330K 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.