H.R. 2916 House Native Americans
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.
STAGE 4 OF 8 — HOUSE FLOOR
Currently in the House. Last action: committee on indian affairs. hearings held on Jun 3, 2026.
- House Introduced in House Apr 14, 2025
- House Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. Apr 14, 2025
- House Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs. Jun 4, 2025
- House Subcommittee Hearings Held Jun 11, 2025
- House Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged Sep 17, 2025
- House Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held Sep 17, 2025
- House Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent. Sep 17, 2025
- House Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-355. Oct 31, 2025
- House Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 307. Oct 31, 2025
- House Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. Dec 9, 2025
- House Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5085-5086) Dec 9, 2025
- House DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2916. Dec 9, 2025
- House Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5085) Dec 9, 2025
- House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5085) Dec 9, 2025
- House Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Dec 9, 2025
- Senate Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Dec 10, 2025
- Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Jun 3, 2026
Subjects
Federal-Indian relationsIndian claimsIndian lands and resources rightsLand transfersNew York State
Committees
- Indian Affairs Committee
- Hearings By (full committee) , Jun 3, 2026
- Referred To , Dec 10, 2025
- Natural Resources Committee
- Reported By , Oct 31, 2025
- Markup By , Sep 17, 2025
- Discharged from , Sep 17, 2025
- Referred To , Apr 14, 2025
Summary
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.)
Summary as of: Introduced in House
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