119th Congress
H.R. 1451
Quapaw Tribal Settlement Act of 2025
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Josh Brecheen(R-OK)
- Introduced
- Feb 21, 2025
- Policy area
- Native Americans
- Committees
- House Committee on Natural Resources
- Official text
- Introduced in House · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (0)
No cosponsors.
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in House” version
Quapaw Tribal Settlement Act of 2025
This bill creates a trust account, funds the account, and establishes a distribution process to settle certain claims between the federal government and the Quapaw Nation (a tribe in Oklahoma).
Specifically, the bill establishes the Quapaw Bear Settlement Trust Account and directs the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Trust Funds Administration to administer all funds appropriated to the trust account.
Interior must make payments to the tribe and individual members of the tribe in accordance with the January 2020 recommendation of the review panel of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims.
The bill outlines the distribution process for the settlement funds in the trust account.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Apr 30, 2025
Subcommittee Hearings Held - Apr 23, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs. - Feb 21, 2025 · House
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. - Feb 21, 2025
Introduced in House