# 119-hr-1451: Quapaw Tribal Settlement Act of 2025

119-hr-1451, Quapaw Tribal Settlement Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2] (R-OK); status in_committee (as of 2026-10-08).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-1451
- Congress: 119
- Title: Quapaw Tribal Settlement Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-02-21
- Sponsor: Rep. Brecheen, Josh [R-OK-2] (R-OK)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-08

## Summary

**Creates a $137.5 million trust to settle Bear v. United States claims and pay the Quapaw Nation and specified individual claimants.** The Department of the Interior will hold the funds and use mediation or a Secretary-led allocation process to decide final distributions. - Quapaw Nation and named individual claimants: A one-time $137.5 million settlement is deposited in the Quapaw Bear Settlement Trust Account for distribution under a final plan. Claimants must seek mediation within 45 days or may trigger Secretarial Allocation, and mediation must conclude or give way to secretarial procedures within 18 months. - Department of the Interior, Bureau of Trust Funds Administration: Will administer the Trust Account, implement the approved distribution plan, and the Secretary has final authority to approve allocations. - Treasury Department: Must transfer a single, authorized payment from Treasury funds not otherwise appropriated into the Trust Account for use under the Act. - Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service: May provide technical and dispute-resolution support while the Secretary retains approval and implementation authority. *Authorizes a one-time $137.5 million Treasury payment, increasing federal outlays by $137.5 million.*

## Provisions PRIA read

- One-time $137.5 million for Quapaw claimants: benefit, high. If enacted, this would create a Quapaw Bear Settlement Trust Account at the Interior Department. The Treasury would make one payment of $137.5 million into the account. The Secretary of the Interior would manage the funds through the trust office. Money would be used and distributed under a plan th…
- Who qualifies and how Quapaw funds split: mixed, medium. If enacted, this would define who counts as a Claimant: the Quapaw Nation, the parties named in the Bear case, and listed Quapaw members. Within 45 days of enactment, Claimants would need to try confidential, non-binding mediation to split the money, sharing mediation costs. If Claimants agree, the…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-3330: Energy Freedom Act
- 119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan
- 119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025
- 119-hr-687: MERIT Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6225: PAUSE Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-1451 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/1451)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-3330: Energy Freedom Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3330)
- [119-hr-8324: Great American Healthcare Plan](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8324)
- [119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-624)
- [119-hr-687: MERIT Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-687)
- [119-hr-6225: PAUSE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6225)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1451 (as of 2026-10-08).