# 119-hr-2916: 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.

119-hr-2916, 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., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY); status passed_house; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-2916
- Congress: 119
- Title: 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.
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-04-14
- Sponsor: Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-26

## Summary

**Authorizes and implements a negotiated land settlement** that would resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk land claims and allow specified transfers of land, rights-of-way, and easements under the Settlement Agreement. It would also define certain Tribe-owned parcels in the Settlement Acquisition Areas as Indian Country under federal law. - Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe: The bill would ratify the Settlement Agreement and enable the Tribe to own or acquire lands in the Settlement Acquisition Areas as described in the Agreement. Those lands would be treated as Indian Country for purposes of 18 U.S.C. §1151(a). - State and local governments: New York, Franklin and Saint Lawrence counties, and the towns of Fort Covington and Bombay would have the Agreement federally authorized and the related claims in three named lawsuits resolved, clearing the way for authorized transfers tied to those cases. - Legal effect: Lands owned by the Tribe on or after the Agreement's effective date in the Settlement Acquisition Areas would be designated Indian Country under federal law, subject to the Agreement's terms and limits. This change fixes which parcels the federal Indian Country definition covers to implement the settlement.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tribal jurisdiction for certain Akwesasne lands: benefit, high. If enacted, certain lands owned by the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe within the Settlement Acquisition Areas would be treated as Indian Country under federal law. This would cover land the Tribe owns on the settlement’s effective date and land it later buys in those areas. The designation would be subje…
- Congress approval of Akwesasne land settlement: benefit, low. If enacted, Congress would authorize, ratify, and confirm the Akwesasne Mohawk land settlement. The agreement is between the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, New York State, Franklin and St. Lawrence Counties, the Towns of Fort Covington and Bombay, and the New York Power…

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- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-2916 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2916)

## Related
- [119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3151)
- [119-hr-2570: Maximum Pressure Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2570)
- [119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-1229)
- [119-hr-7613: ALERT Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7613)
- [119-hr-624: RIFLE Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-624)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2916 (as of 2026-09-26).