# 119-hr-411: Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2025

119-hr-411, Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI); status in_committee; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-09-26).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-411
- Congress: 119
- Title: Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2025
- Status: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-01-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] (R-MI)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-09-26

## Summary

**Provides a settlement framework to compensate the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community for the U.S. taking of Reservation Swamp Lands and Reservation Canal Lands within the L'Anse Reservation.** It would resolve long‑standing title disputes and seek a restorative, non‑confrontational settlement that protects current landowners while addressing harms to the Tribe's cultural, religious, subsistence rights and economy. - Keweenaw Bay Indian Community: Would establish a negotiated settlement to compensate the Tribe for the uncompensated taking of Reservation Swamp Lands (about 2,743 acres) and Reservation Canal Lands (at least 1,333 and up to 2,720 acres). It recognizes that the loss affected the Tribe's cultural, religious, and subsistence practices and its local economy. - Current occupants and local governments: Would protect ownership for non‑Indian individuals, entities, and local governments who occupy or hold interests in the lands in good faith by resolving title clouds and securing those interests under the settlement. - Federal findings and record: Would codify Congressional findings about the 1842 and 1854 treaties and related federal land laws and reflect the Department of the Interior's December 2021 statement that the Tribe's claims have merit.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Settlement funds for Keweenaw Bay Community: benefit, high. If enacted, the government would authorize $33.9 million in fiscal year 2026 for this settlement. The money would stay available until it is spent. Once available, the Secretary would transfer $33.9 million to the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community. The payment would go to the tribal government, not dir…
- Community could use funds, not for gaming: mixed, medium. If enacted, the Community could use the settlement money for any lawful purpose, like government services, economic development, natural resource protection, or buying land. The funds could not be used to buy land for gaming, and land bought with these funds could not be used for gaming. The Act al…
- Clear land titles in reservation area: mixed, medium. If enacted, when the Community receives the settlement payment, current owners of the Reservation Swamp Lands and Reservation Canal Lands would have clear title free of tribal claims. At the same time, the Community would give up its claims to lands owned by others in those areas. This would take e…
- Defines reservation and affected lands: mixed, low. If enacted, the bill would define the L’Anse Indian Reservation and list the townships and ranges it covers. It would define Reservation Canal Lands as about 1,333.25 to 2,720 acres and Reservation Swamp Lands as about 2,743 acres within the reservation.

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- 119-hr-3151: SHIPS for America Act of 2025
- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6976: Duty Status Reform Act
- 119-hr-2725: Affordable Housing Credit Improvement Act of 2025
- 119-hr-1229: United States-Israel Defense Partnership Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-411 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/411)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-411 (as of 2026-09-26).