# 119-s-3475: A bill 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-s-3475, A bill 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 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY); status in_committee (as of 2026-06-05).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-s-3475
- Congress: 119
- Title: A bill 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: in_committee
- Introduced: 2025-12-15
- Sponsor: Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-06-05

## Summary

**Designates specific Akwesasne lands as Indian Country.** This bill would confirm the Settlement Agreement that resolves the Akwesasne Mohawk land claims and authorize transfers of land, rights-of-way, and easements needed to implement that agreement. - Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe: Lands the Tribe owns within the Settlement Acquisition Areas would be designated Indian Country under 18 U.S.C. 1151(a) for land owned at the settlement's effective date and for land the Tribe acquires later, subject to the Settlement Agreement's terms. - State and local governments and New York Power Authority: The bill would authorize transfers of land, rights-of-way, and easements among the Tribe, the State of New York, Franklin and Saint Lawrence Counties, the Towns of Fort Covington and Bombay, and the New York Power Authority to carry out the settlement. - Legal claims: It ratifies and confirms the Settlement Agreement that resolves the specified lawsuits, including Canadian Saint Regis Band of Mohawk Indians v. New York (82-CV-783 and 82-CV-1114) and Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe v. The State of New York (89-CV-829).

## Cosponsors (1)

- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] (D-NY), 2026-03-10T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Tribal lands become Indian Country: benefit, low. If enacted, the bill would approve a settlement to resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk land claim in New York. It would allow transfers of land, rights-of-way, and easements described in the settlement. If enacted, lands the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe owns inside the settlement areas would be designated Ind…

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## Sources
- [119-s-3475 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/3475)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-3475 (as of 2026-06-05).