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.
Latest action · Jun 3, 2026 Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedApr 14, 2025
- Passed HouseDec 9, 2025
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
This bill recognizes and settles the Akwesasne land claim in northern New York. (Akwesasne is a Mohawk territory that extends into the United States and Canada, specifically New York, Ontario, and Quebec.)
The bill authorizes, ratifies, and confirms a specified settlement agreement entered into by the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (SRMT), the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, the State of New York, Franklin and Saint Lawrence Counties in New York, the towns of Fort Covington and Bombay in New York, and the New York Power Authority. (Among its provisions, the settlement agreement restores land rights and provides access to land to SRMT, provides tuition assistance for tribal members to certain postsecondary institutions, and requires the New York Power Authority to make annual payments to SRMT.)
Additionally, the bill authorizes, ratifies, and confirms any transfer of land, right-of-way, or easement that is the subject of claims in specified court cases.
The bill also recognizes as Indian country any land owned or subsequently acquired by SRMT within the settlement acquisition areas. (The term Indian country, for purposes of criminal jurisdiction, generally refers to all lands within a tribal reservation, dependent Indian communities, and tribal allotments.)
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Apr 14, 2025Discharged Sep 17, 2025Markup Sep 17, 2025Reported Oct 31, 2025 |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Jun 4, 2025Hearings Jun 11, 2025 | |
| Senate | Indian Affairs Committee | Referred Dec 10, 2025Hearings Jun 3, 2026 |
Actions 16
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 3, 2026Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
- Dec 10, 2025Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- Dec 9, 2025Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H5085)
- Dec 9, 2025Mr. Crank moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Dec 9, 2025Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5085-5086)
- Dec 9, 2025DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2916.
- Dec 9, 2025Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Oct 31, 2025Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-355.
- Oct 31, 2025Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 307.
- Sep 17, 2025Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
- Sep 17, 2025Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Sep 17, 2025Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Jun 11, 2025Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Jun 4, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
- Apr 14, 2025Introduced in House
- Apr 14, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H5085, H5086Text printed H5085 | Elise M. Stefanik R-NY, Emily Randall D-WA, Jeff Crank R-CO | Dec 9, 2025 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 171, no. 66, April 14, 2025, page H1607.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. | Identical bill | Jun 3, 2026 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- 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.
- Official Title from EH (Engrossed in House) bill text
- 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.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 10, 2025Referred in Senate
- Dec 9, 2025Engrossed in House
- Oct 31, 2025Reported in House
- Apr 14, 2025Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
