Quapaw Tribal Settlement Act of 2025
HR 1451, the Quapaw Tribal Settlement Act of 2025, provides $137.5 million in settlement funds to the Quapaw Nation and its individual members identified in the 2013 lawsuit *Bear, et al. v. United States*. The bill creates a special trust account within the Department of the Interior to hold these funds, which must be distributed according to a plan developed by the claimants. If the claimants cannot agree on a distribution plan within 45 days, they must use mediation, and if mediation fails, the Secretary of the Interior will determine a final allocation based on the court's report. The funds are intended to resolve a long-standing legal claim related to land and financial disputes.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Feb 21, 2025
Last action Apr 30, 2025
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Total actions
4
Key actions
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Committee
3
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Subcommittee Hearings Held
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
lower
Feb 21, 2025
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Role
Legislator
Party
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Josh Brecheen
RRepublican
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