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H.R. 2176: To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community.

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H.R. 2176: To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community.

110th Congress · introduced 2007-05-03 · Native Americans · Latest: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-05-03 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 2 recorded votes in our records. Latest: House roll call 457 (2008): Table Appeal of the Ruling of the Chair, HR2176 (2008-06-25), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on March 6, 2008. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Requires the Secretary of the Interior to take lands identified as alternative lands in the Settlement of Land Claim (the agreement between the Bay Mills Indian Community and the Governor of Michigan executed on August 23, 2002, including the document titled Addendum to Settlement of Land Claim, executed on November 13, 2007) into trust for the benefit of the Community within 30 days after the Secretary has: (1) received a title insurance policy for the alternative lands that shows that such lands are not subject to mortgages, liens, deeds of trust, options to purchase, or other security interests; and (2) confirmed that the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 has been complied with regarding the trust acquisition of the property. Provides for the alternative lands to become part of the Community's reservation immediately upon attaining trust status. Requires the alternative lands to be taken into trust as part of the settlement and extinguishment of the Community's Charlotte Beach land claims and to be deemed lands obtained in settlement of a land claim within the meaning of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. Extinguishes, concurrent with the Secretary taking the alternative lands into trust, all claims by the Community: (1) to the Charlotte Beach lands; or (2) against the United States, the State of Michigan, or any other person or entity based on or relating to claims to such lands, whether based on aboriginal or recognized title. Approves and ratifies the Settlement of Land Claim, which shall be enforceable by the Community or the Governorn according to its terms. Vests exclusive jurisdiction over any enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan.

Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment, Part II), quoted unchanged (nonpartisan). Read the source.

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Official text

To provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House without amendment, Part II)

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Sponsor: Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1] · 2 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2176, A bill to provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community (2008-03-06); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2176, A bill to provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community (2008-03-06); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2176, A bill to provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community (2008-04-03); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 2176, A bill to provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community (2008-04-03)

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Words on this page, explained (2)
Jurisdiction
The area or the matters a government or court has authority over.
Securities
Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-hr2176 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110