3.0.0 3255 2025-07-14T11:23:51Z 2025-07-14T11:23:51Z House H HR 2025-05-07 119 <pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 76 (Wednesday, May 7, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Ms. SCHOLTEN:H.R. 3255.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H1911]</pre> hsii00 Natural Resources Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-05-07T14:00:45Z 119 2160 S 2025-06-25 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. Related bill CRS 2025-05-07 Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsii00 Natural Resources Committee 2025-05-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-05-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001221 Rep. Scholten, Hillary J. [D-MI-3] Hillary Scholten D MI J. 3 N J000307 Rep. James, John [R-MI-10] John James R MI 10 2025-05-07 True T000481 Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] Rashida Tlaib D MI 12 2025-05-07 True S001215 Rep. Stevens, Haley M. [D-MI-11] Haley Stevens D MI M. 11 2025-05-07 True B001301 Rep. Bergman, Jack [R-MI-1] Jack Bergman R MI 1 2025-05-14 False M001237 Rep. McDonald Rivet, Kristen [D-MI-8] Kristen McDonald Rivet D MI 8 2025-05-21 False M001136 Rep. McClain, Lisa C. [R-MI-9] Lisa McClain R MI C. 9 2025-06-02 False M001194 Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-2] John Moolenaar R MI R. 2 2025-06-04 False W000798 Rep. Walberg, Tim [R-MI-5] Tim Walberg R MI 5 2025-06-09 False D000624 Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-6] Debbie Dingell D MI 6 2025-06-09 False B001321 Rep. Barrett, Tom [R-MI-7] Tom Barrett R MI 7 2025-06-30 False Native Americans Native Americans 2025-06-03T18:26:21Z

00 2025-05-07 Introduced in House 2025-06-13T20:56:40Z <p><strong>Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians Restoration Act of 2025</strong></p><p>This bill affirms federal recognition of the Grand River Bands of Ottawa Indians of Michigan.</p><p>Specifically, the bill makes the tribe and its members eligible for services and benefits provided to federally recognized tribes, without regard to the existence of a reservation for the tribe or the location of the residence of any member on or near a reservation. The service area of the tribe shall be Newaygo, Oceana, Kent, Muskegon and Ottawa Counties in Michigan.</p><p>Further, the tribe must submit a membership roll to the Department of the Interior as a condition of receiving recognition, services, and benefits. The tribe must maintain the membership roll.</p><p>The bill directs Interior to (1) acquire, for the benefit of the tribe, trust title to land within Muskegon, Newaygo, or Oceana Counties; and (2) accept into trust any real property located in those counties for the benefit of the tribe if the property is conveyed to Interior and, at the time of such acceptance, there are no adverse legal claims on such property (e.g., outstanding liens, mortgages, or taxes owed).</p><p>Additionally, the bill allows Interior to (1) acquire additional land for the benefit of the tribe, and (2) take into trust land in specified counties for the benefit of the tribe.</p><p>Any land taken into trust for the benefit of the tribe shall, upon request of the tribe, be considered part of the tribe's reservation.</p>

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