To refer H.R. 3133, a bill making congressional reference to the United States Court of Federal Claims pursuant to sections 1492 and 2509 of title 28, United States Code, of certain Indian land-related takings claims of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan and its individual members.

Bill: 114-hres-376
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Benishek, Dan [R-MI-1]
Introduced: 2015-07-23
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Indian claims

Indian lands and resources rights

Michigan

Specialized courts
Latest action: action_date: 2015-09-08
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.

Summaries:
action_date: 2015-07-23
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Refers H.R. 3133, which directs the Department of the Treasury to pay an unspecified sum to the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan and its members pursuant to a judgment rendered by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, to the chief judge of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims for a determination as to whether the Band has legal or equitable claims for just compensation against the United States for land-related takings occurring between 1855 and 1900 within the areas reserved for the Band and its members by the Treaty with the Ottawa and Chippewa.</p>

tv_txt: IV 114th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 376 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 23, 2015 Mr. Benishek submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary RESOLUTION To refer H.R. 3133, a bill making congressional reference to the United States Court of Federal Claims pursuant to sections 1492 and 2509 of title 28, United States Code, of certain Indian land-related takings claims of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan and its individual members.

That pursuant to section 1492 of title 28, United States Code, the bill (H.R. 3133), entitled A Bill relating to certain Indian land-related takings claims of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan and its individual members, now pending in the House of Representatives, is referred to the chief judge of the United States Court of Federal Claims for a determination as to whether the Band, on behalf of itself and of its individual members, has legal or equitable claims for just compensation against the United States for land-related takings occurring during the period between 1855 and 1900 within the areas reserved for the Band and its members by Article 1 of the July 31, 1855, Treaty with the Ottawa and Chippewa, 11 Stat. 621.