118th Congress · HOUSE BILLBILL

H.R. 10472 — Quapaw Tribal Settlement Act of 2024

“To authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to make payments to the Quapaw Nation and certain members of the Quapaw Nation in accordance with the recommendation of the United States Court of Federal Claims, and for other purposes.”

Native Americans

Introduced Dec 18, 2024

Last action Dec 18, 2024

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

Dec 18, 2024

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Referred

Dec 18, 2024

Natural Resources

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Committee

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House floor

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Senate

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Resolve Changes

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Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill creates a trust account, funds the account, and establishes a distribution process to settle certain claims between the federal government and the Quapaw Nation (a tribe in Oklahoma). Specifically, the bill establishes the Quapaw Bear Settlement Trust Account and directs the Department of the Interior's Bureau of Trust Funds Administration to administer all funds appropriated to the trust account. Interior must make payments to the tribe and individual members of the tribe in accordance with the January 2020 recommendation of the review panel of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. The bill outlines the distribution process for the settlement funds in the trust account.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in House

Timeline · 2 actions

Dec 18, 2024

Introduced in House

Dec 18, 2024

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.