Contact Congress about S. 630: Quapaw Tribal Settlement Act of 2025

The federal government would pay $137.5 million to settle Quapaw Nation claims. The claimants would try to agree on how to divide the money, but the Interior Secretary would decide if they cannot.

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Quapaw Tribal Settlement Act of 2025 is a Senate bill in committee. The latest recorded action: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.

Latest action on S. 630: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.

Who this affects: This bill mainly affects the Quapaw Nation and the individual Quapaw members who are part of the Bear case. They would be the people or government receiving money, once a payment plan is approved. It also affects the Department of the Interior, which would manage the trust account and may have to decide the final plan. The U.S. Treasury would have to provide the $137.5 million payment.

Why this matters: This bill matters because it would turn a long-running Quapaw claims case into a set payment and payout process. It would give the claimants a path to divide the money instead of leaving the dispute open. The mediation step could help them agree on their own plan. If that fails, the Interior Secretary would have power to settle the division. The bill does not say what the money must be used for after it is paid out.

Key provisions in S. 630

• The Interior Department would create a Quapaw Bear Settlement Trust Account. Its Bureau of Trust Funds Administration would hold and manage the settlement money.
• The U.S. Treasury would pay $137.5 million for the Quapaw Nation and specific individual tribal members. The money would come from federal funds not already assigned to another purpose.
• The payment and payouts must follow the 2020 report in Bear, et al. v. United States. That report came from a U.S. Court of Federal Claims review panel in Congressional Reference Case No. 13-51X.
• The settlement money could be used and divided only under a plan for the claimants. No other payout method would apply under the bill.
• Within 45 days after the bill becomes law, claimants must send the money-sharing issues to a mediator they all accept. A claimant could instead start the Interior Secretary’s allocation process.

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The federal government would pay $137.5 million to settle Quapaw Nation claims. The claimants would try to agree on how to divide the money, but the Interior Secretary would decide if they cannot.

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