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.

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.

[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 376 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
H. RES. 376

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.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             July 23, 2015

Mr. Benishek submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               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.

    Resolved, 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.
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