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  • S. 550 aims to address Indian land disputes in Illinois by allowing the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma to file a claim concerning its land under the 1805 Treaty of Grouseland in the United States Court of Federal Claims. The court has the authority to hear and decide on this claim,...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill is about a special rule that lets a Native American group called the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma ask a special court for help about some land in Illinois. They have to do this within a year, and after that, they can't ask for more land in Illinois again.