Quapaw Tribal Settlement Act of 2025

# Quapaw Tribal Settlement Act of 2025 - Summary **What the Bill Does** This bill would settle a long-standing financial dispute between the federal government and the Quapaw Nation, a Native American tribe based in Oklahoma. It would create a special trust account (called the Quapaw Bear Settlement Trust Account) to hold settlement money and direct the Department of the Interior to distribute those funds to the tribe and its members according to a court recommendation from January 2020. The bill essentially implements a settlement agreement that a federal court panel previously recommended. **Who It Affects** The primary beneficiaries would be the Quapaw Nation and its members.

The bill also involves the federal government, which would fund the account, and the Department of the Interior, which would manage the distribution of settlement payments. **Current Status** The bill (S 630) was introduced in the 119th Congress by Senator Markwayne Mullin (R-OK) and is currently in committee, meaning it has not yet been debated or voted on by the full Senate. The specific details of how much money would be allocated and the exact payment distribution timeline would be determined by the settlement terms outlined in the January 2020 court recommendation.