S. 3475

Summary

S. 3475, a bill to authorize, ratify, and confirm the Agreement of Settlement and Compromise to Resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim in the State of New York, and for other purposes, was introduced in the Senate on Dec 15, 2025 by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D) with 1 co-sponsor. It was referred to Indian Affairs, and last saw action on Jun 3, 2026: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.

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Text

S. 3475 has 1 co-sponsor.

119 S3475 IS: To authorize, ratify, and confirm the Agreement of Settlement and Compromise to Resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim in the State of New York, and for other purposes.
 U.S. Senate
 2025-12-15
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 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 3475  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   December 15, 2025   Mrs. Gillibrand  introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on Indian Affairs    A BILL
To authorize, ratify, and confirm the Agreement of Settlement and Compromise to Resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim in the State of New York, and for other purposes.
1.
Agreement and transfers authorized, ratified and confirmed
The following are hereby authorized, ratified, and confirmed:
(1)
The Agreement of Settlement and Compromise to Resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim in the State of New York (hereafter in this Act referred to as the  Settlement Agreement ), entered into by the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, the Mohawk Council of Akwesasne, the State of New York, the Counties of Franklin and Saint Lawrence, New York, the Towns of Fort Covington and Bombay, New York, and the New York Power Authority.
(2)
Any transfer of land, right-of-way, or easement that is the subject of the claims in the Canadian Saint Regis Band of Mohawk Indians v. New York et al. (82–CV–783); the Canadian Saint Regis Band of Mohawk Indians v. New York et al. (82–CV–1114); and the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe, by the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribal Counciland the People of the Longhouse at Akwesasne, by Mohawk Nation Council of Chiefs v. The State of New York, et al. (89–CV–829).
2.
Lands owned by Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe within settlement acquisition areas
The following shall be Indian Country as defined in section 1151(a) of title 18, United States Code, subject to the terms, conditions, and limitations of the Settlement Agreement:
(1)
Land owned on the effective date of the Settlement Agreement by the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe within the Settlement Acquisition Areas, as defined in the Settlement Agreement.
(2)
Land acquired by the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe within the Settlement Acquisition Areas after the effective date of the Settlement Agreement.

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Sponsors

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D) sponsors S. 3475, and 1 member has co-sponsored it.

Kirsten Gillibrand

Sen. · D–NY · Sponsor

Introduced Dec 15, 2025

Charles Schumer

Sen. · D–NY · Co-sponsor

Joined Mar 10, 2026

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Committees

S. 3475 went before 1 committee: Indian Affairs.

Indian Affairs

Indian Affairs

Hearings By (full committee) · Jun 3, 2026 · 49 Bills

Actions

S. 3475 has taken 3 actions since Dec 15, 2025, the latest on Jun 3, 2026.

Votes

S. 3475 has not gone to a roll call.

Related bills

1 bill is related to S. 3475, as Identical bill.

HR 2916To authorize, ratify, and confirm the Agreement of Settlement and Compromise to Resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim in the State of New York, and for other purposes.Jun 3, 2026 · Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. · Identical bill

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Titles

S. 3475 goes by 2 titles.

• A bill to authorize, ratify, and confirm the Agreement of Settlement and Compromise to Resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim in the State of New York, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced
• A bill to authorize, ratify, and confirm the Agreement of Settlement and Compromise to Resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim in the State of New York, and for other purposes. — Display Title

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 4 registered lobbyists who named S. 3475 in 3 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

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Filings

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Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 3475 under Native Americans, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 3475’s is Native Americans.

Legislative Subjects

S. 3475 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Federal-Indian relations to New York State.

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