To whom did the land belong that the U. S. Government was allocating to settlers

The homestead was an area of public land in the West (usually 160 acres or 65 ha) granted to any US citizen willing to settle on and farm the land. ... The act depleted the Native Americans in the United States of much of their land and natural resources as a result of it being allocated and sold to settlers.

the correct answer is d

a conference committee is a group of congress representatives appointed by the senate and the house to reach an agreement over a bill that had different versions in each chamber. this is due to the fact that, to pass a law. both the house and the senate must agree on the exact same content and wording of the bill to present it to the president.