HR 31 · 111th Congress 2009–2011, ended

Lumbee Recognition Act

Introduced Jan 6, 2009 Originated House Sponsor Mike McIntyre D-NC

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 9, 2009 Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 72.

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

  1. IntroducedJan 6, 2009
  2. Passed HouseJun 3, 2009
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 12, 2009. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Lumbee Recognition Act - Extends federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.

Prohibits the tribe from conducting gaming activities as a matter of claimed inherent authority or under the authority of any federal law.

Requires North Carolina to exercise jurisdiction over all criminal offenses committed, and all civil actions that arise, on North Carolina lands owned by, or held in trust by the United States for, the Lumbee Tribe or any dependent Indian community of the Tribe.

Recorded votes 2

Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.

Roll callQuestionResultDate
House 297Passed240–179Jun 3, 2009
House 296Failed197–224Jun 3, 2009

Cosponsors 186

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 6, 2009 to Mar 25, 2009, with 27 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-FLAlcee L. HastingsOriginalJan 6, 2009
D-OHBetty SuttonOriginalJan 6, 2009
D-MABill DelahuntOriginalJan 6, 2009
D-NCBob EtheridgeOriginalJan 6, 2009
D-NCBrad MillerOriginalJan 6, 2009
D-MDChris Van HollenOriginalJan 6, 2009
D-MNCollin C. PetersonOriginalJan 6, 2009
D-NCDavid E. PriceOriginalJan 6, 2009
D-ORDavid WuOriginalJan 6, 2009
D-AZEd PastorOriginalJan 6, 2009
D-NYEdolphus TownsOriginalJan 6, 2009
D-MDElijah E. CummingsOriginalJan 6, 2009
D-NYEliot L. EngelOriginalJan 6, 2009
D-NCG. K. ButterfieldOriginalJan 6, 2009
D-SCJames E. ClyburnOriginalJan 6, 2009
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Actions 21

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 9, 2009Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 72.
  2. Jun 8, 2009Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
  3. Jun 4, 2009Received in the Senate.
  4. Jun 3, 2009Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 490. (consideration: CR H6115-6122)
  5. Jun 3, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Hastings (WA) motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment adding a new sentence regarding the verification by the Secretary of the Interior that persons on the Lumbee base rolls are descendants of Cheraw for delivery of Federal services.
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Related bills 2

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HRES 490Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 31) to provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes, and providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1385) to extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy IndiaRelated billJun 3, 2009
S 1735Lumbee Recognition ActRelated billJan 20, 2010

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.

Text 3

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jun 9, 2009Placed on Calendar Senate
  2. Jun 3, 2009Engrossed in House
  3. Jan 6, 2009Introduced in House

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