Lumbee Recognition Act
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.
- IntroducedJan 6, 2009
- Passed HouseJun 3, 2009
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- 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 call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 297 | On Passage | Passed240–179 | Jun 3, 2009 |
| House 296 | On Motion to Recommit with Instructions | Failed197–224 | Jun 3, 2009 |
Cosponsors 185
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 6, 2009 to Mar 25, 2009; 27 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-FL | Alcee L. Hastings | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-OH | Betty Sutton | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-MD | Chris Van Hollen | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-MN | Collin C. Peterson | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-OR | David Wu | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-AZ | Ed Pastor | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-NY | Edolphus Towns | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-NY | Eliot L. Engel | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
| D-SC | James E. Clyburn | Original | Jan 6, 2009 |
Withdrew 1 Donald A. Manzullo R-IL Mar 12, 2009
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Jan 6, 2009Hearings Mar 18, 2009Markup Apr 22, 2009Reported May 12, 2009 |
Actions 20
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 9, 2009Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 72.
- Jun 8, 2009Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
- Jun 4, 2009Received in the Senate.
- Jun 3, 2009Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 490. (consideration: CR H6115-6122)
- Jun 3, 2009Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 31 and H.R. 1385. General debate for each bill is limited to 1 hour equally divided and controlled. For H.R. 1385, specified amendments are in order. For each bill, the previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
- Jun 3, 2009DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 31.
- Jun 3, 2009The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H6120)
- Jun 3, 2009Mr. Hastings (WA) moved to recommit with instructions to Natural Resources. (consideration: CR H6120-6122; text: CR H6120)
- 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.
- Jun 3, 2009On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 197 - 224 (Roll no. 296).
- Jun 3, 2009Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 240 - 179 (Roll No. 297). (text: CR H6115)
- Jun 3, 2009Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Jun 2, 2009Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 490 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 31 and H.R. 1385. General debate for both bills is limited to 1 hour equally divided and controlled. For H.R. 1385, specified amendments are in order. For each bill, the previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
- May 12, 2009Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 111-103.
- May 12, 2009Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 49.
- Apr 22, 2009Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Apr 22, 2009Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Mar 18, 2009Committee Hearings Held.
- Jan 6, 2009Introduced in House
- Jan 6, 2009Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
In the Congressional Record 4
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S7391 | — | Sep 23, 2010 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6319 | Harry Reid D-NV | Jun 9, 2009 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S6317, S6318 | Harry Reid D-NV | Jun 8, 2009 |
| House · Extensions | Debate and remarks E1302, H6099–H6101, H6115–H6122Text printed H6099, H6115Motions H6120Recorded votes H6100, H6121, H6122enactHastings of Washington motion to recommit (require verification that the Lumbee Tribe is descended from the Cheraw Tribe or other coastal North Carolina tribes) | David Dreier R-CA, Dennis A. Cardoza D-CA, Doc Hastings R-WA (motion), Donna M. Christensen D-VI, Eni F. H. Faleomavaega D-AS, Mike McIntyre D-NC, Nick J. Rahall II D-WV, Patrick T. McHenry R-NC | Jun 3, 2009 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- Apr 29, 2009H.R. 31, Lumbee Recognition Act<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 22, 2009</p>
- Apr 29, 2009H.R. 31, Lumbee Recognition ActCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Natural Resources on April 22, 2009
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 111-11 | H.R. 31, LUMBEE RECOGNITION ACT, AND H.R. 1385, THOMASINA E. JORDAN INDIAN TRIBES OF VIRGINIA FEDERAL RECOGNITION ACT OF 2009.106 pages | Natural Resources Committee | Mar 18, 2009 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAmdt 162 | Substitute text made in order as an original bill pursuant to H.Res. 490. | Rules Committee | House amendment offered |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Lumbee Recognition Act
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- Lumbee Recognition Act
- Short Titles as Passed House
- Lumbee Recognition Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 9, 2009Placed on Calendar Senate
- Jun 3, 2009Engrossed in House
- May 12, 2009Reported in House
- Jan 6, 2009Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
