Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Recognition Act
Latest action · Nov 17, 2020 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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.
- IntroducedMar 28, 2019
- Passed HouseNov 16, 2020
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Recognition Act
This bill extends federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and makes its members eligible for the services and benefits provided to members of federally recognized tribes.
Members of the tribe residing in Robeson, Cumberland, Hoke, and Scotland counties in North Carolina are deemed to be within the delivery area for such services.
The Department of the Interior and the Department of Health and Human Services must develop, in consultation with the tribe, a determination of needs to provide the services for which members of the tribe are eligible.
Interior may take land into trust for the benefit of the tribe.
Finally, North Carolina must exercise jurisdiction over all criminal offenses committed, and all civil actions that arise, on North Carolina lands owned by, or held in trust for, the Lumbee Tribe or any dependent Indian community of the tribe unless jurisdiction is transferred to the United States pursuant to an agreement between the tribe and the state.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 28, 2019 to Sep 21, 2020, with 1 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Original | Mar 28, 2019 |
| D-NC | David E. Price | May 17, 2019 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Sep 17, 2019 | |
| R-NC | Dan Bishop | Sep 19, 2019 | |
| D-NC | Alma S. Adams | Oct 11, 2019 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Nov 21, 2019 | |
| R-SC | William R. Timmons IV | Sep 21, 2020 |
Actions 14
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2020Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- Nov 16, 2020Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H5735-5738)
- Nov 16, 2020DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1964.
- Nov 16, 2020Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Nov 16, 2020Mr. Huffman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1368 | Lumbee Recognition Act | Related bill | May 8, 2019 |
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Nov 17, 2020Referred in Senate
- Nov 16, 2020Engrossed in House
- Mar 28, 2019Introduced in House
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