Lumbee Fairness Act
Latest action · Dec 18, 2024 Received in the Senate.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 17, 2023
- Passed HouseDec 17, 2024
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Lumbee Fairness 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.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
Cosponsors 12
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 17, 2023 to Sep 12, 2024; 6 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-NC | Dan Bishop | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-NC | Deborah K. Ross | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-NC | Donald G. Davis | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| R-NC | Gregory F. Murphy | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-NC | Kathy E. Manning | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| R-NC | Richard Hudson | Original | Feb 17, 2023 |
| D-NC | Jeff Jackson | Feb 24, 2023 | |
| D-NC | Valerie P. Foushee | Feb 24, 2023 | |
| R-SC | Nancy Mace | Jul 25, 2023 | |
| R-WV | Carol D. Miller | Aug 15, 2023 | |
| R-TX | Troy E. Nehls | Aug 18, 2023 | |
| D-CA | Jimmy Panetta | Sep 12, 2024 |
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 Feb 17, 2023 |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Mar 22, 2023 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2024Received in the Senate.
- Dec 17, 2024Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- Dec 17, 2024Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7268-7272)
- Dec 17, 2024DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1101.
- Dec 17, 2024At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
In the Congressional Record 1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H7268–H7272Text printed H7268Recorded votes H7275enact | Bruce Westerman R-AR, Chuck Edwards R-NC, Dan Bishop R-NC, David Rouzer R-NC, Josh Brecheen R-OK, Richard Hudson R-NC, Sydney Kamlager-Dove D-CA | Dec 17, 2024 |
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 169, no. 33, February 17, 2023, page H856.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 521 | Lumbee Fairness Act | Identical bill | Feb 16, 2023 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend the Lumbee Act of 1956.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Lumbee Fairness Act
- Short Title(s) as Passed House
- Lumbee Fairness Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 3
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 18, 2024Received in Senate
- Dec 17, 2024Engrossed in House
- Feb 17, 2023Introduced 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.
