United StatesTo amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993.
What it does
This bill revises tribal membership requirements for the Catawba Indian Nation (a tribe in South Carolina).
More detail
The Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993 explicitly restricted the tribe’s future membership to lineal descendants of people on the final base membership roll who maintained continuous political relations with the tribe. This bill removes these membership criteria and allows the tribe to determine its membership. (The tribe uses three base membership rolls and anyone who wants to be enrolled must prove lineal descent from someone listed on one of these base membership rolls.)
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Where it stands
- Introduced
- Passed House
- Passed Senate
- To President
- Became Law
Looking ahead
No hearings or votes scheduled.
History
- 2026
- Jun 3Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Latest
- Jun 2Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Jun 2Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3751-3752)
- Jun 2DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4463.
- Jun 2Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3751)Passed House
- Jun 2Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Apr 2Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-583.
- Apr 2Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 503.
- Feb 11Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
- Feb 11Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Feb 11Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- 2025
- Sep 9Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Sep 4Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
- Jul 16Introduced in House
- Jul 16Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.Introduced