Legis Daily

Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Recognition Act

USA117th CongressS-1364| Senate 
| Updated: 11/17/2021
Richard Burr

Richard Burr

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Cosponsors (1)
Thomas Tillis (Republican)

Indian Affairs Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
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.

Bill Text Versions

View Text
2 versions available

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline
Apr 26, 2021
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Apr 26, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 27, 2021
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 50.
Nov 2, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs by unanimous consent.
Nov 17, 2021
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-115.
  • April 26, 2021
    Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.


  • April 26, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 27, 2021
    Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 50.


  • November 2, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs by unanimous consent.


  • November 17, 2021
    Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-115.

Native Americans

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2758: Lumbee Recognition Act
Federal-Indian relationsIndian lands and resources rightsNorth Carolina

Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Recognition Act

USA117th CongressS-1364| Senate 
| Updated: 11/17/2021
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.

Bill Text Versions

View Text
2 versions available

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline
Apr 26, 2021
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Apr 26, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Apr 27, 2021
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 50.
Nov 2, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs by unanimous consent.
Nov 17, 2021
Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-115.
  • April 26, 2021
    Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.


  • April 26, 2021
    Introduced in Senate


  • April 27, 2021
    Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 50.


  • November 2, 2021
    Referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs by unanimous consent.


  • November 17, 2021
    Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-115.
Richard Burr

Richard Burr

Republican Senator

North Carolina

Cosponsors (1)
Thomas Tillis (Republican)

Indian Affairs Committee

Native Americans

Related Bills

  • HR 117-2758: Lumbee Recognition Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Federal-Indian relationsIndian lands and resources rightsNorth Carolina