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Bill · 119th Congress · HR 4463
To amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993.
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Introduced 2025-07-16Topic: civil rights · governance ethicsSummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceThis bill revises tribal membership requirements for the Catawba Indian Nation (a tribe in South Carolina). 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.)
Sponsors
- Ralph Norman Republican sponsor
- 2 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-03 | Senate | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | refer |
| 2026-06-02 | House | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | |
| 2026-06-02 | House | On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3751) | |
| 2026-06-02 | Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3751) | floor pass | |
| 2026-06-02 | House | DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4463. | |
| 2026-06-02 | House | Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3751-3752) | |
| 2026-06-02 | House | Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill. | |
| 2026-04-02 | House | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 503. | |
| 2026-04-02 | House | Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-583. | report |
| 2026-04-02 | Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-583. | report | |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent. | refer |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held | refer |
| 2026-02-11 | House | Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged | refer |
| 2025-09-09 | House | Subcommittee Hearings Held | refer |
| 2025-09-04 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs. | refer |
| 2025-07-16 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | refer |
| 2025-07-16 | Introduced in House | introduce | |
| 2025-07-16 | Introduced in House | introduce |