119th Congress · introduced in the House · Jul 16, 2025
To amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993.
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Latest action (Jun 3, 2026): Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Reported to House (Apr 2, 2026)
This 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.)
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3751)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3751)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 4463.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H3751-3752)
Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 503.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-583.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-583.
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Introduced in House
Federal-Indian relations · Indian claims · South Carolina
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