To amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993.
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What Happened in Congress?
June 2, 2026
- HousePassed by voice vote
Where the Bill Stands
- Introduced, done
- Committee, done
- Floor Vote, done
- Outcome, current stage
What This Bill Does
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.)
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Timeline
- SenateReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- House floor actionsMr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Passed the House
- House floor actionsReported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-583.
- House committee actionsSubcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
- House committee actionsSubcommittee Hearings Held
- House committee actionsReferred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
- Library of CongressIntroduced in House
- House floor actionsReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Introduced
- Committee



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