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HR 3262 106th Congress House

Lower Muscogee-Creek Indian Tribe of Georgia Recognition Act

Official title: To provide for Federal recognition of the Lower Muscogee-Creek Indian Tribe of Georgia, and for other purposes.

Introduced: November 9, 1999 Introduced by: Bishop, Sanford D. Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Lower Muscogee-Creek Indian Tribe of Georgia Recognition Act - Extends Federal recognition to the Lower Muscogee-Creek Indian Tribe of Georgia.

Makes the Tribe eligible for all Federal benefits and services furnished to federally recognized Indian tribes without regard to the existence of a reservation.

Makes the provisions of the Indian Reorganization Act applicable to the Tribe and its members.

Directs the Secretary, if the Tribe transfers interests in land within the boundaries of Grady County, Carroll County, and such other counties in Georgia to the Secretary, to take such interests in land into trust for the benefit of the Tribe. Makes such land the Tribe's initial reservation land.

Requires the Tribe to submit a membership roll.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3262: Lower Muscogee-Creek Indian Tribe of Georgia Recognition Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-3262/
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"H.R. 3262: Lower Muscogee-Creek Indian Tribe of Georgia Recognition Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-3262/.
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