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HR 21 109th Congress House

Lumbee Recognition Act

Official title: To provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 17, 2005 See on congress.gov
Native Americans Economics and Public FinanceFederal aid to IndiansFederal-Indian relationsGovernment Operations and Politics
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Indian landsLand transfersMinoritiesNorth CarolinaPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesState government-Indian relations
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Referred to the House Committee on Resources.
Jan 4, 2005
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 Latest action January 4, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Lumbee Recognition Act - Extends Federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 58
All 58 Democratic 32 Republican 5
D
Matsui, Doris O.
California · Oct 20, 2005
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 11, 2005
Shuster, Bill
· May 19, 2005
MOLLOHAN, ALAN
· May 12, 2005
 D
Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · May 11, 2005
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Mar 17, 2005
 D
Waters, Maxine
California · Mar 17, 2005
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Mar 16, 2005
EDWARDS, CHET
· Mar 15, 2005
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Mar 15, 2005
 D
Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Mar 15, 2005
 D
Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Mar 10, 2005
 D
Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Mar 10, 2005
 D
Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Mar 9, 2005
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Mar 9, 2005
LINDER, JOHN
· Mar 8, 2005
 R
Moran, Jerry
Kansas · Mar 3, 2005
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 3, 2005
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Mar 3, 2005
 D
DeGette, Diana
Colorado · Mar 2, 2005
 D
Larson, John B.
Connecticut · Mar 2, 2005
Meek, Kendrick
· Mar 2, 2005
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Mar 2, 2005
STUPAK, BART
· Mar 2, 2005
 D
Cleaver, Emanuel
Missouri · Mar 1, 2005
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 1, 2005
SNYDER, VICTOR
· Mar 1, 2005
BAIRD, BRIAN
· Feb 17, 2005
BERRY, MARION
· Feb 17, 2005
 D
Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Feb 17, 2005
BOYD, ALLEN
· Feb 17, 2005
 R
Capito, Shelley Moore
West Virginia · Feb 17, 2005
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Feb 17, 2005
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Feb 17, 2005
 R
Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Feb 17, 2005
Davis, Lincoln
· Feb 17, 2005
 D
Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Feb 17, 2005
Davis, Artur
· Feb 17, 2005
 R
Diaz-Balart, Mario
Florida · Feb 17, 2005
DIAZ-BALART, LINCOLN
· Feb 17, 2005
ETHERIDGE, BOB
· Feb 17, 2005
HARMAN, JANE
· Feb 17, 2005
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Feb 17, 2005
KANJORSKI, PAUL
· Feb 17, 2005
 D
Larsen, Rick
Washington · Feb 17, 2005
 D
Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Feb 17, 2005
Marshall, Jim
· Feb 17, 2005
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 17, 2005
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 17, 2005
ORTIZ, SOLOMON
· Feb 17, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 21: Lumbee Recognition Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-21/
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"H.R. 21: Lumbee Recognition Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-21/.
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H.R. 21, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-21/.
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