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HR 4171 109th Congress House

To provide for the consideration of a petition for Federal Recognition of the Lumbee Indians of Robeson and adjoining counties, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 27, 2005 See on congress.gov
Native Americans Administrative remediesCrime and Law EnforcementDepartment of the InteriorEconomics and Public Finance
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Federal aid to IndiansFederal-Indian relationsGovernment Operations and PoliticsIndian landsIndian law enforcementJudicial reviewJurisdictionLawMinoritiesNorth CarolinaPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesState government-Indian relations
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 Latest action October 27, 2005

Referred to the House Committee on Resources.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Provides for the consideration of a petition for federal recognition as an Indian tribe by the Lumbee Indians of Robeson and adjoining counties of North Carolina.

Expresses the sense of the Congress that review of such petition should not unnecessarily delay review of petitions awaiting active consideration.

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Foxx, Virginia
North Carolina · Oct 27, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4171: To provide for the consideration of a petition for Federal Recognition of the Lumbee Indians of Robeson and adjoining counties, and for other purposes.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4171/
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"H.R. 4171: To provide for the consideration of a petition for Federal Recognition of the Lumbee Indians of Robeson and adjoining counties, and for other purposes.." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4171/.
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H.R. 4171, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-4171/.
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