HR 839
111th Congress
House
Native Americans
Administrative remedies
Department of the Interior
Federal-Indian relations
North Carolina
To provide for the consideration of a petition for Federal Recognition of the Lumbee Indians of Robeson and adjoining counties and other Indian groups in North Carolina, and for other purposes.
Introduced: February 3, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 3, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 3, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Provides for the consideration of a petition for federal recognition as an Indian tribe of a group or organization representing the Lumbee Indians of Robeson and adjoining counties of North Carolina, the Lumbee Regional Development Association, Inc., the Lumbee Tribe of Cheraw Indians, the Hatteras Tuscarora Indians, the Cherokee Indians of Robeson and Adjoining Counties, the Cherokee Indians of Hoke County, Inc., or the Tuscarora Nation of North Carolina.
Expresses the sense of the Congress that review of such petition should not unnecessarily delay review of petitions awaiting active consideration.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1