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Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2015

Introduced: February 11, 2015 Introduced by: Wittman, Robert J. Republican · Virginia See on congress.gov
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Passed Senate
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Became law
Sep 29, 2015
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 16, 2015
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Feb 11, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Feb 11, 2015
Introduced in House
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Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2015

Extends federal recognition to the following Indian tribes of Virginia and establishes their relationship with the federal government as described below: (1) the Chickahominy Tribe, (2) the Chickahominy Indian Tribe--Eastern Division, (3) the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, (4) the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., (5) the Monacan Indian Nation, and (6) the Nansemond Indian Tribe.

Makes the tribes and their members eligible for all services and benefits provided by the federal government to federally recognized Indian tribes. Establishes the service area of each tribe and requirements for each tribe regarding its membership roll, governing documents, and governing body.

Requires the Department of the Interior, on request of any of the tribes, to take specified lands into trust for the benefit of that tribe, to be considered part of that tribe's reservation.

Prohibits the tribes from conducting gaming activities.

Prohibits this Act from affecting the hunting, fishing, trapping, gathering, or water rights of the tribes and their members.

Prohibits the use of eminent domain to acquire lands in fee or in trust for an Indian tribe recognized under this Act.

What's happening now September 29, 2015

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 3764 Related bill Tribal Recognition Act of 2015
  • S 465 Identical bill Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2015
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Beyer, Donald S.
Virginia · Feb 11, 2015
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Feb 11, 2015
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 872: Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2015. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-872/
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