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HR 3650 115th Congress House

Lumbee Recognition Act

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

Introduced: August 11, 2017 See on congress.gov
Native Americans Federal-Indian relationsGamblingIndian lands and resources rightsNorth Carolina
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 26, 2017
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Aug 18, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Aug 11, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Aug 11, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 26, 2017

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Lumbee Recognition Act

This bill amends the Act of June 7, 1956, to extend federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and make its members eligible for the services and benefits provided to members of federally recognized tribes.

Members of the tribe residing in Robeson, Cumberland, Hoke, and Scotland Counties in North Carolina are deemed to be within the delivery area for such services.

The Department of Health and Human Services must develop, in consultation with the tribe, a determination of needs to provide the services for which members of the tribe are eligible.

The Department of the Interior may take land into trust for the tribe.

The tribe may not conduct gaming activities.

North Carolina must exercise jurisdiction over all criminal offenses committed, and all civil actions that arise, on North Carolina lands owned by, or held in trust for, the Lumbee Tribe or any dependent Indian community of the tribe unless jurisdiction is transferred to the United States pursuant to an agreement between the tribe and the state.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2352 Related bill Lumbee Recognition Act
  • S 1047 Related bill Lumbee Recognition Act
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 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 1
Walker, Mark
· Aug 15, 2017
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Hudson, Richard
North Carolina · Aug 11, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3650: Lumbee Recognition Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3650/
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"H.R. 3650: Lumbee Recognition Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3650/.
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H.R. 3650, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-3650/.
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