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HR 8255 116th Congress House Native Americans Gambling Indian claims Indian lands and resources rights North Carolina South Carolina

Catawba Indian Nation Lands Act

Introduced: September 15, 2020 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 24, 2020
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 22, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Sep 15, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Sep 15, 2020
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Catawba Indian Nation Lands Act

This bill ratifies and confirms the actions of the Department of the Interior to take into trust approximately 17 acres of land in Cleveland County, North Carolina, for the benefit of the Catawba Indian Nation. The land is made part of the Catawba Reservation.

The bill allows gaming on the land taken into trust for the tribe.

What's happening now September 24, 2020

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

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 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 2 Republican 2
D
Adams, Alma S.
North Carolina · Sep 15, 2020
 D
Clyburn, James E.
South Carolina · Sep 15, 2020
PRICE, DAVID
· Sep 15, 2020
 R
Timmons, William R.
South Carolina · Sep 15, 2020
 R
Wilson, Joe
South Carolina · Sep 15, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8255: Catawba Indian Nation Lands Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8255/
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"H.R. 8255: Catawba Indian Nation Lands Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8255/.
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H.R. 8255, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8255/.
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