HR 5236
118th Congress
House
Native Americans
Haliwa Saponi Indian Tribe of North Carolina Act
Introduced: August 18, 2023
Introduced by:
Davis, Donald G.
Democratic
· North Carolina
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 18, 2023
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Aug 18, 2023
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Haliwa Saponi Indian Tribe of North Carolina Act
This bill extends full federal government-to-government relations to the Haliwa Saponi Tribe of North Carolina.
The bill makes the tribe and its members eligible for services and benefits provided to federally recognized tribes, without regard to the existence of a reservation. The service area of the tribe shall include Halifax, Warren, Nash, Franklin, Vance, and Granville Counties in North Carolina.
The tribe must submit the most recent membership roll and governing documents to the Department of the Interior.
The bill also authorizes Interior to take land into trust for the benefit of the tribe and proclaim a reservation for the tribe.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1