HR 4463
119th Congress
House
Native Americans
Federal-Indian relations
Indian claims
South Carolina
To amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993.
Introduced: July 16, 2025
Introduced by:
Norman, Ralph
Republican
· South Carolina
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Everywhere this bill has been
9 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 2, 2026
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-583.
Apr 2, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 503.
Feb 11, 2026
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
Feb 11, 2026
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
Feb 11, 2026
Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
Sep 9, 2025
Subcommittee Hearings Held
Sep 4, 2025
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
Jul 16, 2025
Introduced in House
Jul 16, 2025
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Plain-English summary
This bill revises tribal membership requirements for the Catawba Indian Nation (a tribe in South Carolina).
The Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993 explicitly restricted the tribe’s future membership to lineal descendants of people on the final base membership roll who maintained continuous political relations with the tribe. This bill removes these membership criteria and allows the tribe to determine its membership. (The tribe uses three base membership rolls and anyone who wants to be enrolled must prove lineal descent from someone listed on one of these base membership rolls.)
What's happening now
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 503.
Committees of jurisdiction
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