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H.R. 4463

Introduced

To amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993.

Sponsor
RRalph Norman· South Carolina
Introduced
July 16, 2025
Policy area
Native Americans
Latest action
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.June 3, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4463 Referred in Senate (RFS)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 4463

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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

June 3, 2026

Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs

_______________________________________________________________________

AN ACT

To amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims 
Settlement Act of 1993.

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FUTURE MEMBERSHIP OF THE CATAWBA INDIAN TRIBE OF SOUTH 
CAROLINA.

Subsection (d) of section 7 of the Catawba Indian Tribe of South 
Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-116), is 
amended by striking ``; however, in no event may an individual be 
enrolled as a tribal member unless the individual is a lineal 
descendant of a person on the final base membership roll and has 
continued to maintain political relations with the Tribe''.

Passed the House of Representatives June 2, 2026.

Attest:

KEVIN F. MCCUMBER,

Clerk.

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