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110TH CONGRESS REPORT " ! HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1st Session 110–130 

PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF THE BILL (H.R. 1294) TO EXTEND 

FEDERAL RECOGNITION TO THE CHICKAHOMINY INDIAN TRIBE, THE 

CHICKAHOMINY INDIAN TRIBE—EASTERN DIVISION, THE UPPER 

MATTAPONI TRIBE, THE RAPPAHANNOCK TRIBE, INC., THE MONACAN 

INDIAN NATION, AND THE NANSEMOND INDIAN TRIBE 

MAY 7, 2007.—Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 

Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, from the Committee on Rules, 

submitted the following 

R E P O R T 

[To accompany H. Res. 377] 

The Committee on Rules, having had under consideration House 

Resolution 377, by a nonrecord vote report the same to the House 

with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted. 

SUMMARY OF PROVISIONS OF THE RESOLUTION

The resolution provides for consideration of H.R. 1294, the 

Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition 

Act of 2007, under a closed rule providing one hour of general debate in the House equally divided and controlled by the chairman 

and ranking minority member of the Committee on Natural Resources. 

The rule waives all points of order against consideration of the 

bill except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the 

nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural 

Resources now printed in the bill, modified by the amendments 

printed in this report, shall be considered as adopted. The rule 

waives all points of order against the bill as amended and provides 

that the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. The rule provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions. Finally, 

the rule provides that the Chair may postpone further consideration of the bill to a time designated by the Speaker. 

EXPLANATION OF WAIVERS

The waiver of all points of order against consideration of the bill 

(except for clauses 9 and 10 of rule XXI) includes a waiver of 

Clause 4, rule XIII requiring a three-day layover of the committee 

report. The Committee is not aware of any points of order against 

the committee substitute, as amended, therefore the waiver of all 


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points of order against the committee amendment in the nature of 

a substitute as amended is prophylactic in nature. 

COMMITTEE VOTES

The results of each record vote on an amendment or motion to 

report, together with the names of those voting for and against, are 

printed below: 

Rules Committee record vote No. 163 

Date: May 7, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 1294. 

Motion by: Mr. Sessions. 

Summary of motion: To grant an open rule. 

Results: Defeated 1–7. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; 

Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; Sutton—

Nay; Sessions—Yea. 

Rules Committee record vote No. 164 

Date: May 7, 2007. 

Measure: H.R. 1294. 

Motion by: Mr. Sessions. 

Summary of motion: To grant a modified open rule. 

Results: Defeated 1–7. 

Vote by Members: McGovern—Nay; Hastings (FL)—Nay; 

Cardoza—Nay; Welch—Nay; Castor—Nay; Arcuri—Nay; Sutton—

Nay; Sessions—Yea. 

SUMMARY OF AMENDMENTS CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED

The amendments amend six sections of the bill applicable to the 

individual tribes to make the transfer of any land (within specified 

Virginia counties) into trust status subject to public process under 

the Department of the Interior regulations and a discretionary action by the Secretary of the Interior (who must make a final decision within three years). They also amend each of the six titles of 

the bill applicable to the individual tribes to specify that the civil 

and criminal laws of the State of Virginia shall apply to the tribal 

lands. 

TEXT OF AMENDMENTS CONSIDERED AS ADOPTED 

Amend section 106(a) to read as follows: 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Fee lands which the Tribe seeks to convey to 

the United States to be held in trust shall be considered by the 

Secretary of the Interior under part 151 of title 25 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation) if such lands are located within the boundaries of New Kent County, James City 

County, Charles City County, or Henrico County, Virginia. The 

Secretary shall make a final determination within three years of 

the date which the tribe submits a request for land to be taken into 

trust. Any land taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe pursuant to this paragraph shall be considered part of the reservation 

of the Tribe. 

Amend section 206(a) to read as follows: 


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(a) IN GENERAL.—Fee lands which the Tribe seeks to convey to 

the United States to be held in trust shall be considered by the 

Secretary of the Interior under part 151 of title 25 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation) if such lands are located within the boundaries of New Kent County, James City 

County, Charles City County, or Henrico County, Virginia. The 

Secretary shall make a final determination within three years of 

the date which the tribe submits a request for land to be taken into 

trust. Any land taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe pursuant to this paragraph shall be considered part of the reservation 

of the Tribe. 

Amend section 306(a) to read as follows: 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Fee lands which the Tribe seeks to convey to 

the United States to be held in trust shall be considered by the 

Secretary of the Interior under part 151 of title 25 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation) if such lands are located within the boundaries of King William County, Caroline 

County, Hanover County, King and Queen County, and New Kent 

County, Virginia. The Secretary shall make a final determination 

within three years of the date which the tribe submits a request 

for land to be taken into trust. Any land taken into trust for the 

benefit of the Tribe pursuant to this paragraph shall be considered 

part of the reservation of the Tribe. 

Amend section 406(a) to read as follows: 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Fee lands which the Tribe seeks to convey to 

the United States to be held in trust shall be considered by the 

Secretary of the Interior under part 151 of title 25 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation) if such lands are located within the boundaries of King and Queen County, Stafford 

County, Spotsylvania County, Richmond County, Essex County, 

and Caroline County, Virginia. The Secretary shall make a final 

determination within three years of the date which the tribe submits a request for land to be taken into trust. Any land taken into 

trust for the benefit of the Tribe pursuant to this paragraph shall 

be considered part of the reservation of the Tribe. 

Amend section 506(a) to read as follows: 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Fee lands which the Tribe seeks to convey to 

the United States to be held in trust shall be considered by the 

Secretary of the Interior under part 151 of title 25 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation) if such lands are located within the boundaries of Amherst County, Virginia. The Secretary shall make a final determination within three years of the 

date which the tribe submits a request for land to be taken into 

trust. Any land taken into trust for the benefit of the Tribe pursuant to this paragraph shall be considered part of the reservation 

of the Tribe. 

Amend section 606(a) to read as follows: 

(a) IN GENERAL.—Fee lands which the Tribe seeks to convey to 

the United States to be held in trust shall be considered by the 

Secretary of the Interior under part 151 of title 25 of the Code of 

Federal Regulations (or a successor regulation) if such lands are located within the boundaries of the city of Suffolk, the city of Chesapeake, or Isle of Wight County, Virginia. The Secretary shall make 

a final determination within three years of the date which the tribe 

submits a request for land to be taken into trust. Any land taken 


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into trust for the benefit of the Tribe pursuant to this paragraph 

shall be considered part of the reservation of the Tribe. 

At the end of each of titles I, II, III, IV, V, and VI add the following: 

SEC. l08. JURISDICTION OF STATE OF VIRGINIA. 

(a) IN GENERAL.—The State of Virginia shall exercise jurisdiction 

over—

(1) all criminal offenses that are committed on; and 

(2) all civil actions that arise on, 

lands located within the State of Virginia that are owned by, or 

held in trust by the United States for, the Tribe. 

(b) ACCEPTANCE OF STATE JURISDICTION BY SECRETARY.—The 

Secretary of the Interior is authorized to accept on behalf of the 

United States, after consulting with the Attorney General of the 

United States, all or any portion of the jurisdiction of the State of 

Virginia described in subsection (a) upon verification by the Secretary of a certification by a tribe that it possesses the capacity to 

reassume such jurisdiction. 

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