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

Bill: 119-hr-4463
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5]
Introduced: 2025-07-16
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Federal-Indian relations

Indian claims

South Carolina
Latest action: action_date: 2025-09-09
text: Subcommittee Hearings Held

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4463 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 16, 2025 Mr. Norman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources A BILL To amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993.

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 .