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H.R. 5562 — To restore and extend Federal recognition to the Catawba Nation. | PoliFocus

H.R. 5562102th Congress

To restore and extend Federal recognition to the Catawba Nation.

Sponsors

Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large]

Subjects

Native Americans

Summary

Restores and extends Federal recognition, rights, and services to the Catawba Nation (Tribe).

States that tribal authority, including hunting, fishing, and water rights, shall not be affected by this Act.

Treats Catawba reservation land as a Federal Indian reservation.

Directs the Secretary of the Interior to accept and hold in trust for the Tribe any trust land conveyed by South Carolina.

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Legislative Actions

1992-07-07
Introduced in House
1992-07-07
Introduced in House
1992-07-07
Referred to the House Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs.
1992-07-08
Committee Hearings Held.

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