S.3859

A bill to amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993 with respect to future membership in the Catawba Indian Nation.

Introduced·2/12/26

Amends the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993 to revise future membership criteria for the Catawba Indian.

The bill amends the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993 to change the criteria for future membership in the Catawba Indian Nation. Specifically, it removes the requirement that an individual must be a lineal descendant of a person on the final base membership roll and must have maintained political relations with the Tribe. This change aims to update the membership rules for the Catawba Indian Nation.

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Indian Affairs Committee
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History

Feb 12

Senate

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.