{"id":17540,"date":"2021-11-01T12:37:18","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T16:37:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=17540"},"modified":"2021-11-02T09:53:36","modified_gmt":"2021-11-02T13:53:36","slug":"indian-country-bills-set-for-passage-in-u-s-house-of-representatives","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2021\/11\/01\/indian-country-bills-set-for-passage-in-u-s-house-of-representatives\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian Country bills set for passage in U.S. House of Representatives"},"content":{"rendered":" \"U.S.<\/a>
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Indian Country bills set for passage in U.S. House of Representatives<\/div>\r\n
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<\/p>\r\nSeven Indian Country bills are slated for passage in the U.S. House of Representatives<\/a> this week.\r\n

<\/P>\r\nThe measures are being brought up for consideration on Monday, according to the House Majority Leader<\/a>. They are all being considered under a suspension of the rules, a process typically used for bills that are considered non-controversial and for those with broad, bipartisan support.\r\n

<\/p>\r\nThe bills are:\r\n

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\r\n• H.R.1619<\/a>, the Catawba Indian Nation Lands Act. The bill affirms the acquisition of 17 acres in North Carolina into trust for the Catawba Nation<\/a> and ensures that those lands can be used for gaming purposes. The bill was approved by the House Committee on Natural Resources<\/a> during a markup on May 26<\/a>.\r\n

<\/p>\r\n• H.R.2758<\/a>, the Lumbee Recognition Act. The bill extends federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe<\/a>, headquartered in North Carolina. The Lumbees are currently subject to a termination-era law<\/a> that prohibits them from receiving federal services extended to other Indian nations. A prior version of the bill<\/a> passed the House during the 116th Congress but did not advance in the U.S. Senate<\/a>.\r\n

<\/p>\r\n• H.R.1975<\/a>, the Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act. The bill places land in California into trust for the Pala Band of Mission Indians<\/a>. The bill was approved by the House Committee on Natural Resources<\/a> during a markup on October 13<\/a>.\r\n<\/div>\r\n

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