S 1218 · 112th Congress · Native Americans
Lumbee Recognition Act
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
Senate Vote4
House5
EnactedLatest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 490.(2012-08-02)
Plain Language Summary
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Lumbee Recognition Act - Extends federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, which makes its members eligible for the services and benefits provided to Indians because of their status as members of a federally recognized tribe. Deems members of the Tribe residing in Robeson, Cumberland, Hoke, and Scotland Counties in North Carolina to be within the delivery area for such services. Authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for the Tribe. Prohibits the Tribe from conducting gaming activities. Requires North Carolina to exercise jurisdiction over all criminal offenses committed, and all civil actions that arise, on North Carolina lands owned by, or held in trust for, the Lumbee Tribe or any dependent Indian community of the Tribe.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeS. 1218, Lumbee Recognition Act
Oct 31, 2011Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on July 28, 2011
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