Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe of Southampton County, Virginia, Federal Recognition Act

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5144 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5144 To extend Federal recognition to the Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe of Southampton County, Virginia, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 4, 2025 Mrs. Kiggans of Virginia introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To extend Federal recognition to the Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe of Southampton County, Virginia, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe of Southampton County, Virginia, Federal Recognition Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) The Hand Site Excavation (44SN22) in Southampton County in 1965, 1966, and 1969, carbon dates the ancestors of the Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indi…