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This bill revises tribal membership requirements for the Catawba Indian Nation (a tribe in South Carolina). The Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993 explicitly restricted the tribe’s future membership to lineal descendants of people on the final base membership roll who maintained continuous political relations with the tribe. This bill removes these membership criteria and allows the tribe to determine its membership. (The tribe uses three base membership rolls and anyone who wants to be enrolled must prove lineal descent from someone listed on one of these base membership rolls.)
Action Timeline
2026-04-02
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 503.
2026-04-02
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-583.
2026-04-02
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-583.
2026-02-11
Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
2026-02-11
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
2026-02-11
Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
2025-09-09
Subcommittee Hearings Held
2025-09-04
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
2025-07-16
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2025-07-16
Introduced in House
Frequently Asked Questions
Did HR.4463 pass?
HR.4463 is still alive. Current stage: PASSED_ONE. Pass likelihood: pending.
What does HR.4463 do?
This bill revises tribal membership requirements for the Catawba Indian Nation (a tribe in South Carolina). The Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993 explicitly restricted the tribe’s future membership to lineal descendants of people on the final base membership roll who maintained continuous political relations with the tribe. This bill removes these membership criteria and allows the tribe to determine its membership. (The tribe uses three base membership rolls and anyone who wants to be enrolled must prove lineal descent from someone listed on one of thes…
Who sponsored HR.4463?
HR.4463 was sponsored by Ralph Norman (R-South Carolina).
Full Bill Text
103 HR 4463 RH: To amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993. U.S. House of Representatives 2026-04-02 text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. IB Union Calendar No. 503 119th CONGRESS 2d Session H. R. 4463 [Report No. 119–583] IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 16, 2025 Mr. Norman introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources April 2, 2026 Additional sponsors: Mr. Moore of North Carolina and Mr. McDowell April 2, 2026 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed A BILL To amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993. 1. Future membership of the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Subsection (d) of section 7 of the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993 ( Public Law 103–116 ), is amended by striking ; however, in no event may an individual be enrolled as a tribal member unless the individual is a lineal descendant of a person on the final base membership roll and has continued to maintain political relations with the Tribe . April 2, 2026 Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed
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