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S. 1735: Lumbee Recognition Act

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S. 1735: Lumbee Recognition Act

111th Congress · introduced 2009-10-01 · Native Americans · Latest: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 256.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2009-10-01 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 256. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Lumbee Recognition Act

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Lumbee Recognition Act - Extends federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. Makes the Tribe and its members eligible for all services and benefits provided to Indians because of their status as members of a federally recognized tribe. Deems, for purposes of the delivery of such services, Tribe members residing in Robeson, Cumberland, Hoke, and Scotland counties in North Carolina to be residing on or near an Indian reservation. Allows land to be taken into trust for the Lumbee Tribe. Requires treating an application to take land located in Robeson County, North Carolina, into trust as an "on reservation" trust acquisition under regulations concerning land acquisitions. Prohibits the Tribe from conducting gaming activities as a matter of claimed inherent authority or under the authority of any federal law, including the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.

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Official text

Lumbee Recognition Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Burr, Richard [R-NC] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1735, Lumbee Recognition Act (2009-10-29); CBO cost estimate: S. 1735, Lumbee Recognition Act (2009-10-29)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong111-s1735 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111