H.R. 4463IntroducedNATIVE AMERICANS
To amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993.
Federal-Indian relations · Indian claims · South Carolina
Key facts
Introduced: Jul 16, 2025
Chamber: House
Cosponsors: 2
Congress: 119th
Latest action · Apr 2, 2026
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 503.
Summary
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 tallows 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.)
Summary by Congressional Research Service.
Timeline
- Apr 2, 2026Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 503.
- Apr 2, 2026Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-583.
- Apr 2, 2026Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 119-583.
- Feb 11, 2026Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
- Feb 11, 2026Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held
- Feb 11, 2026Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs Discharged
- Sep 9, 2025Subcommittee Hearings Held
- Sep 4, 2025Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.
- Jul 16, 2025Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Jul 16, 2025Introduced in House
- Jul 16, 2025Introduced in House
Cosponsors
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