United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 839 (111th)
To provide for the consideration of a petition for Federal Recognition of the Lumbee Indians of Robeson and adjoining counties and other Indian groups in North Carolina, and for other purposes.
Introduced
3 February 2009
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Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
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7 April 2025
Summary
Provides for the consideration of a petition for federal recognition as an Indian tribe of a group or organization representing the Lumbee Indians of Robeson and adjoining counties of North Carolina, the Lumbee Regional Development Association, Inc., the Lumbee Tribe of Cheraw Indians, the Hatteras Tuscarora Indians, the Cherokee Indians of Robeson and Adjoining Counties, the Cherokee Indians of Hoke County, Inc., or the Tuscarora Nation of North Carolina. Expresses the sense of the Congress that review of such petition should not unnecessarily delay review of petitions awaiting active consideration.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 3 February 2009
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Introduced in House · EN · 3 February 2009
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 3 February 2009
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/839
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/hr/839