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A bill to amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993 with respect to future membership in the Catawba Indian Nation.
To amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993 with respect to future membership in the Catawba Indian Nation.
Summary
The bill amends the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993 by removing restrictive language about who can become tribal members. It strikes a requirement that tribal members must be lineal descendants of people on the final base membership roll and must have maintained political relations with the Tribe. This change would modify the criteria for future membership in the Catawba Indian Nation.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] (R-SC)
2 cosponsors
- Sen. Scott, Tim [R-SC] (R-SC)
- Sen. Tillis, Thomas [R-NC] (R-NC)
Actions (2)
- Feb 12, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. · senate
- Feb 12, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 12, 2026
Mr. Graham (for himself and Mr. Scott of South Carolina) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
A BILL
To amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993 with respect to future membership in the Catawba Indian Nation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. FUTURE MEMBERSHIP OF THE CATAWBA INDIAN NATION.
Section 7(d) of the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-116; 107 Stat. 1125) 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”. <all>
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