S 3859 · 119th Congress

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.

This bill makes a change to a 1993 law that settled land disputes involving the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina. Specifically, it removes a restriction that prevented people from becoming tribal members unless they could prove they were direct descendants of someone on the tribe's original membership list and…

Sponsor

Graham, Lindsey (R-South Carolina)

Introduced

2026-02-12

Policy area

Native Americans

Latest action

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.