Search Results: keywords:"lumbee tribe"

  • H. R. 1101 — An Act To amend the Lumbee Act of 1956.
    Status:Received in Senate
    Words:1,267

    H.R. 1101, known as the “Lumbee Fairness Act,” aims to amend the Lumbee Act of 1956 to grant federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. The bill specifies that members of the Lumbee Tribe will be eligible for federal services available to recognized Indian...

    Simple Explanation

    H.R. 1101 wants to officially say the Lumbee Tribe are Native Americans, so they can get special help from the government, and it talks about how they can have special places to live and who decides the rules there.

  • H. R. 1101 — An Act To amend the Lumbee Act of 1956.
    Status:Engrossed in House
    Words:1,267

    H.R. 1101, known as the “Lumbee Fairness Act,” seeks to amend the Lumbee Act of 1956 to extend federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina. This bill would make the Lumbee Tribe eligible for all federal services and benefits available to recognized tribes, with a designated...

    Simple Explanation

    The Lumbee Fairness Act wants to give the Lumbee Tribe the same official recognition and help from the government as other Native American tribes. It also plans how the Tribe can own land and how the government can work with the state where the Tribe lives.