Lumbee Recognition Act

Introduced in House

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Committee Hearings Held.

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 7.

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 110-164.

Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 465 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 65 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. All points of order against consideration of the bill are waived except those arising under clause 9 or 10 of rule XXI. The amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Natural Resources now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as adopted.

DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the McHenry motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to require the bill to be reported back to the House with an amendment adding new sections: Sec. 4, No bar to administrative recognition; and Sec. 5, Effective date.

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Dorgan without amendment. With written report No. 110-409. Additional views filed.

Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 256 - 128 (Roll no. 447).