Lumbee Fairness Act

Sponsor: David Rouzer (Republican-NC)

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Passed Both Chambers

Signed into Law

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Lumbee Tribe would get full federal recognition and access to services

This bill would give the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina full federal recognition, allowing its members to receive federal services and benefits like other recognized tribes. It would also let the government take land into trust for the Tribe, overturning a 1956 law that denied them these rights.

What Would Change

Today, the Lumbee Tribe is recognized as an Indian tribe but is specifically denied federal services and benefits. This bill would change that by giving the Lumbee Tribe full federal recognition, making them eligible for all federal services and benefits provided to other federally recognized tribes, and allowing the federal government to hold land in trust for them.

Key Provisions

Extends full federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina.
Makes the Lumbee Tribe and its members eligible for all federal services and benefits provided to federally recognized tribes.
Applies all general federal laws and rules for Indian tribes to the Lumbee Tribe.
Lets the Secretary of the Interior take land into trust for the Lumbee Tribe.
Treats Lumbee members in Robeson, Cumberland, Hoke, and Scotland counties as living near a reservation for federal service delivery.
Allows the State of North Carolina to transfer some jurisdiction over tribal lands to the federal government through an agreement with the Tribe.

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HR 474 · 119th Congress · AI Summary by gemini-2.5-flash · 10/10

Lumbee Fairness Act

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