H.R. 2758 · 117th Congress

Lumbee Recognition Act

Introduced on Apr 22, 2021 by G. K. Butterfield (D-NC-1). 7 cosponsors, 5 of them from another party. Latest action (Oct 11, 2022): Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 522.

Stage
Passed one chamber
Introduced
Apr 22, 2021
Cosponsors
7
5 from the other party
Policy area
Native Americans
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Progress

The furthest stage the measure reached. Simple and concurrent resolutions do not go to the President.

  1. Introduced
  2. Reported by committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Federal-Indian relations
  • Indian lands and resources rights
  • North Carolina

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Passed House, Nov 1, 2021). Public domain.

Lumbee Recognition Act

This bill extends federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and makes its members eligible for the services and benefits provided to members of federally recognized tribes.

Members of the tribe residing in Robeson, Cumberland, Hoke, and Scotland counties in North Carolina are deemed to be within the delivery area for such services.

The Department of the Interior and the Department of Health and Human Services must develop, in consultation with the tribe, a determination of needs to provide the services for which members of the tribe are eligible.

Interior may take land into trust for the benefit of the tribe.

Finally, North Carolina must exercise jurisdiction over all criminal offenses committed, and all civil actions that arise, on North Carolina lands owned by, or held in trust for, the Lumbee Tribe or any dependent Indian community of the tribe unless jurisdiction is transferred to the United States pursuant to an agreement between the tribe and the state.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

G. K. ButterfieldD-NC-1Sponsor

Democrats · 2

Republicans · 5

Roll calls

Recorded votes on the measure. Most measures move by voice vote or unanimous consent, which record no individual positions.

  1. On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass
    Nov 1, 2021· House· Passage· Passed 357–59

History

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  1. Apr 22, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Apr 22, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Apr 22, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
  4. Jun 16, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
  5. Nov 1, 2021 · HouseMs. Leger Fernandez moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
  6. Nov 1, 2021 · HouseConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6041-6043)
  7. Nov 1, 2021 · HouseDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 2758.
  8. Nov 1, 2021 · HouseAt the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
  9. Nov 1, 2021 · HouseConsidered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H6054)
  10. Nov 1, 2021Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 357 - 59, 1 Present (Roll no. 341).(text: CR H6041)House · Roll call 341
  11. Nov 1, 2021 · HouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 357 - 59, 1 Present (Roll no. 341). (text: CR H6041)House · Roll call 341
  12. Nov 1, 2021 · HouseMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
  13. Nov 2, 2021 · SenateReceived in the Senate.
  14. Sep 29, 2022 · SenateRead the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
  15. Oct 11, 2022 · SenateRead the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 522.

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  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
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  • House roll-call votes (Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives)Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives, roll-call vote records · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
  • Lobbying disclosures (LD-1 registrations, LD-2 quarterly reports, LD-203 contribution reports) (Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives)Clerk of the House, Lobbying Disclosure Act filings (organizations only; lobbyists' names are not loaded) · data current to Oct 7, 2026 · loaded Oct 7, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.