[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3859 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3859

    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.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           February 12, 2026

Mr. Graham (for himself and Mr. Scott of South Carolina) introduced the 
 following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on 
                             Indian Affairs

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                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. FUTURE MEMBERSHIP OF THE CATAWBA INDIAN NATION.

    Section 7(d) of the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land 
Claims Settlement Act of 1993 (Public Law 103-116; 107 Stat. 1125) is 
amended by striking ``; however, in no event may an individual be 
enrolled as a tribal member unless the individual is a lineal 
descendant of a person on the final base membership roll and has 
continued to maintain political relations with the Tribe''.
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