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117th Congress · House

Catawba Indian Nation Lands Act

Subjects: Gambling · Indian claims · Indian lands and resources rights · North Carolina · South Carolina · Native Americans

In plain language

  • House bill in the 117th Congress.
  • Ratifies and confirms the actions of the Department of the Interior to take into trust approximately 17 acres.
  • House passed it on Nov 2, 2021 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

Catawba Indian Nation Lands Act This bill ratifies and confirms the actions of the Department of the Interior to take into trust approximately 17 acres of land in Cleveland County, North Carolina, for the benefit of the Catawba Indian Nation. The land is made part of the Catawba Reservation. The bill allows gaming on the land taken into trust for the tribe.

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