Congress recognizes the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas.
H.R. 10435 — Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas Recognition Act · Filed by Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) · Introduced Sep 16, 2026 · Referred to committee
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What it does
This bill says the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas is an official Indian tribe. The tribe and its members get money, healthcare, school help, and housing from the government. Two agencies must check who belongs to the tribe. They must also figure out what help the tribe needs.
Who it affects
Lipan Apache Tribe members get government healthcare, school help, housing, and other aid. The tribe can run its own affairs and make its own rules.
One thing to notice
The bill restores official status to a tribe with a long history in Texas. Two government agencies must work together to decide what help the tribe needs.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
- Sep 16, 2026 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Sep 16, 2026 — Referred to House Committee on Natural Resources · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
Words to know
- official Indian tribe — A Native American tribe that the government says is real and eligible for aid.
- run its own affairs — The right to make rules and choices about the tribe's own business.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (5,779 characters) on Sep 23, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,785 analysed bills.
Status and sponsors — Congress.gov's bill record — actions, committee referrals and cosponsors — loaded nightly. The timeline shows status changes, not every procedural action.
As of — page rendered 2026-09-24.
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