Catawba descendants can join the tribe more easily
H.R. 4463 — To amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993. · Filed by Ralph Norman (R-SC) · 2 cosponsors · Introduced Jul 16, 2025 · Passed chamber
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What it does
This bill changes a 1993 law about the Catawba Indian Tribe. The old law had two rules for new members. Members had to be descendants of someone on the 1993 list. They also had to keep ties with the tribe. This bill removes the second rule.
Who it affects
Catawba descendants who want to join the tribe are affected. Tribal members are affected because the tribe's size may change.
One thing to notice
The bill makes it easier for descendants to become tribe members by removing one requirement.
From the analysis of the bill text, linked under Primary records below.
Where it stands
2 cosponsors: 2 Republicans.
- Jul 16, 2025 — Introduced · Congress.gov: “Introduced in House”
- Jul 16, 2025 — Referred to House Committee on Natural Resources and Senate Committee on Indian Affairs · Congress.gov: “Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources”
- Sep 9, 2025 — Hearing held · Congress.gov: “Subcommittee Hearings Held”
- Feb 11, 2026 — Markup held in committee · Congress.gov: “Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held”
- Feb 11, 2026 — Reported out of committee · Congress.gov: “Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent”
- Jun 2, 2026 — Passed the House · Congress.gov: “On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H3751)”
- Jun 2, 2026 — Floor vote scheduled · Congress.gov: “Mr. Westerman moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill”
Dates and quoted wording are Congress.gov's action record; the timeline shows status changes, not every procedural step.
How this was measured
Analysis — Quorum's AI read the bill text published by Congress.gov (525 characters) on Jul 10, 2026. Section numbers in the findings refer to that text, linked below; transparency and hidden-provision scores are compared against the median of 14,358 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 2026-09-19.
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