S107-119

In Committee

Lumbee Fairness Act

119th Congress Introduced Jan 16, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, Lumbee Fairness Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators. The main policy domain is Government Operations, Civil Rights, Healthcare.

Who Benefits and How

federal agencies and legislative administrators may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lumbee Fairness Act.
  • Section idf8d6ba88ed69433184ce12233c59d07f: 2. Federal recognition The Act of June 7, 1956 (70 Stat. 254, chapter 375), is amended— by striking section 2; in the first sentence of the first section, by...
  • Section H97E7DE86C8FA49F690B980343B234592: 3. Designation of Lumbee Indians The Indians
  • Section idE4E3EE8F01D54F9FBD40AC20A4F10D17: 1. Findings Congress finds that—
  • Section H080F7EC466074F79BD36F73B4CBCF1B5: 2. Definitions In this Act: The term Secretary means the Secretary of the Interior. The term Tribe means the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina or the Lumbee...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, Lumbee Fairness Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Key Policy Areas

Government Operations, Civil Rights, Healthcare

Primary Purpose

This bill, Lumbee Fairness Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting federal agencies and legislative administrators.

Policy Domains

Government Operations Civil Rights Healthcare

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • federal agencies and legislative administrators
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federal agencies and legislative administrators:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
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federal implementing agencies:

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Nov 5, 2025

Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 119-275.

Jan 16, 2025

Mr. Tillis (for himself and Mr. Budd) introduced the following …

Jan 16, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Jan 16, 2025

Introduced in Senate

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Government Operations Civil Rights Healthcare
Actor Mappings
"secretary_of_health_and_human_services"
→ Secretary of Health and Human Services

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"Secretary" §idf8d6ba88ed69433184ce12233c59d07f

the Secretary of the Interior.(2)TribeThe term Tribe means the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina or the Lumbee Indians of North Carolina

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