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Title: Lumbee Fairness Law
Vote Smart synopsis:
Vote to pass legislation that would extend federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and make its members eligible for services and benefits provided to members of federally recognized tribes.
Highlights:
Extends federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and qualifies its members to receive services and benefits provided to members of federally recognized tribes (sections 2-4).
Specifies that tribal members residing in Robeson, Cumberland, Hoke, and Scotland Counties of North Carolina are considered to be within the delivery area of such services (section 2-4).
Requires the Department of the Interior and the Department of Health and Human Services to consult with tribes to determine their needs to provide services available to tribal members (section 5).
Authorizes the Department of the Interior to hold land in trust for the benefit of tribes (Article 6).
Jurisdiction over all criminal offenses committed and all civil actions arising on State lands owned or held in trust by the Lumbee Tribe or its dependent Indian communities, unless jurisdiction is transferred to the State of North Carolina. requires the exercise of Recognized by the United States based on agreements between tribes and states (Article 7).
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Note: Passage of this bill required a two-thirds majority
