# 116-hr-8255: Catawba Indian Nation Lands Act

116-hr-8255, Catawba Indian Nation Lands Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC); status Subcommittee Hearings Held. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-8255
- Congress: 116
- Title: Catawba Indian Nation Lands Act
- Status: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Introduced: 2020-09-15
- Sponsor: Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Clyburn, James E. [D-SC-6] (D-SC), 2020-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cunningham, Joe [D-SC-1] (D-SC), 2020-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Adams, Alma S. [D-NC-12] (D-NC), 2020-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Price, David E. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2020-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bishop, Dan [R-NC-9] (R-NC), 2020-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Timmons, William R. [R-SC-4] (R-SC), 2020-09-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] (R-SC), 2020-09-15T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-8255 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/8255)

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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8255 (as of 2025-11-18).