# 119-hr-4463: To amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993.

119-hr-4463, To amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993., is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC); status passed_house (as of 2026-10-03).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-4463
- Congress: 119
- Title: To amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993.
- Status: passed_house
- Introduced: 2025-07-16
- Sponsor: Rep. Norman, Ralph [R-SC-5] (R-SC)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-10-03

## Summary

**Removes the lineal-descent and political-relation requirement for future enrollment in the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina.** The bill would strike the sentence in section 7(d) of the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993 that limited membership to lineal descendants on the final base membership roll who maintained political relations with the Tribe. It does not set new enrollment criteria, add funding, or change the rest of the 1993 Act.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Rep. Moore, Tim [R-NC-14] (R-NC), 2026-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McDowell, Addison P. [R-NC-6] (R-NC), 2026-02-11T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Easier membership in Catawba Tribe: benefit, low. If enacted, federal law would remove one Catawba enrollment rule. Applicants would not need to be lineal descendants on the final base roll. Applicants would also not need to have kept political ties with the Tribe. This only affects future Catawba membership decisions. The bill adds no new criteri…

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## Sources
- [119-hr-4463 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4463)

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- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
- [119-hr-987: Fair Access to Banking Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-987)
- [119-hr-7651: Chloe Cole Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7651)
- [119-hr-4448: Restoring Equal Opportunity Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4448)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4463 (as of 2026-10-03).