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Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX)

Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas Recognition Act

H.R. 10435 · House bill Native Americans

A Democratic bill with 1 Democratic cosponsor · See the cosponsor

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill extends Federal recognition to the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas. It makes general Federal laws that apply to Indians and Indian Tribes applicable to the Tribe and its members. The legislation establishes that the Tribe and its members are eligible for all services and benefits provided by the Federal Government to federally recognized Indian Tribes. It requires the Tribe to submit its membership roll to the Secretary of the Interior for verification within a specific timeline. Finally, it outlines the governing documents and the governing body of the Tribe.

Yes

  • Scored +8

    Would Native Americans be better off under this?

    The bill extends Federal recognition and grants eligibility for all federal services and benefits to the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas and its members.

  • Scored +7

    Does this make health care easier to get in general?

    The bill extends Federal recognition and eligibility for federal services and benefits, including healthcare, to the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas and its members.

  • Scored +6

    Does this narrow racial gaps in how people are treated?

    Extending federal recognition to the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas ensures equal legal standing and inclusion alongside other federally recognized tribes.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.