Lumbee Fairness Act

This bill officially recognizes the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina as a federal tribe, which means its members would be able to receive the same services and benefits that other federally recognized tribes get. Members living in Robeson, Cumberland, Hoke, and Scotland Counties in North Carolina would be in the area where those services are provided. The Department of the Interior and the Department of Health and Human Services would work with the tribe to figure out what services are needed, and Interior could hold land in trust for the tribe. North Carolina would handle all criminal and civil legal matters on the tribe's lands unless the tribe and the state agree to transfer that responsibility to the federal government.

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