Virginia recognition bill on Senate panel agenda
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
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Recognition
A bill to recognize six Virginia tribes is on the agenda for the
Senate Indian Affairs
Committee business meeting on Thursday.
S.1178, the Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2009, extends recognition to the
Chickahominy Tribe,
the
Chickahominy Tribe-Eastern
Division, the
Upper
Mattaponi Tribe, the
Rappahannock Tribe, the
Monacan Nation, and the
Nansemond Tribe. The tribes were the first to greet the European settlers at Jamestown in 1607 and signed treaties with the Queen of England in 1677.
"This legislation is a simple matter of fairness,” said
Sen. Jim Webb. "Federal recognition of Virginia’s Indians enjoys strong, bipartisan support in Virginia. It is time to get this bill passed in Congress and signed into law."
The House passed
H.R.1385 in June.
Committee Notice:
BUSINESS
MEETING on pending committee issues (Thursday, October 15, 2009)
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