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S. Rept. 115-123 1 (2017-06-28)

handle is hein.congrecreports/crptxaiuv0001 and id is 1 raw text is: AUTHENTICATED U.S. GOVERNMENT INFORMATION 4 Calendar No. 161 115TH CONGRESS N E REPORT 1st Session J SENATE 115-123 THOMASINA E. JORDAN INDIAN TRIBES OF VIRGINIA FEDERAL RECOGNITION ACT OF 2017 JUNE 28, 2017.-Ordered to be printed Mr. HOEVEN, from the Committee on Indian Affairs, submitted the following REPORT [To accompany S. 6911 [Including cost estimate of the Congressional Budget Office] The Committee on Indian Affairs, to which was referred the bill (S. 691) to extend the Federal recognition to the Chickahominy In- dian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Mona- can Indian Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe, and for other purposes, having considered the same, reports favorably thereon without amendment and recommends that the bill do pass. PURPOSE The purpose of S. 691 is to provide federal recognition to six tribes in the Commonwealth of Virginia-the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Mona- can Indian Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe, and make ap- plicable to these groups and their members all laws that are gen- erally applicable to American Indians and federally recognized In- dian Tribes. NEED FOR LEGISLATION Although there is a Federal regulatory process by which an In- dian group may obtain Federal recognition (described below), the ability of a group to meet the regulatory requirements is highly de- pendent upon the availability of documentary evidence and records. 69-010