North Carolina legislation · 2025-2026 Session
North Carolina H600: Recognition of the Tuscarora.
Status: Introduced, July 1, 2026
What the bill says
An act to restore official recognition to the tuscarora and to provide them representation on the commission of indian affairs.
From the introduced text:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT TO RESTORE OFFICIAL RECOGNITION TO THE TUSCARORA AND TO PROVIDE THEM REPRESENTATION ON THE COMMISSION OF INDIAN AFFAIRS. Whereas, the passage of Senate Bill 642 by the 1971 General Assembly created the North Carolina Commission of Indian Affairs, recognizing the existence within the State of certain named Indian tribes and also acknowledged the fact that members of other Indian tribes reside within the State; and Whereas, the Tuscarora were recognized through treaties with the North Carolina government, but were not among those tribes recognized in 1971; and Whereas, the Tuscarora were a powerful tribe at the time of the English settlement of the land that became North Carolina and Virginia and their prominent role in the early history of both states is well-documented; and Whereas, the Tuscarora and the Cherokee are the only tribes to hold treaties with the North Carolina government; and Whereas, the King of the Tuscarora was the signatory of the 1712 General Articles of Peace and the 1714 Sun and Moon Peace Treaty and these treaties helped establish a lasting and prosperous peace between the Tuscarora and the government and citizens of North Carolina; and Whereas, the Tuscarora signed a stand-alone Treaty in 1717 with Governor Eden that reserved 56,000 acres of historic Tuscarora territory in Bertie County exclusively …
Sponsors
- Goodwin, Edward C. (R, 1) · primary sponsor
- Stevens, Sarah (R, 90) · primary sponsor
- Cunningham, Carla D. (I, 106) · primary sponsor
- Penny, Howard (R, 53) · primary sponsor
- Baker, Amber M. (D, 72)
- Belk, Mary (D, 88)
- Blackwell, Hugh (R, 86)
- Brown, Kanika (D, 71)
- Butler, Deb (D, 18)
- Carney, Becky (D, 102)
- Cervania, Maria (D, 41)
- Dixon, Jimmy (R, 4)
Latest actions
- : Re-ref Com On State and Local Government
- : Reptd Fav Com Substitute
- : Re-ref to the Com on Federal Relations and American Indian Affairs, if favorable, State and Local Government, if favorable, Finance, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Withdrawn From Com
- : Ref To Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House
- : Passed 1st Reading
- : Filed
Subjects: MINORITIES, LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MEMBERSHIP, PUBLIC, INDIAN HERITAGE COMN., COMMISSIONS, ADMINISTRATION DEPT., CULTURAL RESOURCES
Common questions
- What is H600?
- H600 is a bill in the North Carolina Legislature (2025-2026 Session): Recognition of the Tuscarora.
- What does H600 do?
- In its own words: An act to restore official recognition to the tuscarora and to provide them representation on the commission of indian affairs.
- What is the status of H600?
- Introduced as of July 1, 2026. Latest action: Re-ref Com On State and Local Government (July 1, 2026).
- Who sponsored H600?
- Goodwin, Edward C. (R, 1), with 11 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for H600?
- On the North Carolina Legislature website: https://www.ncleg.gov/BillLookUp/2025/H600
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