U.S. Congress legislation · 119th Congress
HB10435: Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas Recognition Act
Status: In committee, September 16, 2026
To extend Federal recognition to the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas.
What the bill says
To extend Federal recognition to the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas.
From the introduced text, September 16, 2026:
A BILL To extend Federal recognition to the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas. SECTION 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas Recognition Act . SECTION 2 Findings Congress finds the following: (1) The Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas is the political successor to historic Lipan Apache bands that maintained an independent Tribal identity and political organization within present-day Texas for centuries before and after Spanish, Mexican, Republic of Texas, and United States sovereignty. (2) The ancestors of the Tribe entered into documented agreements and government-to-government relations with Spanish, Mexican, Republic of Texas, and United States authorities, demonstrating recognition of the Lipan Apache as a distinct Tribal entity. (3) Members of the Tribe served as United States Army Indian Scouts at frontier posts in Texas, establishing direct Federal interaction and enrollment under the authority of the United States. (4) The Lipan Apache people continued to exist as a distinct community in Texas despite 19th-century displacement efforts and have preserved political, cultural, and kinship continuity into the present day. (5) The Tribe maintains an organized government, enrollment criteria, and recognized leadership representing a continuous Tribal community. (6) Federal judicial proceedings involving members of the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas acknowledged the sincerely held traditional Native American religious beliefs and practices of Tribal members in …
Sponsors
- Vicente Gonzalez (D, HD-034) · primary sponsor
- Lloyd Doggett (D, HD-037)
Latest actions
- : Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- : Introduced in House
Subjects: Native Americans
Common questions
- What is HB10435?
- HB10435 is a bill in Congress (119th Congress): Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas Recognition Act.
- What does HB10435 do?
- In its own words: To extend Federal recognition to the Lipan Apache Tribe of Texas.
- What is the status of HB10435?
- In committee as of September 16, 2026. Latest action: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. (September 16, 2026).
- Who sponsored HB10435?
- Vicente Gonzalez (D, HD-034), with 1 co-sponsor.
- Where is the official record for HB10435?
- On the Congress website: https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/10435
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