It appears nothing is happening

I have tracked this Bill for over a year now.  They are saying that this bill has a 1% chance of being enacted. The following factors were considered:

• The sponsor is a member of the minority party. (-2%)
• There is at least one cosponsor from the majority party and one cosponsor outside of the majority party. (+2%)

Just 4% of all House bills in 2009–2010 were enacted.

HR . 783 Update

H.R. 783 The Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2011.

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The bill is currently in the first step in the legislative process. Committees deliberate, investigate, and revise the bill before they go the general debate. Govtrack states that the majority of bills and resolutions never make it out of committee.

The House Committee on Natural Resources has 48 members and Rob Whittman from Virginia sits on this committe.

2011 HR 783

A resolution was once again introduced on February 17, 2011 by James Moran.
Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia - Federal Recognition Act of 2011.

We will track this bill again to see what if any action the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will do with it this time.

To extend Federal recogition to the Chickahominy Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-Eastern Division, the Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan Indian Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe.

Sent to Senate Committe on Indian Affairs

This bill has been passed in the House. The bill now goes on to be voted on in the Senate. Keep in mind that debate may be taking place on a companion bill in the Senate, rather than on this particular bill.

The last action was on June 4, 2009, when it was received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is the next step in the process. I have checked their schedule and the only events listed on their calendar is a hearing to identify areas of needed reform in the Indian health care system and explore ideas and suggestions for bringing about those reforms.

H.R. 1385 Passed the US House

On June 3, 2009 the House of Representatives approved the federal recognition bill that gave hope to members of the six Virginia Indian tribes. If the bill passes the Virginia tribes will join the 562 other federally recognized tribes.Approval of the Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2009 is closer than ever before. The last session of Congress failed to act upon this bill. Something new this time is a companion bill to grant federal recognition the same day the House approved it introduced by Virginia Senator Jim Webb, and co-sponsor Senator Mark Warner. Congressman Virginia’s tribes signed treaties with the kings of England, not the U.S. federal government.The tribes’ documented history was nearly erased when Virginia officials for nearly 50 years waged a document genocide for the purpose of destroying all state and courthouse records of the American Indians as a result of a 1924 Racial Integrity Act.Webb’s legislation will be reviewed and marked-up by the US Senate Indian Affairs Committee in a hearing before reaching the full Senate body for a final vote, according to his office.

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