Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Indian Tribe of Virginia Federal Recognition Act

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 9630.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mrs. KIGGANS of Virginia, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 170, No. 144, September 17, 2024, Page H5319):
  The bill is enacted pursuant to Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution, which provides Congress with the power to regulate commerces and relations between the United States and Indian Tribes. The single subject of this legislation is: This bill will provide federal recognition to the Cheroenhaka (Nottoway) Tribe.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 17, 2024 ↗

  Evidence

  Field in the Congress.gov record

  constitutionalAuthorityStatementText

  Statement length

  340 characters

  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 9630, 118th Congress

  Congress.gov API record

  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/9630

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  December 16, 2024

  PORKER copy retrieved

  September 14, 2026

  Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file

  2f345746aef5f9f59a49c48dbfc106e6196afda6393eb1b91748930acd1adfc1

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of December 16, 2024). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for H.R. 9630, last updated December 16, 2024. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 14, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.