The Ohio General Assembly held hearings and heard testimony from numerous groups.

[9] At least 35 groups in Ohio claim to have Shawnee descent, such as the Vinyard Indian Settlement, but "Ohio has no state recognized tribes nor does it have a recognition process," wrote Mary Annette Pember (Red Cliff Ojibwe).

[12][13] In 2016, the IRS accepted Shawnee Nation, United Remnant Band as a church in the state of Ohio.

[2] The nonprofit's administration in 2022–23 was: The Shawnee Nation, URB states that the organization requires people to trace their lineage and document at least one-eighth Shawnee ancestry (the equivalent of one great-grandparent), or one-16th if the person is a child "of a provable person.

[citation needed] In 1989 the URB purchased 20 acres of land, three miles (6.4 km) south of Urbana, Ohio.

[6][17] The US Mint contracted with the United Remnant Band to sew pouches for the 2004 US Mint Lewis and Clark Coin but was informed by the Indian Arts and Crafts Board that "the Shawnee Nation United Remnant Band of Ohio does not meet the legal requirements to produce and market authentic 'Indian' products under the Indian Arts and Crafts Act.