House Floor
Tues., 6/5 Under Suspension of the Rules
- H.R. 4222 – Pascua Yaqui Tribe Trust Land Act (Sponsored by Rep. Raul Grijalva / Natural Resources Committee)
Bill text at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr4222rh/pdf/BILLS-112hr4222rh.pdf
DOI testimony at: http://naturalresources.house.gov/UploadedFiles/NeddTestimony04.17.12.pdf
- S. 292 – Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act (Sponsored by Sen. Lisa Murkowski / Natural Resources Committee)
Bill text at: http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s292rh/pdf/BILLS-112s292rh.pdf
DOI testimony at: http://naturalresources.house.gov/UploadedFiles/SmithTestimony01.25.12.pdf
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Senate Floor
No Indian-related bills.
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Mon., 6/4 Federal Policies on Arizona
House Natural Resources S/C on Water and Power (McClintock)
Subcommittee oversight field hearing on Evaporating Prosperity: How Federal Actions Are Driving Up Water and Power Costs, Threatening Jobs and Leaving Arizonans High and Dry
10:00 a.m.; House Hearing Room 3, Arizona State Capitol, 1700 West Washington Street, Phoenix, Arizona
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Thurs., 6/7 Universal Telecommunications Service for Native Communities
Senate Indian Affairs Committee
Full Committee Oversight Hearing on Universal Telecommunications Service for Native Communities
2:15 p.m.; Room SD-628 Dirksen
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Fri., 6/8 Universal Service Fund and Native Americans
House Natural Resources S/C on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs (Young)
Subcommittee oversight hearing on Federal Communications Commission’s rule on the Universal Service Fund and its impact on American Indians and Alaska Natives
11:00 a.m.; Room 1324 Longworth
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Thurs., 6/14 Taxes on Tribal Self-Determination
Senate Indian Affairs Committee (Akaka)
Full Committee hearing on New Tax Burdens on Tribal Self-Determination
2:15 p.m.; Room SD-628 Dirksen
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Bills Introduced
S. 3209, Fort Belknap Indian Community Water Settlement (Tester, May 21, 2012)
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112s3209is/pdf/BILLS-112s3209is.pdf
H.R. 5862, Relating to members of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma (Tom Cole, May 30, 2012)
http://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-112hr5862ih/pdf/BILLS-112hr5862ih.pdf
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