On Thursday, February 8 at 10:30 a.m. ET, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaiʻi), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), vice chairman of the Committee, will lead a legislative hearing on –
- S. 2385, Tribal Access to Clean Water Act of 2023;
- S. 2796, A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes;
- S. 2868, A bill to accept the request to revoke the charter of incorporation of the Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota at the request of that Community, and for other purposes;
- S. 3022, IHS Workforce Parity Act of 2023; and
- S. 3230, Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2023.
Schatz, Murkowski, and the Committee will hear directly from the Department of the Interior, Department of Health & Human Services, and Tribal leaders on the five bills.
Event Details:
WHAT:
Schatz and Murkowski to lead Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Legislative Hearing
WITNESSES:
- The Honorable Melanie Anne Egorin, Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C.
- Ms. Kathryn Isom-Clause, Deputy Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.
- The Honorable Manuel Heart, Chairman, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, Towaoc, Colorado
- The Honorable Douglas Lankford, Chief, Miami Tribe of Oklahoma, Miami, Oklahoma
- The Honorable Robert Larsen, President, Lower Sioux Indian Community, Morton, Minnesota
- The Honorable Victoria Kitcheyan, Chairwoman, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, Winnebago, Nebraska
- Ms. Angie Wilson, Executive Director, Reno Sparks Indian Colony Tribal Health Center, Reno, Nevada (virtual)
WHEN:
TOMORROW, February 8, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. ET
LIVESTREAM:
Live video of the event will be available here.
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