The U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will host a legislative hearing on S.465, the Bridging Agency Data Gaps and Ensuring Safety (BADGES) for Native Communities Act, and S.2695, the Parity for Law Enforcement Act on Wednesday, May 1 at 2:30 p.m. - EDT.
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 the hearing.
Prior to the legislative hearing, the Committee will hold a business meeting to consider five bills –
- S.616, the Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Technical Corrections Act of 2023;
- S.2796, a bill to provide for thee equitable settlement of certain 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
- H.R.1240, Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2023.
Event Details:
WHAT:
Schatz and Murkowski to lead Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Legislative Hearing
WITNESSES:
- The Honorable Bryan Newland, Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Affairs – U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, DC
- The Honorable Mark Macarro, President, National Congress of American Indians, Washington, DC
- Mr. Chris Sutter, Chief of Police, Tulalip Tribal Police Department, Tulalip, WA
WHEN:
TOMORROW, May 1, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. EDT
LIVESTREAM:
Live video of the event will be available here.
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