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Tribute to Ken Choke, Chairman of Nisqually Tribe
'Let's Go': Peggy Flanagan primary victory speech for U.S. Senate campaign in Minnesota
Opening Remarks
Tehassi Hill / Indian Gaming Association
Discussion [41:25]
Jamie Hummingbird / National Tribal Gaming Commissioners & Regulators
Mark Macarro / National Congress of American Indians
Mathura Sridharan / State of Ohio
Harry Levant / Public Health Advocacy Institute
Business Meeting to consider S.239, S.1055, S.1514, S.3219 & H.R.2400
Scott Cameron / Department of the Interior
Opening Remarks
Introduction of Panel 2
Q&A Part 2 [29:10]
Q&A Part 1 [28:43]
Catalina Chacon / Pechanga Band of Indians
Buddy Rocha, Jr / Yavapai-Apache Nation
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-California) [S.4368 and S.4417]
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Arizona) [S.3617]
Jeff Grubbe / Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians
Opening Remarks
Votes on H.R.9436, A bill affecting North Atlantic right whale regulations
Debate on H.R.2317, the Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2025
Debate on H.R.9436, A bill affecting North Atlantic right whale regulations
Unanimous Consent - Including H.R.2827 and H.R.6858
Debate on H.R.726, the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025
Votes on H.R.2317, the Northern Nevada Economic Development and Conservation Act of 2025
Debate on H.R.6251, A bill addressing the importation of polar bear trophies
Abigail Echo-Hawk / Urban Indian Health Institute
Introduction of Panel Two
Grace Bulltail / MMIP Family Member
OJ Semans Sr. / Coalition of Large Tribes
Q&A Panel One Part 2 [35:02]
Charles Addington / Bureau of Indian Affairs
Q&A Panel One Part 1 [32:01]
Q&A Panel Two
Opening Remarks
David Mittelman / Othram Inc.
President Trump 'terminating' Bears Ears and Grand Staircase-Escalante National Monuments
Opening of Hearing
Q&A Part 1 [31:41]
Remarks by Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii)
Mark Cruz / Indian Health Service Nominee
Q&A Part 2 [29:16]
Swearing-in of Mark Cruz
Rep. Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma)
Opening Remarks
Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-New Mexico) [S.3219]
Q&A [17:25]
John Crockett / U.S. Forest Service
Bryan Mercier / Bureau of Indian Affairs
H.R.41, the Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act
Introduction of Witnesses
Opening Remarks
Q&A Part 1 (After Recess) [12:30]
Mary Kathryn Nagle / National Indigenous Women’s Resource Center
Mikah Carlos / National Indian Health Board
Rep. Mike Kennedy (R-Utah) [H.R.8658]
Q&A Part 1 (Before Recess) [14:56]
Rep. Darrell Issa (R-California) [H.R.8483]
Ervin Carlson / InterTribal Buffalo Council
Raymond Welch / Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians
Opening Remarks
Clayton Fulton / Indian Health Service
Billy Kirkland / Bureau of Indian Affairs
Q&A Part 2 [33:33]
Q&A Part 1 [29:08]
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Business Meeting to consider several bills (May 20, 2026)
Rep. Troy Downing (R-Montana) on H.R.7250, a bill to reauthorize Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act
Opening Remarks by Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Arkansas) and Rep. Jared Huffman (D-California)
Votes on H.R. 7487, the Rural Jobs and Hydropower Expansion Act
Rep. Mike Kennedy (R-Utah) on H.R.7831, the License to Drill Act
Approval of Bills by Unanimous Consent
Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Arkansas) on Unanimous Consent Motion
Debate on H.R. 7487, the Rural Jobs and Hydropower Expansion Act
Secretary Doug Burgum / Department of the Interior
Q&A Part 7 [34:29]
Q&A Part 3 [33:53] [Before Recess]
Q&A Part 2 [30:12]
Q&A Part 5 [32:14]
Q&A Part 6 [31:18]
Q&A Part 4 [34:57] [After Recess]
Q&A Part 1 [33:08]
Opening Remarks
Q&A [32:23]
Clayton Fulton / Indian Health Service
Opening Remarks
Kurt Pfeifle / Dakota Mainstem Regional Water System
Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-South Dakota) [H.R.727 and H.R.7331]
Troy Larson / Lewis and Clark Regional Water System
Rep. Jared Huffman (D-California)
Introduction of Ken Choke by Rep. Marilyn Strickland (D-Washington)
Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-Oregon) [H.R.8259]
Ken Choke / Nisqually Tribe
Q&A [36:02]
Rep. Marilyn Strickland (D-Washington) [H.R.7515]
Elizabeth Nielsen / Klamath Water Users Association
Introduction of Elizabeth Nielsen by Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-Oregon)
Opening Remarks
Introduction of Panel Two
Hashim Mooppan on behalf of United States [44:59]
Janai S. Nelson on behalf of Press Robinson [46:36]
Rebuttal by Janai S. Nelson on behalf of Press Robinson [5:27]
Jorge Benjamin Aguinaga on behalf of State of Louisiana [32:47]
Edward Greim on behalf of Phillip Callais [19:53]
H.R. 5587 - Harnessing Energy At Thermal Sources Act of 2026 (HEATS Act)
Cecillia Derphine Wang, Attorney, for children born in United States
D. John Sauer, Solicitor General of the United States, for Donald Trump
D. John Sauer, Solicitor General of the United States, for Donald Trump (Rebuttal)
Donald Trump v. Barbara: Birthright Citizenship at U.S. Supreme Court
'There's nothing more important than the SAVE America Act'
Secretary of Homeland Security Markwayne Mullin
Questions and Answers [29:50]
Opening Remarks and Swearing-in
Q&A Panel Eight [16:10]
Q&A Panel Seven [11:08]
Ed Johnstone / Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
Ira L. Matt / National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers
Mark Macarro / National Congress of American Indians
Guy Capoeman / Quinault Indian Nation
Annette Bryan / Puyallup Tribe of Indians
Cynthia Petersen / Yakutat Tlingit Tribe
Amy Minniear / NAFOA
Jon Panamaroff / Native American Contractors Association
Derek Bowman / Bear River Band of the Rohnerville Rancheria
Ervin Carlson / InterTribal Buffalo Council
Loni Greninger / Jamestown S’Klallam Tribe
Q&A Panel Five [2:31]
Q&A Panel Six [6:33]
Q&A Panel Two [4:58]
Opening Remarks
Quintin Swanson / Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe
Q&A Panel Four [3:45]
Joe Davis / Hoopa Valley Tribe
Cody Desautel / Intertribal Timber Council
Louie Ungaro / Muckleshoot Indian Tribe
William (Bill) Iyall / Cowlitz Indian Tribe
Q&A Panel One [3:33]
Kristopher Peters / Squaxin Island Tribe
Robert de los Angeles / Snoqualmie Indian Tribe
Introduction by Rep. Emily Randall (D-Washington)
Jeremy Takala / Tribal Councilman, Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation
Jarred-Michael Erickson / Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
Q&A Panel Three [11:24]
Business Meeting on Markwayne Mullin to be Secretary, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Statement by Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma), Nominee
Q&A Part 3 [30:46]
Opening Remarks by Sen. Gary Peters (D-Michigan)
Q&A Part 1 [32:21]
Opening Remarks by Sen. Rand Paul (R-Kentucky)
Q&A Part 6 [22:56]
Q&A Part 5 [16:04]
Q&A Part 2 [34:47]
Q&A Part 4 [29:04]
Introduction by Sen. James Lankford (R-Oklahoma)
Q&A Panel Five [12:00]
Ryman LeBeau / Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Jeff Wacoche / United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians
Q&A Panel Six [5:33]
Q&A Panel Four [14:45]
Lonna J. Street / Spirit Lake Tribe
Q&A Panel One [8:11]
Peter Lengkeek / Crow Creek Sioux Tribe
Michael Conners / Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe
Rick Sylestine / Alabama-Coushatta Tribe
Q&A Panel Two [20:40]
Steve Sitting Bear / Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
Frank Star Comes Out / Oglala Sioux Tribe
Q&A Panel Seven [1:46]
Michael Dolson / Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes
Tehassi tasi Hill / Oneida Nation
Jestin Dupree / Fort Peck Tribes
Michael Comes At Night / Blackfeet Nation
Jacob Keyes / Iowa Tribe
Eugene DeCora Sr. / Winnebago Tribe
Laurel Ann Yellowhorse / Paiute Indian Tribe
Opening Remarks
Joseph P. Rupnick / Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
Q&A Panel Three [17:30]
Cody Shambo / Fort Belknap Indian Community
Mike Natchees / Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation
Leanndra Ross / Southcentral Foundation
Ahniwake Rose / American Indian Higher Education Consortium
Cecilia Fire Thunder / Oglala Lakota Nation Education Coalition
Teresa Sanchez / Riverside-San Bernardino County Indian Health, Inc.
Chuck Hoskin Jr. / Cherokee Nation
Angelique Albert / Native Forward Scholar Fund
James Naranjo / Pueblo of Santa Clara
A.C. Locklear / National Indian Health Board
Charles Riley / Pueblo of Acoma
Q&A Panel Four [7:59]
Q&A Panel Three [5:01]
Q&A Panel Two [8:56]
Verlon Jose / Tohono O’odham Nation
Jonodev Chaudhuri / Muscogee (Creek) Nation
Esther Lucero / Seattle Indian Health Board
Q&A Panel Five [3:58]
Aaron Hines / Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board
Q&A Panel Seven [9:13]
Francys Crevier / National Council of Urban Indian Health
Q&A Panel Six [11:56]
Conrad Jacket / Albuquerque Area Indian Health Board, Inc.
Q&A Panel One [17:42]
Aurene Martin / National Indian Child Welfare Association
Buu Nygren / Navajo Nation
Opening Remarks
Abigail Echo-Hawk / Urban Indian Health Institute
Chief Allan / Coeur d’Alene Tribe
Duane Clarke / Hualapai Tribe
Austin Lowes / Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians
Duane Jackson Jr. / Gila River Indian Community
Derrick W. Leslie / White Mountain Apache Tribe
Q&A Panel Five [10:42]
Michael Fairbanks / White Earth Nation
John Johnson / Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Indians
Jason Schlender / Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission
Q&A Panel One [13:45]
Donna Thompson / Shoshone-Bannock Tribes
Toni Tsatoke-Mule / Kiowa Tribe
Kristina Andrew / Curyung Tribal Council
Q&A Panel Two [24:35]
Bruce Savage / Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa
Q&A Panel Six [6:38]
Virgil Wind / Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
Vivian Korthuis / Association of Village Council Presidents
Q&A Panel Four [16:48]
Winnay Wemigwase / Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians
Ashton Picard / Nez Perce Tribe
Q&A Panel Three [11:00]
Aja DeCoteau / Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
Darrell G. Seki Sr. / Red Lake Nation
Opening Remarks
H.R.3073 - Shivwits Band of Paiutes Jurisdictional Clarity Act
Q&A Part 1 [24:35]
Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Arizona)
Q&A Part 2 [26:36]
Lamar Keevama / Hopi Tribe
Johnny Lehi Jr / San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe
Buu Nygren / Navajo Nation
Opening Remarks
Scott Cameron / Department of the Interior
Rep. Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma) [H.R.2827]
Rep. Nicholas A. Langworthy (R-New York) [H.R.7065]
Bryan Mercier / Bureau of Indian Affairs [H.R.2827, H.R.6162, and H.R.7065]
Opening Remarks
Introduction of Witnesses
Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-New Mexico) [H.R.6162]
Monique Fragua / Indian Pueblo Cultural Center
Q&A with Bryan Mercier (Panel II) [24:20]
Douglas Lankford / Miami Nation
J. C. Seneca / Seneca Nation
Q&A with Panel III [32:52]
H.R.681 - Long-term leasing bill for the Aquinnah Wampanoag Tribe and the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe
H.R.5910 - A bill to allow long-term leases on tribal lands
H.R.3903 - Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025
S.723 - Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025
Introductions
Closing
Tracy Labin Rhodes
Melody McCoy
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-California) talks about gridlock
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on H.R.2815, the Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) seeks consideration of H.R.2815 and H.R.972
Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada) on H.R.972, Sloan Canyon Conservation & Lateral Pipeline Act
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) vows to keep working
Enbridge Energy, LP v. Nessel
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation - Section 106 Regulations - February 12, 2026
Q&A Part 2 [22:40]
Opening Remarks
Cariann Ah Loo / Native Hawaiian Organizations Association
Q&A Part 1 [23:34]
Polly Watson / Bristol Bay Native Corporation
Chuck Hoskin / Cherokee Nation
Katherine Carlton / Chugach Alaska Corporation
Youngbloods drum group and Native American Women Warriors
NCAI Youth Commission: Jonas Kanuhsa and Angelina Serna
Honoring of Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minnesota)
Congressional response from Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minnesota)
Invocation by Gary Lujan (Pueblo of Taos)
State of Indian Nations by NCAI President Mark Macarro
Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche at National Congress of American Indians #ECWS2026
Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs Billy Kirkland at National Congress of American Indians
Opening Remarks [10:39]
Q&A Part 2 [23:37]
Darrell LaRoche / Indian Health Service
Leanndra Ross / Southcentral Foundation
Q&A Part 1 [24:42]
Dayna Seymour / Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
Q&A [43:11]
Rodney Butler / NAFOA
Opening Remarks
Derrick Watchman / National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development
Hope Silvas / Shivwits Band of Paiutes
Haven Harris / Native American Contractors Association
Introductory Remarks
Beth Margaret Wright / Native American Rights Fund
Matthew Campbell / Native American Rights Fund
Closing Remarks
Matthew Campbell / Native American Rights Fund
Q&A [13:08]
Leonard Fineday / National Congress of American Indians
Joan Johnson / Fort Belknap Indian Community
Q&A [47:44)
Lonna Jackson-Street / Spirit Lake Nation
Mark Patterson / Hawaii Correctional System Oversight Commission
Lori Jump / StrongHearts Native Helpline
Anita Fineday / Native Children’s Commission
Opening Remarks
Tribute to Doug LaMalfa (1960-2026), Republican Congressman from California
South Dakota State of the Tribes 2026: Kathleen Wooden Knife (Rosebud Sioux Tribe)
National Institutes of Health Director Jay Bhattacharya
HHS Deputy Secretary Jim O'Neill
SBA Administrator Kelly Loeffler
USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins
Dr. Ben Carson (former HHS Secretary)
Assistant Secretary for Health Brian Christine
HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr
Veto Message on H.R.504, the Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act
Q&A [10:00]
Tina Gonzales / Shivwits Band of Paiutes [S.1508]
Frances Charles / Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe [S.1513]
Trina Locke / Bureau of Indian Affairs [S.236, S.1508, S.1513 & S.2735]
Brian Weeden / Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe [S.236]
Regina Cuellar / Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians [S.2735]
Opening Remarks
Victoria Kitcheyan / Winnebago Tribe
Opening Remarks
Jay Spaan / Self-Governance Communication & Education Tribal Consortium
Benjamin Smith / Indian Health Service
Q&A Panel One [39:11]
Greg Abrahamson / Spokane Tribe
Q&A Panel Two [31:51]
Chuck Hoskin Jr. / Cherokee Nation
Business Meeting to consider S.3383
H.R.2388 - Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act
H.R.2400 – Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2025
H.R.3620 – Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025
H.R.2815 – Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act of 2025
H.R.2916 - A bill to ratify the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim
H.R.2389 - Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act
H.R.2302 - Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act
Q&A Panel 2 Part 1 [22:31]
Larry Phillips / American Sportfishing Association
Q&A Panel 1 [36:33]
Sam Rauch / National Marine Fisheries Service
Ed Johnstone / Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission
Ken Choke / Nisqually Indian Trib
Q&A Panel 2 Part 2 [29:20]
Opening Remarks
Aja DeCoteau / Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission
Tim Vredenburg / Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians
Wena Supernaw / Quapaw Nation
Rep. Doug LaMalfa (R-California) [H.R.5696]
Rep. Ed Case (D-Hawaii) [H.R.4276]
Rep. Darrel Issa (R-California) [H.R.5682]
Marc Luker / Pechanga Band of Indians
Introduction of Panel Two
Opening Remarks
Q&A [42:17]
Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Oklahoma) at National Congress of American Indians
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) at National Congress of American Indians
Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) at National Congress of American Indians
Rep. Sharice Davids (D-Kansas) at National Congress of American Indians
Ben Smith of Indian Health Service at National Congress of American Indians
James Crawford of Department of Transportation at National Congress of American Indians
U.S. Treasurer Brandon Beach at National Congress of American Indians
Mark Cruz of Department of Health and Human Services at National Congress of American Indians
Deb Haaland at National Congress of American Indians
Peggy Flanagan at National Congress of American Indians
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) announces deal to reopen U.S. government
Arlinda Locklear / Lumbee Tribe
Michell Hicks / Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-North Carolina)
John Lowery / Lumbee Tribe
Q&A Part 1 [24:21]
Q&A Part 2 [19:21]
Ben Barnes / Shawnee Tribe and United Indian Nations of Oklahoma
Opening Remarks
Introduction of Witnesses
Sarah Harris / United South and Eastern Tribes
Kerry Bird / National Indian Education Association
Pete Upton / Native CDFI Network
Q&A [33:26]
Ben Mallott / Alaska Federation of Natives
A.C. Locklear / National Indian Health Board
Opening Remarks
Chuck Hoskin, Jr. / Cherokee Nation
Mark Macarro / National Congress of American Indians
Ernie Stevens, Jr. / Indian Gaming Association
Q&A [34:50]
Introduction by Larry Wright, Jr. and Levi Rickert
U.S. Supreme Court - Louisiana v. Callais, No. 24-109 - October 15, 2025
In Memoriam: Ernie Stevens Jr (1959-2025)
Committee Roll Call on H.R.1723, the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act
Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Virginia): Opening Remarks on H.R.1723, the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act
Committee Consideration of H.R.1723, the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act
Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Michigan): Opening Remarks on H.R.1723, the Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act
Jay Spaan / Self-Governance Communication and Education Tribal Consortium
Q&A Part 2 [23:07]
Victor Joseph / Tanana Tribal Council
Kennis Bellmard / Department of the Interior
Chuck Hoskin Jr. / Cherokee Nation
Q&A Part 1 [24:21]
Benjamin Smith / Indian Health Service
Opening Remarks
Philip Wight / Professor in Alaska
Q&A with Panel Two [40:48]
Clarence Clark / Southeast Alaska Resources
Opening Remarks
Deantha Skibinski / Alaska Miners Association
Clark Penney / Penney Capital
Introduction of Panel Two
John Christensen Jr. / Native Village of Port Heiden
Nagruk Harcharek / Voice of the Arctic Iñupiat
Q&A with Panel One Part 1 [29:01]
Q&A with Panel One Part 2 [31:29]
Dutch Kuyper / Cook Inlet Region, Inc
Ethan Tyler / Aleut Corporation
Joe Spielberger / Project On Government Oversight (Minority Witness)
Q&A Part 3 [43:51]
Q&A Part 2 [30:24]
Q&A Part 1 [31:21]
George Knapp
Jeffrey Nuccetelli
George Knapp and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Florida)
Alexandro Wiggins
Dylan Borland
Opening Remarks
Jocelyn Fenton / Denali Commission
Q&A Part 1 [34:38]
Anna Maria Ortiz / Government Accountability Office
Q&A Part 2 [36:37]
David Conrad / Department of Energy
Opening Remarks
Business Meeting to consider nomination of William Kirkland - Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
Tamara Rountree, representing U.S. Department of the Army
Rebuttal: Beth Margaret White, representing Winnebago Tribe
Beth Margaret White, representing Winnebago Tribe
Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska v. United States Department of the Army
Q&A Panel II [22:39]
Rep. Nick Begich (R-Alaska) [H.R.3903]
Q&A Panel III [31:26]
Sheri Buretta / Chugach Alaska Corporation [H.R.3903]
Joe Maarango / Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation [H.R.3925]
Brian Harris / Catawba Nation [H.R.4463]
Introduction of Panel III
Bryan Mercier / Bureau of Indian Affairs [H.R.681, H.R.3654, H.R.3925, and H.R.4463]
Cheryl Andrews-Maltais / Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) [H.R.681]
Rep. Jay Obernolte (R-California) [H.R.3925]
Rep. Emily Randall (D-Washington) [H.R.3654]
John Crockett / U.S. Forest Service [H.R.3903 and H.R.3925]
Quintin Swanson / Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe [H.R.3654]
Opening Remarks
'Redistricting does not erase tribal sovereignty'
Explanation by Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)
Roundtable Part 1 [25:24]
Roundtable Part 2 [30:30]
Roundtable Part 3 [21:51]
Gloria O'Neill / Co-Chair of Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children
Opening Remarks from Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska)
Land Acknowledgment by Angeleen Waskey
Roundtable Part 3 [22:45]
Opening Remarks: Rep. Jared Huffman (D-California)
Roll Calls on H.R839, H.R.178 and H.R.179
Unanimous Consent - Including three Indian Country bills: H.R.2302, H.R.2400, H.R.3620
Consideration of H.R.839, a bill affecting the Muleshoe National Wildlife Refuge
Recognition of Annick Miller, Staffer
Consideration of H.R.178, a bill addressing wildfire response and management
Consideration of H.R.179, the Proven Forest Management Act of 2025
Opening Remarks: Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Arkansas)
Consideration of Fiscal Year 2026 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill
Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) Amendment #1
Rep. Mike Levin (D-California) Amendment
Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) Amendment #1
Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho) Amendment #2
Rep. Joseph Morelle (D-New York) Amendment
Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine) Amendment #2
Rep. Riley Moore (R-West Virginia) Amendment Withdrawn
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Connecticut) Amendment #2
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Connecticut) Amendment #1
Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minnesota) Amendment #1
Introduction of Panel II
Charles Addington / Bureau of Indian Affairs
Joshua Roberge / Fort Belknap Law Enforcement
Anthony Hillaire / Lummi Nation
Q&A with Panel II [23:44]
Frank White Clay / Crow Tribe
Stacy Zinn
Justin Garris / Federal Bureau of Investigation
Opening Remarks
Q&A with Panel I [38:23]
House Committee on Natural Resources approves Indian Country bills at markup (July 23, 2025)
Rep. Hal Rogers (R-Kentucky)
Rep. Adriano Espaillat (D-New York)
Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman (D-New Jersey)
Rep. Madeleine Dean (D-Pennsylvania)
Special Message - Birthdays
Rep. Mike Levin (D-California)
Rep. Frank Mrvan (D-Indiana)
Rep. Susie Lee (D-Nevada)
Rep. Lauren Underwood (D-Illinois)
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Florida)
Rep. Sanford Bishop (D-Georgia)
Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-South Carolina)
Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine)
Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minnesota)
Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio)
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Connecticut)
Rep. Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma)
Opening Notes from Rep. Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma)
Rep. Steny Hoyer (D-Maryland)
Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Washington)
Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)
Opening Remarks
Swearing-in of William "Billy" Kirkland
Q&A Part 2 [38:52]
Introduction by Rep. Brian Jack (R-Georgia)
Statement of William "Billy" Kirkland
Q&A Part 1 [28:45]
Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho)
Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine)
Rep. Betty McCollum (D-Minnesota)
Consideration of FY 2026 Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Bill
Rep. Jim Clyburn (D-South Carolina)
Rep. Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma)
Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Connecticut)
H.R.504, the Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act
H.R.410, the Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension Act of 2025
Nebraska attorney general announces lawsuit against General Motors
' We have a lot of support throughout Indian Country'
Lumbee Tribe State of the Tribe 2025
Consideration of H.R.725, the Crow Revenue Axt
Consideration of H.R.2556, the Comprehensive Offshore Resource Enhancement Act, or CORE Act
Approval of Pending Legislation by Unanimous Consent
Roll Call on H.R.2556, H.R.725 and H.R.261
Consideration of H.R.261, the Undersea Cable Protection Act
Opening Remarks: Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Arkansas) and Rep. Jared Huffman (D-California)
Scott Davis / Department of the Interior
Rep. Maxine Dexter (D-Oregon)
Q&A Part 4 [23:13]
Q&A Part 2 [25:29]
Rep. Jared Huffman (D-California)
Rep. Alma Adams (D-North Carolina)
Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-Arkansas)
Q&A Part 1 [26:22]
Rep. Burgess Owens (R-Utah)
Rep. Tim Walberg (R-Illinois)
Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Arizona)
Q&A Part 3 [25:16]
Q&A Part 3 [37:05]
Q&A Part 7 [27:32]
Q&A Part 5 [34:33]
Q&A Part 4 [39:20]
Q&A Part 2 [32:49]
Q&A Part 1 [28:20]
Opening Remarks
Q&A Part 6 [22:56]
Q&A Part 2 [30:27]
Q&A Part 1 [30:21]
Q&A Part 3 [45:02]
Secretary Doug Burgum / Department of the Interior
Opening Remarks
Rep. Melanie Stansbury (D-New Mexico) [H.R.3670]
Adriann Begay / UCSF HEAL Initiative
Beverly Cook / Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe
Q&A Panel II [18:04]
Darrell LaRoche / Indian Health Service
Introduction of Panel III
Q&A Panel III [35:41]
Robert Curtis Jr. / Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
Rep. Nick Begich (R-Alaska) [H.R.3620]
Leanndra Ross / Southcentral Foundation
Opening Remarks
Q&A Part 1 [27:05]
Q&A Part 3 [22:36]
Q&A Part 2 [25:56]
Secretary Scott Turner / Department of Housing and Urban Development
Opening Remarks
Larissa Yocom / Utah Forest Restoration Institute
Larry Blackmon / Perry County, Arkansas
Bill Tripp / Karuk Tribe
John Crockett / U.S. Forest Service
Q&A Panel 3 [23:22]
Rep. Jared Huffman (D-California) [H.R.3444]
Rep. Mike Kennedy (R-Utah) [H.R.1045]
Rep. Cliff Bentz (R-Oregon) [H.R.1655)
Q&A Panel 2 [25:53]
Greg Andreas / Ponderosa
Opening Remarks
Q&A Part 2 [28:19]
Q&A Part 1 [26:35]
Chinook Indian Nation v. Burgum
Rep. Dusty Johnson (R-South Dakota) [H.R.2130]
Rep. Nick Begich (R-Alaska) [H.R.2815]
Q&A [32:34)
Rep. Celeste Maloy (R-Utah) [H.R.3073]
Eric Shepherd / South Dakota Native Homeownership Coalition [H.R.2130]
Tina Gonzales / Shivwits Band of Paiutes [H.R.3073]
Frances Charles / Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe [H.R.2388]
Thomas Harris / Cape Fox Corporation [H.R.2815]
Q&A Part 1 [30:42]
Q&A Part 3 [34:52]
Secretary Doug Burgum / Department of the Interior
Stroble v. Oklahoma Tax Commission