Indian Affairs Committee hearing on Thursday

Politics

Tuesday, May 13, 2008

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee is holding a hearing this Thursday on five bills.

The bills are:

• S. 1080, the Crow Tribe Land Restoration Act
• H.R. 2120, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to proclaim as reservation for the benefit of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians a parcel of land now held in trust by the United States for that Indian tribe
• S. 2494, the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement Act
• H.R. 2963, the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2007
• S. 531, A bill to repeal section 10(f) of Public Law 93-531, commonly known as the "Bennett Freeze".

The hearing takes place at 9:30am.

Committee Notice:
HEARING on the following bills (May 15, 2008)