The House Natural Resources Committee holds an open markup session tomorrow.

Two bills of note are on the agenda. They are:

• H.R. 725, the Indian Arts and Crafts Amendments Act of 2009, a bill that will strengthen the Indian Arts and Crafts Act of 1990 by authorizing "any" federal law enforcement officer to investigate suspected violations of the law.
• H.R.2314, a bill to extend the policy of self-determination to Native Hawaiians.

The markup takes place at 10am in Room 1324 of the Longworth House Office Building. It will be webcast on the committee site.

Committee Notice
Full Committee Markup (December 16, 2009)

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