Note: Derek Bailey, the chairman of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians, will be at tomorrow's hearing.

The House Natural Resources Committee holds a hearing tomorrow on legislation to fix the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Carcieri v. Salazar.

The decision bars tribes that weren't "under federal jurisdiction" in 1934 from following the land-into-trust process. H.R.3697 and H.R.3742 amend the Indian Reorganization Act to ensure that all tribes, regardless of the date of recognition, can benefit.

The hearing takes place at 10am and will be broadcast on the committee web site. The witness list follows:

Panel 1
The Honorable Michael Arcuri

Panel 2
Mr. Donald Laverdure
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior

Panel 3
The Honorable Bill Iyall
Chairman, Cowlitz Indian Tribe

The Honorable Janice Mabee
Chairman, Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe

The Honorable Sandra Klineburger
Chairwoman, Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians

The Honorable Richard Blumenthal
Attorney General of Connecticut

Mr. Steven Woodside
Sonoma County Counsel, On behalf of the California State Association of Counties

Mr. Riyaz Kanji
Kanji & Katzen, On behalf of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians

Committee Notice:
Full Committee Legislative Hearing On H.R. 3742 And H.R. 3697 (November 4, 2009)

Land-Into-Trust Fix:
S.1703 | H.R.3697 | H.R.3742

Supreme Court Decision:
Syllabus | Opinion [Thomas] | Concurrence [Breyer] | Dissent [Stevens] | Concurrence/Dissent [Souter]

Supreme Court Documents:
Oral Argument Transcript | Briefs

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