The members of the House Natural Resources Committee. Photo from HNRC
The House Natural Resources Committee is holding a markup session this morning. Four tribal bills are on the agenda. They are:
• H.R.3109. The bill amends the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to exempt certain Alaskan Native arts and crafts from prohibitions against sale of items containing nonedible migratory bird parts. A hearing was held on July 23.The markup takes place at 10am in Room 1324 of the Longworth House Office Building. It will be webcast. Committee Notice:
• H.R.4867, the Economic Development Through Tribal Land Exchange Act. The bill places land into trust for the Morongo Band of Mission Indians in California. A hearing was held on July 15.
• H.R. 5205, the Northern Nevada Land Conservation and Economic Development Act. The bill places land into trust for the Te-Moak Tribe of Western Shoshone in Nevada.
• S.1603, the Gun Lake Trust Land Reaffirmation Act. The bill ensures that land placed in trust for the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatami Indians in Michigan can't be challenged under the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Carcieri v. Salazar. A hearing was held on July 15.
Markup on H.J. Res 120, H.R. 361, H.R. 3006, H.R. 3109, H.R. 4119, H.R. 4182, H.R. 4867, H.R. 5062, H.R. 5069, H.R. 5203, H.R. 5204, H.R. 5205, S. 311, S. 354, S. 476, and S. 1603 (July 30, 2014)
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