Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah) serves as chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee. Photo from Facebook
The House Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs will hold a hearing this Wednesday on a new federal recognition bill. H.R. 3764, the Tribal Recognition Act, strips the Bureau of Indian Affairs of its ability to recognize tribes. If the bill becomes law, Congress -- and only Congress -- would be able to make the final decision for any petitioning groups. "The authority to recognize tribes is one that belongs to Congress, not the executive branch," Rep. Rob Bishop (R-Utah), the chairman of the House Natural Resources Committee, said in a press release last week. The hearing takes place at 2pm in Room 1334 of the Longworth House Office Building. A witness list hasn't been posted online. Committee Notice:
Legislative Hearing on H.R. 3764 (October 28, 2015) BIA Final Part 83 Documents:
Final Rule | Policy Guidance | Fact Sheet Federal Register Notices:
Hearing Process Concerning Acknowledgment of American Indian Tribes (August 13, 2015)
Requests for Administrative Acknowledgment of Federal Indian Tribes (July 1, 2015)
Federal Acknowledgment of American Indian Tribes (July 1, 2015)
Hearing and Re-Petition Authorization Processes Concerning Acknowledgment of American Indian Tribes (June 19, 2014)
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