House subcommittee adds legislative hearing on Indian bills to agenda

• H.R.2414, a bill to amend the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation Act to continue efforts of the Udall Foundation in educating America's young leaders on environmental, health and Native American policy. S.1345, a companion version in the Senate, was approved by the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works on June 19 and awaits further action in the chamber.

• H.R.2031, the Practical Reforms and Other Goals to Reinforce the Effectiveness of Self-Governance and Self-Determination for Indian Tribes Act, also known as the PROGRESS for Indian Tribes Act. The bill streamlines self-governance program at the Department of the Interior and provides tribes with greater flexibility to tailor, consolidate and administer federal programs for their communities. S.209, the Senate version of the bill, passed the chamber on June 28.

• H.R.895, the Tribal School Federal Insurance Parity Act. The bill provides employees of tribal grant schools with the ability to participate in federal health and life insurance programs. S.279, the Senate version of the bill, was approved by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on May 15 and awaits further action in the Senate.

• H.R.396, a bill to refer a long-running and formerly contentious land claim of the Miami Nation to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. The tribe asserts ownership of nearly 2.7 million acres in Illinois under the 1805 Treaty of Grouseland. The tribe was later forced to move to Indian Territory in present-day Oklahoma. There isn't a companion in the Senate at this point.