• Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Washington), Former Chair
• Sen. Jon Tester (D-Montana), Former Chair and Former Vice Chair
• Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nevada)
• Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minnesota)
• Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-New Mexico), New member of panel On the Republican side, the committee consists of six members: • Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Vice Chair, Former Vice Chair
• Sen. John Hoeven (R-North Dakota), Former Chair, 116th Congress
• Sen. James Lankford (R-Oklahoma)
• Sen. Steve Daines (R-Montana)
• Sen. Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota), New member of panel
• Sen. Jerry Moran (R-Kansas) Notably, no one from the Northeast or the Southeast serves on the committee, though there has been representation from North Carolina in the past. No one from California, which is home to the largest population of American Indians and Alaska Natives and more than 100 tribes, is on the panel either. The oversight hearing takes place at 2:30pm Eastern in Room 628 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. A livestream will be available on indian.senate.gov.
Proud to lead @IndianCommittee for the 117th Congress. On a bipartisan basis, this committee has always committed itself to the solidarity of Native people in Indian Country, in Alaska & in Hawaiʻi. And as Chair, it's a tradition I'll honor. There's much to do. Let’s get to work. pic.twitter.com/TYbzUOub0M
— Senator Brian Schatz (@SenBrianSchatz) February 11, 2021
The Committee has a rich history of considering legislation in a bipartisan manner and I look forward to working with Chairman @SenBrianSchatz and the rest of the members this Congress to pass bills that help Native Americans.
— Sen. Lisa Murkowski (@lisamurkowski) February 12, 2021
Congratulations @SenBrianSchatz on taking over the gavel at @IndianCommittee! I look forward to your skilled leadership on behalf of Indian Country. pic.twitter.com/slXEABbmEx
— Sen. Maria Cantwell (@SenatorCantwell) February 11, 2021
Today, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) were both unanimously elected as Chairman and Vice Chairman, respectively, of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs for the 117th Congress.
— Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (@IndianCommittee) February 11, 2021
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