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Witness list for Senate Committee on Indian Affairs legislative hearing
Thursday, July 25, 2024
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The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is convening one more time before going on break for rest of the summer.
On Thursday afternoon, the committee is holding a business meeting that will be immediately followed by a legislative hearing. Two bills are on the agenda for the hearing:
S.4370, Tribal Forest Protection Act Amendments Act of 2024. The bill ensures that Alaska Native corporations can participate in stewardship of federal forest lands. It also addresses a requirement that has limited tribal participation on lands important to their communities.
S.4505, Ohkay Owingeh Rio Chama Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024. The bill settles the water rights of Ohkay Owingeh in the Rio Chama Basin of New Mexico.
The witness list for the hearing follows:
PANEL 1
Ms. Tracy Canard Goodluck
Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C. Mr. John Crockett
Associate Deputy Chief for State, Private, and Tribal Forestry
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C. The Honorable Larry M. Phillips, Jr.
Governor
Pueblo of Ohkay Owingeh
Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico The Honorable Thora Padilla
President
Mescalero Apache Tribe
Mescalero, New Mexico Mr. Benjamin Mallott
President-Elect
Alaska Federation of Natives
Anchorage, Alaska
The business meeting and legislative hearing take place at 2pm in Room 628 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. A livestream will be available on indian.senate.gov.
The U.S. Senate is expected to go on recess for the month of August. Lawmakers are scheduled to return to work in Washington, D.C., following the Labor Day holiday in September.
Ms. Tracy Canard Goodluck
Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C. Mr. John Crockett
Associate Deputy Chief for State, Private, and Tribal Forestry
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C. The Honorable Larry M. Phillips, Jr.
Governor
Pueblo of Ohkay Owingeh
Ohkay Owingeh, New Mexico The Honorable Thora Padilla
President
Mescalero Apache Tribe
Mescalero, New Mexico Mr. Benjamin Mallott
President-Elect
Alaska Federation of Natives
Anchorage, Alaska
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Notice
Business Meeting to consider S. 2783, S. 3406, S. 4000, S. 4365 and Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S. 4370 & S. 4505 (July 25, 2024)
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