AUDIO: Business Meeting to consider S.465, S. 2908 & S.4370

• S.465, the BADGES for Native Communities Act. The Bridging Agency Data Gaps & Ensuring Safety (BADGES) for Native Communities Act seeks to improve public safety in Indian Country by making changes affecting the Bureau of Indian Affairs and tribal nations. A hearing took place on May 1.

• S.2908, the Indian Buffalo Management Act. The bill establishes a permanent program at the Department of the Interior to help promote and develop tribal capacity to manage buffalo, or bison. A hearing took place on June 12.

• S.4370, the 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. A hearing took place on July 25.

All three bills were approved by the committee. They can now be sent to the full U.S. Senate for further consideration.

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Notice

Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S. 4444, S. 4633, S. 4643, S. 4705 & S. 4998 and Business Meeting to consider S. 465, S. 2908, S. 4370 (September 25, 2024)