House Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2026 – 9:00 AM
Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA

• LIVESTREAM: youtu.be/9h43bJKI3rA

Witnesses
Panel one
Tehassi tasi Hill
Chairman, Oneida Nation
  • Witness Statement [PDF]
  • Witness Biography [PDF]
Michael Conners
Chief, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe
  • Witness Statement [PDF]
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF]
  • Witness Biography [PDF]
Panel two
Eugene DeCora Sr.
Councilman, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
  • Witness Statement [PDF]
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF]
  • Witness Biography [PDF]
Joseph P. Rupnick
Chairman, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
  • Witness Statement [PDF]
  • Witness Biography [PDF]
Panel three
Mike Natchees
Vice Chairman, Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation
  • Witness Statement [PDF]
  • Witness Biography [PDF]
Laurel Ann Yellowhorse
Chairwoman, Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah
  • Witness Statement [PDF]
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF]
  • Witness Biography [PDF]
Panel four
Cody Shambo
Councilman, Fort Belknap Indian Community
  • Witness Statement [PDF]
  • Witness Biography [PDF]
Michael Dolson
Chairman, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation
  • Witness Statement [PDF]
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF]
  • Witness Biography [PDF]
Michael Comes At Night
Councilman, Blackfeet Tribal Business Council, Blackfeet Nation
  • Witness Statement [PDF]
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF]
  • Witness Biography [PDF]
Jestin Dupree
Councilman, Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation
  • Witness Statement [PDF]
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF]
  • Witness Biography [PDF]
Panel five
Ryman LeBeau
Chairman, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
  • Witness Statement [PDF]
  • Witness Biography [PDF]
Peter Lengkeek
Chairman, Crow Creek Sioux Tribe
  • Witness Statement [PDF]
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF]
  • Witness Biography [PDF]
Kathleen Wooden Knife
President, Rosebud Sioux Tribe
  • Note: No longer on witness list as of March 17, 2026.
  • Note: No written testimony posted as of March 16, 2026.
Frank Star Comes Out
President, Oglala Sioux Tribe
  • Witness Statement [PDF]
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF]
  • Witness Biography [PDF]
Panel six
Steve Sitting Bear
Chairman, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
  • Witness Statement [PDF]
  • Witness Biography [PDF]
Lonna J. Street
Chairperson, Spirit Lake Tribe
  • Witness Statement [PDF]
  • Witness Biography [PDF]
Panel seven
Jeff Wacoche
Chief, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma
  • Witness Statement [PDF]
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF]
  • Witness Biography [PDF]
Jacob Keyes
Chairman, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma
  • Witness Statement [PDF]
  • Witness Biography [PDF]
Rick Sylestine
Chairman, Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
  • Witness Statement [PDF]
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF]
  • Witness Biography [PDF]

Relevant Links
Livestream: youtu.be/9h43bJKI3rA (youtube.com)
Witness List and Written Testimony (docs.house.gov)
Hearing Notice (appropriations.house.gov)