The House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee met to consider its Fiscal Year 2026 bill on July 15, 2025.
The House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee met to consider its Fiscal Year 2026 bill on July 15, 2025.
“The Administration has frozen, attacked, and destroyed grants that help Tribes with hazard mitigation, grants that support the recovery of endangered species, grants that decrease flooding risks, and grants that help restore areas damaged by floods and wildfires,” said Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Connecticut).
“The cuts in this bill are irresponsible and will hurt agencies that are already struggling to deliver services to the public,” said Rep. Chellie Pingree (D-Maine).
“I have consistently said that I refuse to balance the budget on the backs of Tribes, so I am proud that this bill makes strong investments to further the Federal government’s trust and treaty responsibilities,” said Rep. Mike Simpson (R-Idaho).
“I’m proud that the legislation prioritizes funding across Tribal accounts—ensuring the delivery of critical services in Indian Country,” said Rep. Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma).
“Our FY26 process is driven by the national mandate of turning President Trump’s vision into action,” said Rep. Tom Cole (R-Oklahoma), Chair of the House Committee on Appropriations.
The House Committee on Appropriations released the fiscal year 2026 funding bill for the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee on July 14, 2025.
The House Committee on Appropriations released the fiscal year 2026 funding bill for the Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies Subcommittee on July 13, 2025.
The House Committee on Appropriations released the fiscal year 2026 funding bill for the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee on July 13, 2025.
“Getting rid of Native Americans has been the stated goal of a slew of U.S. policies from the Trail of Tears to the Termination Era,” said NARF Executive Director John E. Echohawk.
“As a Tribal Nation whose people endured forced removals, massacres, broken treaties, and generations of erasure, we do not need reminders of America’s darkest chapters,” said UINO Chairperson Ben Barnes.
“As Chairwoman of the Republican Party of New Mexico, I unequivocally condemn the recent statement made by Ann Coulter on social media,” said Chairwoman Amy Barela.
“When prominent voices glorify genocide, it sends a dangerous message—that Native people are less than human,” said NIHB Chairman William “Chief Bill” Smith.
“Celebrating genocide against Tribal Nations crosses every moral line,” said NCAI President Mark Macarro.
