{"id":23674,"date":"2022-04-29T10:48:20","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T14:48:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.indianz.com\/News\/?p=23674"},"modified":"2022-04-29T11:12:28","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T15:12:28","slug":"house-subcommittee-for-indigenous-peoples-of-the-united-states-legislative-hearing-6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2022\/04\/29\/house-subcommittee-for-indigenous-peoples-of-the-united-states-legislative-hearing-6\/","title":{"rendered":"House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Legislative Hearing"},"content":{"rendered":"
Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States<\/div>\r\nDate: Wednesday, April 27, 2022
\r\nTime: 01:00 PM
\r\nLocation: Longworth House Office Building 1324
\r\nPresiding: The Honorable Teresa Leger Fern\u00e1ndez, Chair\r\n

<\/p>\r\nOn Wednesday, April 27, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. ET, in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building (Hearing Room) and online via Cisco Webex, the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States (SCIP) will host a hybrid legislative hearing on the following tribal-related legislation:\r\n

<\/p>\r\n• H.R.437<\/a>, a bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act<\/a> to exclude payments to Alaska Native elders for determining eligibility for need-based federal programs and services.\r\n

<\/p>\r\n• H.R.6063<\/a>, a bill to authorize the U.S. Court of Federal Claims<\/a> to hear a land claim from the Miami Nation<\/a>, headquartered in Oklahoma. The tribe has a treaty-based claim to 2.6 million acres in the state of Illinois.\r\n

<\/p>\r\n• H.R.6181<\/a>, the Samish Indian Nation Land Reaffirmation Act. The bill confirms the acquisition of 6.7 acres in Washington in trust for the Samish Nation<\/a>. A draft discussion of an an amendment in the nature of a substitute [ANS]<\/a> has been offered.\r\n

<\/p>\r\n• S.314<\/a>, A bill to repeal the Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Act. The Klamath Tribes<\/a>, headquartered in Oregon, are seeking to repeal a termination-era law that affects their trust funds and trust assets<\/a>. The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs<\/a> approved the bill at a business meeting on March 10<\/a>.\r\n

<\/p>\r\n• S.559<\/a>, A bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to address lands held in trust in Oregon for the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde<\/a>. The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs<\/a> approved the bill at a business meeting on March 10<\/a>.\r\n

<\/p>\r\n• S.789<\/a>, the Repealing Existing Substandard Provisions Encouraging Conciliation with Tribes Act. The bipartisan bill repeals outdated racist and discriminatory laws<\/a> that were imposed on tribes and their citizens. The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs<\/a> approved the bill at a business meeting on March 24<\/a>.\r\n

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