<\/p>\r\n\u2022 PLAYLIST: on.soundcloud.com\/ZCtBvnbc8GiopXC3ko<\/a>\r\n <\/P>\r\nOn Wednesday, March 4, 2026, at 10:15 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:\r\n <\/p>\r\n\u2022 H.R.2827<\/a>, To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes. The bill authorizes the U.S. Court of Federal Claims<\/a> to resolve a land claim of the Miami Tribe<\/a>, headquartered in Oklahoma. The claim is based on lands promised to the tribe by treaty in Illinois.<\/li>\r\n <\/P>\r\n\u2022 H.R.6162<\/a>, the Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2025. The bill places about 9.98 acres in trust for the 19 Pueblos of New Mexico. The land is located at the site of a former Indian school in Albuquerque, New Mexico, where the tribes now operate the Indian Pueblo Cultural Center<\/a> and other ventures.\r\n <\/P>\r\n\u2022 H.R.7065<\/a>, the Seneca Nation Law Enforcement Efficiency Act. The law clarifies that the federal government and the Seneca Nation<\/a> can exercise criminal jurisdiction on tribal lands, removing the role of the state of New York.\r\n <\/p>\r\n