{"id":548736,"date":"2026-05-21T10:18:55","date_gmt":"2026-05-21T15:18:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/?p=548736"},"modified":"2026-05-27T10:35:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T15:35:09","slug":"press-release-senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-approves-tribal-bills","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/2026\/05\/21\/press-release-senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-approves-tribal-bills\/","title":{"rendered":"Press Release: Senate Committee on Indian Affairs approves tribal bills"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<div class=\" content_cards_card content_cards_domain_youtu-be\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content_cards_image\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/uLVW7fXqcAs\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/16\/maxresdefault-539.jpg\" alt=\"Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Business Meeting to consider several bills (May 20, 2026)\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_title\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/uLVW7fXqcAs\">\n\t\t\tSenate Committee on Indian Affairs Business Meeting to consider several bills (May 20, 2026)\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_description\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_description_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/uLVW7fXqcAs\">\n\t\t\t<p>Senate Committee on Indian AffairsBusiness Meeting to consider several billsDate: May 20, 2026Time: 2:30 PMLocation: DirksenRoom: 628Agenda:S.236, To amend t&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_site_name\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/s\/desktop\/0715bbf9\/img\/favicon.ico\" alt=\"YouTube\" class=\"content_cards_favicon\"\/>\t\tYouTube\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">\r\nSenate Committee on Indian Affairs: <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/uLVW7fXqcAs>Business Meeting to consider several bills &#8211; May 20, 2026<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>\r\n<div class=\"h3-responsive font-weight-bold\">Murkowski, Schatz Lead Committee Passage Of Eight Bills<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"date\">Thursday, May 21, 2026<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"source\">Indianz.Com<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<em>The following is the text of a May 21, 2026, news release from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indian.senate.gov\/\">Senate Committee on Indian Affairs<\/a>.<\/em>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nWASHINGTON \u2013 U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai\u02bbi), Vice Chairman of the Committee, led Committee passage of the following eight bills at a business meeting:\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\r\n \t<li>S. 236, To amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the \u201cLong-Term Leasing Act\u201d), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes (Sen. Markey);<\/li>\r\n \t<li>S. 1513, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act (Sen. Cantwell);<\/li>\r\n \t<li>S. 2098, the Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025 (Sen. Murkowski);<\/li>\r\n \t<li>S. 2735, the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act (Sen. Padilla);<\/li>\r\n \t<li>H.R. 681, To amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the \u201cLong-Term Leasing Act\u201d), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes (Rep. Keating);<\/li>\r\n \t<li>H.R. 2302, the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act (Rep. McClintock);<\/li>\r\n \t<li>H.R. 2388, the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act (Rep. Randall); and<\/li>\r\n \t<li>H.R. 3620, the Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025 (Rep. Begich).<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nThe Chairman and Vice Chairman released the following statements:\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=mx-4>\r\n\u201cI\u2019m proud of the bipartisan progress we made today in advancing these eight bills through committee to the Senate floor, including my bill the Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025. We are now one step closer to enactment, and therefore, enabling SCF to make the needed investments in Quyana Clubhouse to expand the delivery of mental health and social services,\u201d <strong>said Chairman Murkowski.<\/strong>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n\u201cThese bills advance Tribal sovereignty and self-determination through Tribal decision-making over their own lands, resources, and services aligned with the needs of the members,\u201d <strong>said Vice Chairman Schatz.<\/strong>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<p><\/p>\r\nAn <a href=\"https:\/\/www.indian.senate.gov\/hearings\/oversight-hearing-to-examine-the-presidents-budget-requests-for-fiscal-year-2027-for-the-bureau-of-indian-affairs-and-the-indian-health-service\/\">archived video<\/a> is available on the Committee website for both the business meeting and the hearing.\r\n<p><\/p>\r\n<div class=\"embed-responsive embed-responsive-16by9\">\r\n<div class=\" content_cards_card content_cards_domain_youtu-be\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"content_cards_image\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_image_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sVa6ed4xqK0\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/indianz.com\/News\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/16\/maxresdefault-540.jpg\" alt=\"Senate Committee on Indian Affairs Business Meeting to consider several bills (May 20, 2026)\">\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_title\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_title_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sVa6ed4xqK0\">\n\t\t\tSenate Committee on Indian Affairs Business Meeting to consider several bills (May 20, 2026)\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_description\">\n\t\t<a class=\"content_cards_description_link\" href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/sVa6ed4xqK0\">\n\t\t\t<p>Senate Committee on Indian AffairsBusiness Meeting to consider several billsDate: May 20, 2026Time: 2:30 PMLocation: DirksenRoom: 628Agenda:S.236, To amend t&#8230;<\/p>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>\n\t<div class=\"content_cards_site_name\">\n\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/s\/desktop\/0715bbf9\/img\/favicon.ico\" alt=\"YouTube\" class=\"content_cards_favicon\"\/>\t\tYouTube\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<figcaption class=\"figure-caption\">\r\nSenate Committee on Indian Affairs: <a href=https:\/\/youtu.be\/sVa6ed4xqK0>Business Meeting to consider several bills &#8211; May 20, 2026<\/a>\r\n<\/figcaption>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"&#8220;I\u2019m proud of the bipartisan progress we made today in advancing these eight bills through committee to the Senate floor,&#8221; said Sen. 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