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Subcommittee on Indian, Insular, and Alaska Native Affairs Legislative Hearing on H.R. 1028, H.R. 2684, H.R. 2733

Wednesday, July 15, 2015 | 2:00 PM 1324 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20515
Subcommittee on Indian, Insular, and Alaska Native Affairs




Legislative Hearing on:

  • H.R. 1028 (Rep. Stevan Pearce), To provide for the implementation of the negotiated property division regarding Former Fort Wingate Depot Activity in McKinley County, New Mexico, and for other purposes. “Return of Certain Lands At Fort Wingate to The Original Inhabitants Act”
  • Hearing Memo H.R. 1028
  • H.R. 2684 (Rep. Don Young), To restore tribal economic development opportunity for the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas on terms that are equal and fair, and for other purposes. “Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act”
  • Hearing Memo H.R. 2684
  • H.R. 2733 (Rep. Mark Amodei), To require the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for certain Indian tribes, and for other purposes. “Nevada Native Nations Lands Act”
  • Hearing Memo H.R. 2733

Member Statements:

The Honorable Don Young
Chairman

Witnesses and Testimony:

PANEL I

The Honorable Stevan Pearce
Representative of New Mexico 2nd Congressional District

The Honorable Brian Babin
Representative of Texas 36th Congressional District 

Rep Mark Amodei
Representative of Nevada 2nd Congressional District
  
PANEL II

Mr. Michael Smith
Deputy Director
Bureau of Indian Affairs
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C.
(All bills)
(Disclosure Form)

Mr. Lorenzo Bates
Speaker
Navajo Nation Council
Navajo Nation
Window Rock, AZ
(HR 1028)
(Disclosure Form)

The Honorable Val Panteah 
Governor
Pueblo of Zuni
Zuni, NM
(H.R. 1028)
(Disclosure Form)

The Honorable Nita Battise
Tribal Council Chairwoman 
Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
Livingston, TX
(H.R. 2684)
Accompanied by Mr. Ronnie Thomas
Tribal Council Vice Chairman
(Disclosure Form)

The Honorable Arlan Melendez
Chairman
Reno-Sparks Indian Colony
Reno, NV
(HR 2733)
(Disclosure Form)

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