On Tuesday, December 5, 2023, 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:

• H.R. 4524 (Rep. Newhouse), “Parity for Tribal Law Enforcement Act”;
• H.R. 4748 (Rep. Peltola), “Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act”;
• H.R. 6368 (Rep. LaMalfa), “Indian Buffalo Management Act”; and
• H.R. 6443 (Rep. Issa) “Jamul Indian Village Land Transfer Act”.

Witnesses and Testimony

Mr. Jason Freihage
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Management
Bureau of Indian Affairs
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, D.C.
[H.R. 4524, H.R. 4748, H.R. 6368, H.R. 6443] 

Mr. Chris French
Deputy Chief
U.S. Forest Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Washington, D.C. [H.R. 4748] 

The Hon. Jarred-Michael Erickson
Chairman
Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation
Nespelem, WA [H.R. 4524] 

The Hon. Erica M. Pinto
Chairwoman
Jamul Indian Village
Jamul, CA [H.R. 6443] 

Mr. Ervin Carlson
President
Intertribal Buffalo Council
Rapid City, SD [H.R. 6368] 

Mr. Richard Rinehart
CEO
Tlingit & Haida Business Corporation
Juneau, AK [minority witness] [H.R. 4748]