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Chairman Bishop Letter to Secretary of the Department of the Interior Sally Jewell for Cooperation in Evaluating the Procedures Used for Acknowledging Tribal Status

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TO: The Honorable Sally Jewell FROM: Rob Bishop, Chairman Dear Madam Secretary: We are writing to request your cooperation in evaluating the procedures used for acknowledging tribal status and the impacts of modifying the regulations governing such determinations. The Department of the Interior has published proposed regulations to modify the tribal acknowledgment regulations set…

Corolla Wild Horses Protection Act (H.R. 152)

| Posted in Committee Votes

​Reporting H.R. 152 Out of Committee (Approved by Unanimous Consent) To direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an agreement to provide for management of the free-roaming wild horses in and around the Currituck National Wildlife Refuge. * For complete legislative action for the March 25, 2015 Full Committee Markup, click here.

Keep the Promise Act of 2015 (H.R. 308)

| Posted in Committee Votes

​Reporting H.R. 308 Out of Committee (Approved by Voice Vote) To prohibit gaming activities on certain Indian lands in Arizona until the expiration of certain gaming compacts. ​Grijalva of Arizona 024 Amendment (Failed 10-21. View Roll Call Vote) * For complete legislative action for the March 25, 2015 Full Committee Markup, click here.

Good Samaritan Search and Recovery Act (H.R. 373)

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​Reporting H.R. 373 Out of Committee (Approved by Unanimous Consent) To direct the Secretary of the Interior and Secretary of Agriculture to expedite access to certain Federal land under the administrative jurisdiction of each Secretary for good Samaritan search-and-recovery missions, and for other purposes. * For complete legislative action for the March 25, 2015 Full Committee…

To authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation District in the State of Nebraska (H.R. 404)

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​Reporting H.R. 404 Out of Committee (Approved by Unanimous Consent) To authorize early repayment of obligations to the Bureau of Reclamation within the Northport Irrigation District in the State of Nebraska. * For complete legislative action for the March 25, 2015 Full Committee Markup, click here.

Sky Point (H.R. 979)

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​Reporting H.R. 979 Out of Committee (Approved by Unanimous Consent) To designate a mountain in the John Muir Wilderness of the Sierra National Forest as "Sky Point”​ * For complete legislative action for the March 25, 2015 Full Committee Markup, click here.

To amend the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on the feasibility of designating the Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail, and for other purposes (H.R. 984)

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​Reporting H.R. 984 Out of Committee (Approved by Unanimous Consent)  Amends the National Trails System Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study on feasibility of designating as a national historic trail the Chief Standing Bear Trail extending approximately 550 miles from Niobrara, Nebraska, to Ponca City, Oklahoma, which follows the route taken by…

Native American Children Safety Act (H.R. 1168)

| Posted in Committee Votes

​Reporting H.R. 1168 Out of Committee (Approved by Unanimous Consent) Amends the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act to prohibit the final approval of any foster care placement or a foster care license from being issued until the tribal social services agency: (1) completes a criminal records check of each covered individual who resides in the household or is…

Arapaho National Forest Boundary Adjustment Act of 2015 (H.R. 1324)

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​Reporting H.R. 1324 Out of Committee (Approved by Unanimous Consent) Adjusts the boundary of the Arapaho National Forest in Colorado to incorporate approximately 92.95 acres of land. Requires the Secretary of Agriculture (USDA) to include all federal land within the boundary in the Bowen Gulch Protection Area established under the Colorado Wilderness Act of 1993. * For complete…