House Resources hearing on four Indian bills
Monday, July 9, 2007
Filed Under:
Politics
The House Natural Resources Committee is holding a hearing this Wednesday to consider three Indian bills.
The bills on the agenda are:
* S. 375: To waive application of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to a specific parcel of real property transferred by the United States to two Indian Tribes in the State of Oregon, and for other purposes.
* H.R. 1696: To amend the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama and Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act to allow the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe to determine blood quantum requirement for membership in that Tribe.
* H.R. 2863: To authorize the Coquille Indian Tribe of the State of Oregon to convey land and interests in land owned by the Tribe.
* H.R. ____ : To authorize the Saginaw Chippewa Tribe of Indians of the State of Michigan to convey land and interests in land owned by the Tribe.
The hearing takes place at 10am in Room 1324 of the Longworth House Office Building
Get the Story:
Full Committee Legislative Hearing: S. 375, H.R. 1696, H.R. 2863 and H.R. ___
(July 11, 2007)
Relevant Links:
House Resources Committee -
http://resourcescommittee.house.gov
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