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Indian Affairs Committee hearing on Thursday
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
Filed Under: Politics

The Senate Indian Affairs Committee is holding a hearing this Thursday on five bills.

The bills are:
S. 1080, the Crow Tribe Land Restoration Act
H.R. 2120, To direct the Secretary of the Interior to proclaim as reservation for the benefit of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians a parcel of land now held in trust by the United States for that Indian tribe
S. 2494, the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement Act
H.R. 2963, the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2007
S. 531, A bill to repeal section 10(f) of Public Law 93-531, commonly known as the "Bennett Freeze".
The hearing takes place at 9:30am.

Committee Notice:
HEARING on the following bills (May 15, 2008)



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