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Upcoming Senate Indian Affairs Committee hearings


The Senate Indian Affairs Committee will be holding a number of hearings this month. Here is the upcoming schedule.

July 14 - Joint Hearing with the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on S.1057, the Indian Healthcare Improvement Act.

July 20 - Oversight Hearing on legislation to resolve Cobell v. Norton.

July 21 - Hearing on S.1003, Navajo-Hopi Land Settlement Amendments of 2005.

July 27 - Oversight Hearing on IGRA exceptions and off-reservation gaming.

July 28 - Oversight Hearing on Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act.

Relevant Links:
Senate Indian Affairs Committee - http://indian.senate.gov

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