The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs meets for a legislative hearing on July 20, 2022.

Three bills are on the agenda for the hearing, which takes place at 2:30pm Eastern in Room 628 of the Senate Dirksen Office Building. A webcast is available on indian.senate.gov — the video feed will go live shortly before the proceeding.

• S.4104, the Haulapai Tribal Water Rights Resettlement Act of 2022. The bill ratifies a water rights settlement between the Haulapai Tribe, the state of Arizona and the federal government.

• S.4439, the Katimiîn and Ameekyáaraam Sacred Lands Act. The bill transfers about 1,031 acres of federal land in northern California into trust for the Karuk Tribe.

• H.R.5521, the Urban Indian Health Confer Act. The bill amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to establish a formal policy in which all agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services confer with urban Indian organizations on laws and policies affecting urban Indians. Currently, only the Indian Health Service has such a policy. The U.S. House of Representatives passed the bill on November 2, 2021, following consideration on November 1.

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Mr. Jason Freihage [Testimony: PDF]
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Management
U.S. Department of Interior
Washington, DC

Mr. Benjamin Smith [Testimony: PDF]
Deputy Director, Indian Health Service
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC

The Honorable Damon Clarke [Testimony: PDF]
Chairman
Hualapai Tribe
Peach Springs, AZ

The Honorable Russell Attebery [Testimony: PDF]
Chairman
Karuk Tribe
Happy Camp, CA

Dr. Patrick Rock [Testimony: PDF]
Chief Executive Officer
Indian Health Board of Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN

Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S. 4104, S. 4439 & H.R. 5221 (July 20, 2022)