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The House Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development and Insurance holds a hearing entitled “NAHASDA Reauthorization: Addressing Historic Disinvestment and the Ongoing Plight of the Freedmen in Native American Communities.”
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs has rescheduled its hearing on Indian health and Native youth legislation.
House subcommittee takes testimony on Indian health bills (July 20, 2021)
The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States is meeting for a legislative hearing. 
Federal officials and Indian Country leaders are testifying about Indian health and Native youth legislation.
The nomination of Bryan Newland to serve as the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs is slowly moving forward in the U.S. Senate.
Bill introduced in Senate to reauthorize key Indian housing law (July 13, 2021)
Sen. Mike Rounds (R-South Dakota) introduced legislation with Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and other members of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, to reform and reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act. 
The Shoshone-Paiute Tribes are asking Congress to make some technical changes to their water rights settlement.
Alaska Native corporations will finally be able to receive COVID-19 funds after the nation’s highest court ruled in their favor in one of the most heated Indian law and policy disputes in decades.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will be hearing from experts in housing, telecommunications and federal policy at a roundtable on infrastructure.
Cronkite News: Republicans block passage of voting rights bill (June 23, 2021)
Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (D-Arizona) repeated her refusal to end the filibuster on the same day Republicans used the maneuver to block debate on voting rights legislation. 
Tribal Health Data Improvement Act back on agenda (June 21, 2021)
A bipartisan bill to ensure that tribes have access to the same public health data as states is once again moving forward on Capitol Hill. 
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is taking another look at infrastructure in Native communities.
House committee sets hearing on Tribal Coastal Resiliency Act (June 21, 2021)
The Tribal Coastal Resiliency Act is up for its first hearing in the 117th Congress. 
Schools, hospitals and other facilities in Indian Country need billons of dollars in investments.
Examining Federal Facilities in Indian Country (June 17, 2021)
The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States hosts an oversight hearing titled, “Examining Federal Facilities in Indian Country.” 
House subcommittee sets hearing on facilities in Indian Country (June 15, 2021)
The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States is getting back to work with a hearing on facilities in Indian Country. 
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds a nomination hearing to consider Bryan Newland as Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs.
Bryan Newland delivers an opening statement at his nomination hearing to be Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs in the Biden administration.
It’s a big day for Bryan Newland, who has been nominated to serve as the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs in the Joe Biden administration.
The Biden administration is seeking more money for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Bureau of Indian Education and other Indian programs at the Department of the Interior.
An employment program for veterans that began in the days after 9/11 paid off last year when the COVID-19 pandemic rattled employment across the country, lawmakers were told.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs holds an oversight hearing and a legislative hearing to examine Native languages and COVID-19.
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.2208, the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act, on May 12, 2021.
H.R.1688 – Native American Child Protection Act (May 26, 2021)
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.1688, the Native American Child Protection Act, on May 12, 2021. 
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs has a busy afternoon with a business meeting, oversight hearing and legislative hearing.
House committee set to advance Indian Country bills (May 26, 2021)
The House Committee on Natural Resources is meeting to advance bills affecting tribal lands and Native youth. 
Efforts to memorialize the legacy of Ponca Chief Standing Bear continue at the local and national level.
H.R.810 – Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail (May 25, 2021)
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.810, a bill to conduct a feasibility study on the Chief Standing Bear National Historic Trail, on May 12, 2021. 
H.R.478 – Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act (May 25, 2021)
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.478, the Blackwater Trading Post Land Transfer Act, on May 12, 2021. 
As the first Americans continue to feel the disproportionate impacts of the coronavirus pandemic, a bipartisan group of lawmakers is seeking to bring more resources to urban Indian communities.
Chuck Hoskin: Cherokee Nation invests in our language (May 24, 2021)
The Cherokee language has always been the heart and soul of our tribe. 
The U.S. House of Representatives considers H.R.2878, the Native VetSuccess at Tribal Colleges and Universities Pilot Program Act on May 17, 2021.
The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States holds a legislative hearing to consider pending tribal bills.
Robert Anderson, a citizen of the Bois Forte Band of Chippewa, delivers an opening statement at his confirmation hearing to be Solicitor at the Department of the Interior.
The House of Representatives voted to create a bipartisan commission to investigate the deadly January 6 insurrection at the Capitol, despite the opposition of 175 Republicans.
Bills to protect tribal cultural property, address Native youth issues and mandate tribal consultation are being heard by the House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
As Principal Chief of the Cherokee Nation, I feel strongly the duty to our Cherokee ancestors who sacrificed so much for the rights we have today.
The House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States is hosting an oversight hearing titled, “Environmental Justice in Indigenous Communities.”
The Lumbee Tribe is once again asking Congress for full federal recognition.
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs is taking another look at the ways in which COVID-19 has impacted Native communities.
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