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Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States
As the sole Subcommittee with exclusive jurisdiction over American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian issues in the House of Representatives, the Subcommittee oversees matters ranging from natural resources and land management, ownership, and leasing to Indian health care, tribal criminal justice, development of reservation economies, enhancement of social welfare and improvement of energy efficiency and renewable energy development initiatives on tribal lands.
The goal of the Subcommittee is to protect tribal sovereignty and tribes’ authority over their lands and natural resources while empowering tribal communities with enhanced self-governance authorities.
Committee Democrats
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Chair
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Teresa Leger Fernandez
New Mexico -
Ruben Gallego
Arizona 7th District -
Darren Soto
Florida 9th District -
Betty McCollum
Minnesota’s 4th District -
Michael San Nicolas
Guam -
Ed Case
Hawaii 1st District -
Jesús G. “Chuy” García
Illinois 4th District -
Melanie Stansbury
New Mexico's 1st District