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Updated September 30, 2004
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
108th Congress - 1st Session
Hearing List
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1st Session
January
1/29/03
Business Meeting, to select the Chairman and Vice Chairman, and adopt the rules
of the Committee for the 108th Congress.
February
2/12/03
Hearing, on the Nomination of Ross O. Swimmer to be Special Trustee - Indian Affairs
within the Department of Interior.
2/25/03
Hearing, on S. 344
, A bill expressing the policy of the United States
regarding the United States relationship with Native Hawaiians and to
provide a process for the recognition by the United States of the
Native Hawaiian governing entity, and for other purposes.
2/26/03
Business Meeting, on
Confirmation of Ross O. Swimmer as Special Trustee for American Indians -
U.S. Department of the Interior.
S.162
, A bill to provide for the use of distribution of certain funds awarded
to the Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, and for other purposes.
S. 222
, A bill to approve the settlement of the water rights claims of the
Zuni Indian Tribe in Apache County, Arizona, and for other purposes.
Hearing, on the President's Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Request.
March
3/5/03
Business Meeting, on
Confirmation of Ross O. Swimmer as Special Trustee for American Indians -
U.S. Department of the Interior.
Hearing, on the President's Fiscal Year 2004 Budget Request.
3/11/03
Business Meeting, to consider the Committee's Views and Estimates on the
Presidents FY 2004 Budget Request for Indian Programs.
3/19/03
Hearing, on pending legislation related to Indian energy, namely,
S. 424,
the Tribal Energy Self-Sufficiency Act, and
S. 522,
the Native American Energy Development and Self Determination Act of
2003.
April
4/2/03
Hearing, on S. 556,
Indian Health Care Reauthorization Act Legislation.
4/9/03
Hearing, on S. 285,
to authorize the integration and consolidation of
alcohol and substance abuse programs and services provided by Indian
tribal governments, and for other purposes;
S. 558,
a bill to Elevate the Director of the Indian Health Service to be Assistant
Secretary for Indian Health, and for other purposes; and
S. 555,
to establish the Native American Health and Wellness Foundation, and for
other purposes.
4/10/03
Business Meeting, to mark up:
4/30/03
Hearing,
on S. 519,
the Native American Capital Formation and Economic Development Act of 2003.
May
5/7/03
Hearing,
on S. 550,
the American Indian Probate Reform Act.
5/14/03
Business Meeting, on
Oversight Hearing, on the Role and Funding of the Federal National
Indian Gaming Commission (NIGC).
5/15/03
Hearing,
on S. 575,
a bill to amend the Native American Languages Act
to provide for the support of Native American language survival
schools, and for other purposes.
5/21/03
Oversight Hearing, on the Proposed Reorganization of the Bureau of
Indian Affairs.
5/22/03
Oversight Hearing, on the Status of Telecommunications in Indian
Country.
June
6/3/03
Oversight Hearing, on the Status of Tribal Fish and Wildlife Management Programs.
6/4/03
Hearing, on Proposals to Amend the Indian Reservation Roads Program --
S. 281,
the Indian Tribal Surface Transportation Improvement Act of
2003, and
S. 725,
the Tribal Transportation Program Improvement Act
of 2003.
Oversight Hearing, on the Impacts on Tribal Fish and Wildlife Management Programs in
the Pacific Northwest.
6/11/03
Confirmation Hearing, of Dr. Charles Grim to be Director of the Indian
Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Hearing, on S. 1146,
a bill to Implement the recommendations of the Garrison Unit Joint Tribal
Advisory Committee by providing authorization for the construction of a rural
health care facility on the Fort Berthold Indian Reservation, North Dakota.
6/18/03
Oversight Hearing, on Native American Sacred Places.
6/26/03
Business Meeting, on
S. 281,
the Indian Tribal Surface Transportation Improvement Act of 2003
Nomination of Dr. Charles Grim to be Director of the Indian Health
Service
Nominations of Lisa Nason, Georgianna Ignace and John Grimes to the Board of
the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts
Development
July
7/9/03
Oversight Hearing, on the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.
7/16/03
Business Meeting, on
Joint Hearing with House Resources Committee
on S.556,
A Bill to Reauthorize the Indian Health Care Improvement Act
7/23/03
Hearing, on S.556,
A Bill to Reauthorize the Indian Health Care Improvement Act
7/30/03
Business Meeting, to consider:
Oversight Hearing, on Potential Settlement Mechanisms of the Cobell v. Norton lawsuit
Hearing, on S.578,
The Tribal Government Amendments to the Homeland Security Act of 2002
September
9/17/03
Hearing, on S.420,
the "Lumbee Acknowledgement Act of 2003".
9/24/03
Hearing, on S.1601,
the "Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention
Act of 2003".
9/25/03
Hearing, on reauthorization of the Head Start program.
9/30/03
Joint Hearing with the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee
on Water and Power, on S.437,
the Arizona Water Settlements Acts.
October
10/2/03
Hearing, on S.1438,
the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation
Grand Coulee Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement Act.
10/15/03
Hearing, on S.550,
the "American Indian Probate Reform Act of 2003".
10/16/03
Hearing, on the Missouri River Master Manual.
10/22/03
Hearing, on the Nomination of David W. Anderson to be Assistant Secretary - Indian
Affairs.
Business Meeting, on the Nomination of David W. Anderson to be Assistant Secretary - Indian
Affairs.
10/29/03
Business Meeting, to consider:
S.420,
the Lumbee Acknowledgement Act of 2003
S.1423,
the Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal
Recognition Act of 2003
S.1601,
the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Reauthorization
Act of 2003
Legislative Hearing, on S.1770,
the Indian Money Account Claims Satisfaction Act of 2003.
2nd Session
January
1/28/04
Business Meeting, to consider S.1721,
the American Indian Probate Reform Act of 2004.
Chairman Campbell's Statement
February
2/11/04
Hearing, on the President's Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Request.
2/25/04
Hearing, on the President's Fiscal Year 2005 Budget Request.
March
3/3/04
Business Meeting, on pending Committee business.
Oversight Hearing, on the Status of the Completion of the National Museum of the American Indian
3/10/04
Oversight Hearing, on the Proposed Reorganization of major agencies and functions related to Indian trust
reform matters within the Department of Interior.
3/16/04
Field Hearing, on S. 1905,
the Rural Teacher Housing Act of 2003.
3/24/04
Legislative Hearing, on S.1529,
the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments of 2003.
3/30/04
Oversight Hearing, on the Inter-Tribal Timber Council's Indian Forest Management Assessment Team report.
Legislative Hearing, on S.868,
the "Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Restoration Amendments Act of 2003"
April
4/7/04
Business Meeting, to consider:
4/21/04
Business Meeting, to consider:
Hearing, on S.297,
a bill to provide reforms and resources to the Bureau of Indian
Affairs to improve the Federal acknowledgement process, and for other purposes.
4/28/04
Hearing, on S.2172,
a bill to make technical amendments to the provisions of the
Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act relating to contract support
costs, and for other purposes.
4/29/04
Hearing, on S.2301,
the Native American Fish and Wildlife Resource Management Act of 2004.
May
5/12/04
Hearing, on S.1715,
the Department of Interior Tribal Self Governance Act of 2003.
5/19/04
Hearing, on S.1696,
the Department of Health and Human Services Tribal Self Governance Act of 2003.
5/20/04
Hearing, on S. 2382,
the Native American Connectivity Act.
June
6/8/04
Hearing, on S. 2436,
the "Native American Programs Act Reauthorization".
6/15/04
Hearing, on S. 1530,
the "Tribal Parity Act".
6/16/04
Business Meeting on:
- S. J. Res. 37,
a resolution to acknowledge a long history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the United States
Government regarding Indian tribes and offer an apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the United States.
- S. 297,
the Federal Acknowledgement Process Reform Act of 2003.
- S. 1529,
the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments of 2003.
- S. 1696,
a bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to provide further self-governance by Indian tribes.
- S. 1715,
the Department of Interior Tribal Self Governance Act of 2004.
- S. 2172,
a bill to make technical amendments to the provisions of the Indian Self Determination and Education Assistance Act
relating to contract support costs, and for other purposes.
- S. 2277,
a bill to amend the Act of November 2, 1966 (80 Stat. 1112), to allow binding arbitration clauses to be included
in all contracts affecting the land within the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Reservation.
- S. 2436,
a bill to reauthorize the Native American Programs Act of 1974.
- Motion to Authorize the Chairman to Issue Subpoenas In Re Tribal Lobbying Matters.
Oversight Hearing, on the "No Child Left Behind Act".
Hearing, on S. 1996,
the "Oglala Sioux Tribe Angostura Irrigation Project Rehabilitation and Development Act".
6/23/04
Business Meeting, on:
S. J. Res. 37,
a resolution to acknowledge a long history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the United States Government
regarding Indian tribes and offer an apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the United States.
S. 1996,
the Oglala Sioux Tribe Angostura Irrigation Project Rehabilitation and Development Act.
Oversight Hearing, on Indian Tribal Detention Facilities.
July
7/14/04
Business Meeting, on:
- S.J.Res. 41,
a joint resolution commemorating the opening of the National Museum of the American Indian.
- S.1529,
the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act Amendments of 2003.
- S.1530,
the Tribal Parity Act.
- H.R.2912,
to reaffirm the inherent sovereign rights of the Osage Tribe to determine its membership and form of government.
Oversight Hearing, on the Implementation of the American Indian Religious Freedom Act of 1978.
7/20/04
Hearing, on S.2605,
the Nez Perce Water Rights Act of 2004.
7/21/04
Business Meeting, on:
- Issuance of Additional Subpoenas In re Tribal Lobbying Matters, et al.
- S. 2301,
the Native American Fish and Wildlife Resources Management Act of 2004.
- S. 2382,
the Native American Connectivity Act.
Hearing, on S.519,
the "Native American Capital Formation and Economic Development Actof 2003."
Oversight Hearing, on pending legislation to reauthorize the Indian Health Care Improvement Act.
September
9/22/04
Business Meeting, on:
Oversight Hearing, on the Contributions of Native American Codetalkers in American
Military History.
9/29/04
Business Meeting, on:
S. 519,
the Native American Capital Formation and Economic Development Act of 2003.
S. 1905,
the Rural Teacher Housing Act of 2004.
S. 2843,
the Native American Technical Corrections Act of 2004.
Oversight Hearing, on Lobbying Practices Involving Indian Tribes.
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