Events

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs: “Hearings to examine S.648, to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the water rights settlement for Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, and S.1911, to provide for the settlement of the water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian Community.”

Senate Committee on Indian Affairs: “Hearings to examine S.648, to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the water rights settlement for Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, and S.1911, to provide for the settlement of the water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian Community.” […]

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

October 19, 2021, at 10am ET. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee: Hearings to examine the nominations of Willie L. Phillips, Jr., of the District of Columbia, to be a Member of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, Brad John Crabtree, of North Dakota, to be an Assistant Secretary of Energy (Fossil Energy and Carbon Management), […]

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining.

October 19, 2021, at 2:30pm ET. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Subcommittee on Public Lands, Forests, and Mining. Legislative hearing on various bills. Including: S.180 - To withdraw certain Bureau of Land Management land from mineral development S.528 – To authorize the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land to La Paz County, Arizona […]

Senate Finance Committee

October 20, 2021, at 10am ET. Senate Finance Committee: “Hearings to examine health insurance coverage in America, focusing on the current and the future role of Federal programs.

Senate Indian Affairs Committee

October 20, 2021, at 2:30pm ET. Senate Indian Affairs Committee: “Roundtable to examine investing in economic sovereignty, focusing on leveraging Federal financing for new and sustained development in Native communities.”

Senate Judiciary Committee

October 20, 2021, at 2:30pm ET. Senate Judiciary Committee: “Hearings to examine restoring the Voting Rights Act, focusing on protecting the Native American and Alaska Native vote.”

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

October 21, 2021, at 10am ET. Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee: Legislative hearing on various bills. Including: S.1734 – National Prescribed Fire Act of 2021 S.2404 - Western Wildfire Support Act of 2021 S.2650 - Wildfire Resilient Communities Act

Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Hearing on Various Nominations

November 17 at 10:00 am Eastern Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Hearing on Various Nominations.  Martha Williams of Montana nominated to be Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior. Professor Sara Bronin nominated to become chairman of the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation (ACHP).

Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs

November 30, 2021 at 10:00am Eastern Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs: Hearings to examine CARES Act oversight of Treasury and the Federal Reserve, focusing on building a resilient economy.

Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee

December 2, 2021 at 10:00am Eastern Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee: Various Bills to be examined dealing with Federal lands. S.1269: A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture to complete an interagency report on the effects of special recreation permits on environmental justice communities, and for other […]

LiveStream: SCIP to Hold Congressional Hearing on Castro-Huerta Supreme Court Case

SCIP to Hold Congressional Hearing on Castro-Huerta Supreme Court Case On Tuesday, September 20, 2022, at 1:00 p.m. EDT, the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States (SCIP) will hold an oversight hearing entitled “Examining Oklahoma v. Castro-Huerta: The Implications of the Supreme Court's Ruling on Tribal Sovereignty.” Learn More Watch Live: https://youtu.be/7e_OpX_DVr8

virtual STAFF-led Farm Bill conversation

Virtual Event

United States Senator Tina Smith is pleased to announce a virtual STAFF-led Farm Bill conversation on November 9, 2022. The purpose of this event is to gather feedback on crucial Farm Bill provisions impacting Native and Tribal agriculture. The Farm Bill gives Congress the chance to reauthorize, modify, create or repeal federal agriculture programs. The Farm […]