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                       COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS

                          UNITED STATES SENATE

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                         LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR

                       ONE HUNDRED THIRTEENTH CONGRESS

                                 2013-2014


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                              FINAL EDITION

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    93-626                     U.S. GOVERNMENT PUBLISHING OFFICE: 2015
    
       
                     COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS

                      JON TESTER, Montana, Chairman

                  JOHN BARRASSO, Wyoming, Vice Chairman

      TIM JOHNSON, South Dakota            JOHN McCAIN, Arizona
      MARIA CANTWELL, Washington           LISA MURKOWSKI, Alaska
      TOM UDALL, New Mexico                JOHN HOEVEN, North Dakota
      AL FRANKEN, Minnesota                MIKE CRAPO, Idaho
      MARK BEGICH, Alaska                  DEB FISCHER, Nebraska
      BRIAN SCHATZ, Hawaii
      HEIDI HEITKAMP, North Dakota

        MARY J. PAVEL, Majority Staff Director and Chief Counsel
               RHONDA HARJO, Minority Deputy Chief Counsel
                      KATIE L. RUSSELL, Chief Clerk
                      
                      
                               TABLE OF CONTENTS
                                                                  
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                                                                    Page
      Senate Committee on Indian Affairs................................

                                                                       1

      Statistical Summary, Activities of the Committee..................

                                                                       4

      Senate Bills and Resolutions, in numerical order..................

                                                                       6

      House Bills and Resolutions, in numerical order...................

                                                                       7

      Senate Reports, in numerical order................................

                                                                       8

      House Reports, in numerical order.................................

                                                                       8

      Public Laws, in numerical order...................................

                                                                       9

Bills and Resolutions Referred:

          Senate Bills..................................................

                                                                      11

          Senate Concurrent Resolutions.................................

                                                                      19

          Senate Joint Resolutions......................................

                                                                      21

          Senate Resolutions............................................

                                                                      23

          House Bills...................................................

                                                                      25

          House Concurrent Resolutions..................................

                                                                      27

          House Joint Resolutions.......................................

                                                                      29

          House Resolutions.............................................

                                                                      31

      Special Committee Actions.........................................

                                                                      33

      Hearings, in chronological order..................................

                                                                      35

      Business Sessions, in chronological order.........................

                                                                      37

Publications:

          Hearings......................................................

                                                                      39

          Committee Prints..............................................

                                                                      41

      Executive Communications, Petitions, Nominations and Presidential 
        Messages........................................................

                                                                      44

      Index, by Subject.................................................

                                                                      47

      Index, by Sponsor.................................................

                                                                      51

      Jurisdiction and Rules of the Committee...........................

55......................................................................
                           STATISTICAL SUMMARY

      ACTIVITIES OF THE COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS--113th CONGRESS
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                               2014, 2nd Sess.                  Totals

   2013, 1st Sess.

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                          REFERRED BY THE SENATE

Senate bills..................30..................21..........51............

House bills...................5...................2...........7.............

Senate resolutions............2...................0...........2.............

House resolutions.............0...................0...........0.............

Senate joint resolutions......0...................0...........0.............

House joint resolutions.......0...................0...........0.............

Senate concurrent resolution..0...................0...........0.............

House concurrent resolution...0...................0...........0.............

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 Total Legislation............37..................23..........60............

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Executive communications......23..................6...........29............

Petitions.....................3...................0...........3.............

Nominations...................2...................3...........5.............

Presidential messages.........0...................0...........0.............

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 Total Activity...............28..................9...........37............

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                          REPORTED TO THE SENATE

Senate bills..................0...................20..........20............

House bills...................1...................3...........4.............

Senate resolutions............1...................1...........2.............

Senate joint resolutions......0...................0...........0.............

House joint resolutions.......0...................0...........0.............

Nominations...................1...................1...........2.............

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 Total........................3...................25..........28............

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               SENATE AND HOUSE BILLS WHICH HAVE BECOME LAW

Public........................2...................8...........10............

Private.......................0...................0...........0.............

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 Total........................2...................8...........10............

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                               HEARINGS HELD

Senate bills..................4...................7...........11............

House bills...................0...................0...........0.............

Senate resolutions............0...................0...........0.............

House resolutions.............0...................0...........0.............

Senate joint resolutions......0...................0...........0.............

House joint resolutions.......0...................0...........0.............

Nominations...................2...................1...........3.............

Oversight investigations......6...................15..........21............

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 Total........................12..................23..........35............

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                                 Meetings

Hearings......................12..................23..........35............

Business sessions.............4...................5...........9.............

Executive sessions............0...................0...........0.............

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 Total........................16..................28..........44............

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SENATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS, JOINT AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS REFERRED 
                              TO COMMITTEE

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                                                 SENATE
 SENATE BILLS   SENATE BILLS   SENATE JOINT    CONCURRENT      SENATE
                               RESOLUTIONS    RESOLUTIONS    RESOLUTIONS
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      S. 161        S. 1948                                   S. Res. 52
 
      S. 165        S. 1998                                  S. Res. 239
 
      S. 235        S. 2040
 
      S. 385        S. 2041
 
      S. 402        S. 2132
 
      S. 416        S. 2160
 
      S. 434        S. 2188
 
      S. 477        S. 2299
 
      S. 513        S. 2442
 
      S. 611        S. 2458
 
      S. 640        S. 2465
 
      S. 919        S. 2479
 
      S. 920        S. 2480
 
     S. 1046        S. 2503
 
     S. 1074        S. 2668
 
     S. 1131        S. 2670
 
     S. 1132        S. 2713
 
     S. 1219        S. 2847
 
     S. 1352        S. 2923
 
     S. 1374        S. 2945
 
     S. 1394        S. 2960
 
     S. 1447
 
     S. 1448
 
     S. 1474
 
     S. 1477
 
     S. 1570
 
     S. 1574
 
     S. 1603
 
     S. 1622
 
     S. 1818
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   HOUSE BILLS, JOINT AND CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS REFERRED TO COMMITTEE

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                    HOUSE CONCURRENT     HOUSE JOINT          HOUSE
   HOUSE BILLS        RESOLUTIONS        RESOLUTIONS       RESOLUTIONS
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      H.R. 623
 
      H.R. 841
 
     H.R. 1410
 
     H.R. 2388
 
     H.R. 2650
 
     H.R. 4002
 
     H.R. 4329
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                                 REPORTS

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  SENATE REPORTS         BILL NO.        SENATE REPORTS        BILL NO.        HOUSE REPORTS        BILL NO.
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       113-208              S. 161                                                  113-197          H.R. 2388
 
       113-136              S. 611
 
       113-285              S. 919
 
       113-209             S. 1074
 
       113-215             S. 1219
 
       113-152             S. 1352
 
       113-246             S. 1447
 
       113-202             S. 1448
 
       113-260             S. 1474
 
       113-194             S. 1603
 
       113-264             S. 1622
 
       113-220             S. 1818
 
       113-265             S. 1948
 
       113-242             S. 2040
 
       113-271             S. 2041
 
       113-224             S. 2132
 
       113-266             S. 2299
 
       113-267             S. 2465
 
       113-277             S. 2479
 
       113-278             S. 2480
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                               PUBLIC LAWS

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   PUBLIC LAWS          BILL NO.         PUBLIC LAWS        BILL NO.
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        113-68     H.R. 623 (S.235)
 
       113-127          H.R. 2388
 
        113-88      H.R. 2650 (S.
                             920)
 
       113-119             S. 611
 
       113-179            S. 1603
 
       113-121      H.R. 3080 (S.
                             513)
 
        113-70      H.R. 2319 (S.
                            1046)
 
       113-169      H.R. 3716 (S.
                            1818)
 
       113-275            S. 1474
 
       113-232            S. 2040
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                              SENATE BILLS

 The final status of legislation acted on by the Committee during the 
    113th session of the Congress is set forth below. Bills on the 
Committee roster not acted on and not listed below may be reintroduced 
                 in the next session of the Congress.
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S. 161

                                                        January 28, 2013

Mr. Tester for himself; Mr. Baucus and Mr. Walsh

Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2013

April 3, 2014 Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester 
  without amendment. Without written report.
July 14, 2014 By Senator Tester from Committee on Indian Affairs filed 
  written report. Report No. 113-208. Additional views filed.



S. 165

                                                        January 28, 2013

Mr. Crapo for himself; and Mr. Risch

Indian Trust Asset Reform Act

January 28, 2013 Referred to Senate committee. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Indian Affairs.



S. 235

                                                        February 7, 2013

Ms. Murkowski for herself; and Mr. Begich

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Land Transfer Act

October 30, 2013 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Committee on 
  Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature 
  of a substitute favorably.
Note: For further action, see H.R.623, which became Public Law 113-68 on 
  12/26/2013.



S. 385

                                                       February 26, 2013

Mr. Begich for himself; Mr. Baucus, Mr. Crapo, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. 
  Tester

A bill to deem the submission of certain claims to an Indian Health 
Service contracting officer as timely.

February 26, 2013 Referred to Senate committee. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Indian Affairs



S. 402

                                                       February 28, 2013

Mr. Wyden for himself; and Mr. Merkley

A bill to provide for the addition of certain real property to the 
reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon.

February 28, 2013 Referred to Senate Committee. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Indian Affairs



S. 416

                                                       February 28, 2013

Mr. Merkley for himself; and Mr. Wyden

A bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical 
corrections, and for other purposes.

February 28, 2013 Referred to Senate committee. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Indian Affairs.



S. 434

                                                           March 4, 2013

Mr. Baucus for himself; Mr. Tester and Mr. Walsh

Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act of 2013

May 8, 2013 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Committee on Indian 
  Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-113.



S. 477

                                                           March 6, 2013

Ms. Feinstein for herself; and Mr. Roberts

Tribal Gaming Eligibility Act

March 6, 2013 Referred to Senate committee. Read twice and referred to 
  the Committee on Indian Affairs.



S. 513

                                                          March 11, 2013

Mr. Inhofe for himself.

A bill to clarify the role of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma regarding 
the maintenance of the W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam in the State of Oklahoma.

March 11, 2013 Referred to Senate committee. Read twice and referred to 
  the Committee on Indian Affairs. Note: For further action, see 
  H.R.3080, which became Public Law 113-121 on 6/10/2014.



S. 611

                                                          March 19, 2013

Mr. Udall for himself; and Mr. Heinrich

Sandia Pueblo Settlement Technical Amendment Act

January 28, 2014 Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator 
  Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written 
  report No. 113-136.
March 12, 2014 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
May 28, 2014 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
June 3, 2014 Presented to President.
June 9, 2014 Signed by President.
June 9, 2014 Became Public Law No: 113-119



S. 640

                                                          March 21, 2014

Ms. Hirono for herself; and Mr. Schatz

Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act of 2013

March 21, 2014 Referred to Senate committee. Read twice and referred to 
  the Committee on Indian Affairs.



S. 919

                                                             May 9, 2014

Ms. Cantwell for herself; Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Begich, Mr. 
  Crapo, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Murray, Mr. Schatz, Mr. 
  Tester, Mr. Udall, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Warren and Mr. Wyden

Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act of 2014

August 26, 2014 Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester 
  under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/05/2014 with an 
  amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
December 4, 2014 By Senator Tester from Committee on Indian Affairs 
  filed written report. Report No. 113-285.



S. 920

                                                             May 9, 2013

Mr. Franken for himself; and Ms. Klobuchar

Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Non-Intercourse Act of 2013

October 30, 2013 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Committee on 
  Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature 
  of a substitute favorably.
Note: For further action, see H.R.2650, which became Public Law 113-88 
  on 3/21/2014.



S. 1046

                                                            May 23, 2013

Mr. Schatz for himself; Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Begich, Ms. Heitkamp, Ms. 
  Hirono, Mr. Inhofe, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, and Mr. 
  Wyden

Native American Veterans' Memorial Amendments Act of 2013

May 23, 2013 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Note: For further action, see H.R.2319, which became Public Law 113-70 
  on 12/26/2013.



S. 1074

                                                            May 23, 2013

Mr. Kaine for himself; and Mr. Warner

Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 
2013

April 4, 2014 Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester 
  without amendment. Without written report.
July 14, 2014 By Senator Tester from Committee on Indian Affairs filed 
  written report. Report No. 113-209. Additional views filed.



S. 1131

                                                           June 11, 2013

Mr. Udall for himself; and Mr. Heinrich

Building upon Unique Indian Learning and Development Act

June 11, 2013 Referred to Senate committee. Read twice and referred to 
  the Committee on Indian Affairs.



S. 1132

                                                           June 11, 2013

Mr. Burr for himself; and Ms. Hagan

Lumbee Recognition Act

October 20, 2013 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: 
  Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 
  113-219.



S. 1219

                                                           June 25, 2013

Ms. Boxer for herself; and Ms. Feinstein

Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement Act

April 3, 2014 Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester 
  with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written 
  report.
July 22, 2014 By Senator Tester from Committee on Indian Affairs filed 
  written report. Report No. 113-215.



S. 1352

                                                           July 24, 2013

Ms. Cantwell for herself; Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Begich, Mr. Franken, Mr. 
  Heinrich, Ms. Heitkamp, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. 
  Schatz, Mr. Tester, Mr. Udall, and Ms. Warren

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination 
Reauthorization Act of 2013

January 13, 2014 Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator 
  Cantwell with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without 
  written report.
March 13, 2014 Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
  discharged pursuant to the order of 1/13/2014.
April 11, 2014 By Senator Tester from Committee on Indian Affairs filed 
  written report. Report No. 113-152.



S. 1374

                                                           July 25, 2013

Mr. Begich for himself.

Traditional Foods Nourishment Act of 2013

July 25, 2013 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.



S. 1394

                                                           July 30, 2013

Mr. Tester for himself.

Gros Ventre and Assiniboine Tribes of the Fort Belknap Indian Community 
Water Rights Settlement Act of 2013

July 30, 2013 Referred to Senate committee. Read twice and referred to 
  the Committee on Indian Affairs.



S. 1447

                                                          August 1, 2013

Mr. Udall for himself; and Mr. Heinrich.

New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act

August 26, 2014 Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester 
  under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/05/2014 with an 
  amendment and an amendment to the title. With written report No. 113-
  246.
December 4, 2014 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an 
  amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.December 
  9, 2014 Referred to House committee. Referred to the House Committee 
  on Natural Resources.



S. 1448

                                                          August 1, 2013

Ms. Cantwell for herself; Mr. Begich and Ms. Murray

Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable 
Compensation Act

June 26, 2014 Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester 
  with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report 
  No. 113-202.June 26, 2014 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under 
  General Orders. Calendar No. 448.



S. 1474

                                                          August 1, 2013

Mr. Begich for himself; and Ms. Murkowski

Alaska Safe Families and Villages Act of 2014

August 26, 2014 Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester 
  under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/05/2014 with an 
  amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
September 18, 2014 By Senator Tester from Committee on Indian Affairs 
  filed written report. Report No. 113-260.
December 9, 2014 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an 
  amendment and an amendment to the Title by Unanimous Consent.
December 11, 2014 Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without 
  objection.
December 15, 2014 Presented to President.
December 18, 2014 Signed by President.
December 18, 2014 Became Public Law No: 113-275



S. 1477

                                                          August 1, 2013

Mr. Moran for himself; Ms. Fischer and Mr. Thune

Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2013

August 1, 2013 Referred to Senate committee. Status: Read twice and 
  referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.



S. 1570

                                                        October 10, 2013

Ms. Murkowski for herself; Mr. Baucus, Mr. Begich, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. 
  Schatz, Mr. Tester, and Mr. Udall.

Indian Health Service Advance Appropriations Act of 2013

April 2, 2014 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee 
  on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-324.



S. 1574

                                                        October 16, 2013

Ms. Murkowski for herself; and Mr. Begich.

Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation Act of 
2014

August 26, 2014 Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester 
  under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/05/2014 with an 
  amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
August 26, 2014 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General 
  Orders. Calendar No. 535.



S. 1603

                                                        October 29, 2013

Ms. Stabenow for herself; and Mr. Levin.

Gun Lake Trust Land Reaffirmation Act

June 12, 2014 Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester 
  without amendment. Without written report.
June 17, 2014 By Senator Tester from Committee on Indian Affairs filed 
  written report. Report No. 113-194.
June 19, 2014 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
September 15, 2014 Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. 
  Rept. 113-590.
September 16, 2014 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
  rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 
  required): 359-64 (Roll no. 503).
September 18, 2014 Presented to President.
September 26, 2014 Signed by President.
September 26, 2014 Became Public Law No: 113-179.



S. 1622

                                                        October 30, 2013

Ms. Heitkamp for herself; Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Begich, Mr. 
  Blumenthal, Ms. Boxer, Ms. Cantwell, Ms. Collins, Mr. Crapo, Ms. 
  Feinstein, Ms. Fischer, Mr. Franken, Ms. Gillibrand, Ms. Hagan, Mr. 
  Hatch, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. Johanns, Mr. Johnson, 
  Mr. Johnson, Ms. Klobuchar, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Moran, Ms. Murkowski, 
  Ms. Murray, Mr. Rockefeller, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Tester, Mr. 
  Thune, Mr. Udall, Mr. Udall, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Warren and Mr. Whitehouse.

Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act

August 26, 2014 Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester 
  under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/05/2014 with an 
  amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
October 1, 2014 By Senator Tester from Committee on Indian Affairs filed 
  written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 09/18/
  2014. Report No. 113-264. Additional views filed.



S. 1818

                                                       December 12, 2013

Mr. Reid for himself; and Mr. Heller

Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe--Fish Springs Ranch Settlement Act

July 22, 2014 Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester 
  without amendment. Without written report.
July 28, 2014 By Senator Tester from Committee on Indian Affairs filed 
  written report. Report No. 113-220. For further action, see H.R.3716, 
  which became Public Law 113-169 on 9/26/2014.

                               2nd Session

S. 1948

                                                        January 16, 2014

Mr. Tester for himself; Ms. Baldwin, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Begich, Mr. 
  Heinrich, Ms. Heitkamp, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Murkowski, Ms. Schatz, Mr. 
  Udall, and Mr. Walsh.

Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act

August 26, 2014 Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester 
  under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/05/2014 with an 
  amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
October 1, 2014 By Senator Tester from Committee on Indian Affairs filed 
  written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 09/18/
  2014. Report No. 113-265.



S. 1998

                                                        February 6, 2014

Ms. Hirono for herself; Mr. Begich, Mr. Heinrich, Mr. Moran, Mr. Schatz, 
  and Mr. Walsh.

Native Adult Education and Literacy Act of 2014

December 6, 2014 Referred to Senate committee. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Indian Affairs.



S. 2040

                                                       February 25, 2014

Mr. Crapo for himself; and Mr. Risch.

Blackfoot River Land Exchange Act of 2014

August 5, 2014 Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester 
  without amendment. With written report No. 113-242.
September 18, 2014 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
December 2, 2014 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
  rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 
  required): 414-0 (Roll no. 534).
December 8, 2014 Presented to President.
December 16, 2014 Signed by President.
December 16, 2014 Became Public Law No: 113-232



S. 2041

                                                       February 25, 2014

Mr. Crapo for himself; and Mr. Risch.

May 31, 1918 Act Repeal Act

August 26, 2014 Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester 
  under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/05/2014 with 
  amendments. Without written report.November 13, 2014 By Senator Tester 
  from Committee on Indian Affairs filed written report. Report No. 113-
  271.



S. 2132

                                                          March 13, 2014

Mr. Barrasso for himself; Mr. Enzi, Ms. Fischer, Mr. Hoeven, Mr. McCain, 
  Mr. Moran, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Tester, Mr. Thune, Mr. Udall, and Mr. 
  Walsh.

Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments 
of 2014

July 30, 2014 Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester 
  with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report 
  No. 113-224.
July 30, 2014 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General 
  Orders. Calendar No. 501.



S. 2160

                                                          March 26, 2014

Mr. Hoeven for himself; Mr. Barrasso, Mr. Begich, Ms. Heitkamp, and Mr. 
  Tester.

Native American Children's Safety Act

April 2, 2014 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee 
  on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-324.



S. 2188

                                                          March 31, 2014

Mr. Tester for himself; Mr. Begich , Mr. Bennett, Mr. Booker, Mr. 
  Franken, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. Heitkamp, Ms. Hirono, Mr. Moran, Ms. 
  Murray, Mr. Schatz, Ms. Stabenow, Mr. Udall, and Mr. Walsh.

A bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of 
the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes.

August 26, 2014 Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester 
  under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/05/2014 with an 
  amendment. Without written report.
August 26, 2014 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General 
  Orders. Calendar No. 540.



S. 2299

                                                             May 7, 2014

Mr. Johnson for himself; Mr. Begich, Mr. Franken, Mr. Heinrich, Ms. 
  Hirono, Mr. King, Ms. Murkowski, Mr. Schatz, Mr. Tester, Mr. Udall, 
  and Mr. Walsh.Native American Languages Reauthorization Act of 2014
August 26, 2014 Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester 
  under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/05/2014 with an 
  amendment in the nature of a substitute and an amendment to the title. 
  Without written report.
October 1, 2014 By Senator Tester from Committee on Indian Affairs filed 
  written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 09/18/
  2014. Report No. 113-266.



S. 2442

                                                            June 5, 2014

Mr. Walsh for himself; and Mr. Tester.

Northern Cheyenne Lands Act

August 26, 2014 Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester 
  under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/05/2014 with an 
  amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
December 12, 2014 By Senator Tester from Committee on Indian Affairs 
  filed written report. Report No. 113-317.



S. 2458

                                                           June 10, 2014

Mr. Walsh for himself; and Mr. Schumer

American Indian Teacher Loan Forgiveness Act of 2014

June 10, 2014 Referred to Senate committee. Read twice and referred to 
  the Committee on Indian Affairs.



S. 2465

                                                           June 11, 2014

Mr. Udall for himself; and Mr. Heinrich

Albuquerque Indian School Land Transfer Act

August 26, 2014 Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester 
  under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/05/2014 with 
  amendments. Without written report.
October 1, 2014 By Senator Tester from Committee on Indian Affairs filed 
  written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 09/18/
  2014. Report No. 113-267.



S. 2479

                                                           June 17, 2014

Mr. Reid for himself.

Moapa Band of Paiutes Land Conveyance Act

August 26, 2014 Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester 
  under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/05/2014 with an 
  amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
December 1, 2014 By Senator Tester from Committee on Indian Affairs 
  filed written report. Report No. 113-277.



S. 2480

                                                           June 17, 2014

Mr. Reid for himself; and Mr. Heller.

Nevada Native Nations Land Act

August 26, 2014 Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester 
  under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/05/2014 with an 
  amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
December 1, 2014 By Senator Tester from Committee on Indian Affairs 
  filed written report. Report No. 113-278.



S. 2503

                                                           June 19, 2014

Mr. Flake for himself; and Mr. McCain.

Bill Williams River Water Rights Settlement Act of 2014

July 9, 2014 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: Committee on 
  Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 113-419.



S. 2668

                                                           July 24, 2014

Mr. Begich for himself.

Self Determination Contract Reporting Commitment to Tribes Act

July 24, 2014 Referred to Senate committee. Read twice and referred to 
  the Committee on Indian Affairs.



S. 2670

                                                           July 28, 2014

Mr. McCain for himself; and Mr. Flake.

Keep the Promise Act of 2014

September 17, 2014 Senate committee/subcommittee actions. Status: 
  Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.



S. 2713

                                                           July 30, 2014

Ms. Murkowski for herself; and Mr. Begich.

A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Yukon 
Kuskokwim Health Corporation located in Bethel, Alaska.

July 30, 2014 Referred to Senate committee. Read twice and referred to 
  the Committee on Indian Affairs.



S. 2847

                                                      September 17, 2014

Ms. Boxer for herself.

Economic Development Through Tribal Land Exchange Act

September 17, 2014 Referred to Senate committee. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Indian Affairs.



S. 2923

                                                       November 13, 2014

Mr. Tester for himself.

Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement 
Act

November 13, 2014 Referred to Senate committee. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Indian Affairs.



S. 2945

                                                       November 19, 2014

Ms. Murkowski for herself; and Mr. Begich.

A bill to repeal section 910 of the Violence Against Women 
Reauthorization Act of 2013.

November 19, 2014 Referred to Senate committee. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Indian Affairs.



S. 2960

                                                       November 20, 2014

Mr. Tester for himself; Mr. Franken, Mr. Johnson, Ms. Murkowski, and Mr. 
  Udall.

A bill to provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian 
veterans.

November 20, 2014 Referred to Senate committee. Read twice and referred 
  to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
  
  
                      SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
                              ------------

  
                        SENATE JOINT RESOLUTIONS
                              ------------

                           
                           SENATE RESOLUTIONS
                              ------------


S. Res. 52

                                                       February 26, 2013

Ms. Cantwell for herself.

An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Senate Committee 
on Indian Affairs.

February 26, 2014 Committee on Indian Affairs. Original measure reported 
  to Senate by Senator Cantwell. Without written report.
February 26, 2013 Referred to Senate committee: Referred to the 
  Committee on Rules and Administration.

S. Res. 239

                                                      September 18, 2013

Ms. Cantwell for herself.

An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Senate Committee 
on Indian Affairs.

September 18, 2013 Committee on Indian Affairs. Original measure 
  reported to Senate by Senator Cantwell. Without written report.
September 18, 2013 Referred to Senate committee: Referred to the 
  Committee on Rules and Administration.

  
        
                               HOUSE BILLS

H.R. 623

                                                       February 12, 2013

Mr. Young for himself.

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Land Transfer Act

October 22, 2013 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural 
  Resources. H. Rept. 113-248, Part I.
October 22, 2013 Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
October 29, 2013 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
  rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
December 20, 2013 Senate Committee on Indian Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
December 20, 2013 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
December 23, 2013 Presented to President.
December 26, 2013 Signed by President.
December 26, 2013 Became Public Law No: 113-68.



H.R. 841

                                                       February 26, 2013

Mr. Schrader for himself; Mr. Blumenauer, Ms. Bonamici, Mr. DeFazio, and 
  Mr. Walden.

To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical corrections, 
and for other purposes.

July 22, 2013 Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 
  113-168.
January 13, 2014 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
  rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
January 14, 2014 Referred to Senate committee. Received in the Senate 
  and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.



H.R. 1410

                                                           April 9, 2013

Mr. Trent for himself; Mr. Conyers, Mr. Gosar, Mr. Huffman, Mr. Kildee, 
  Ms. Kirkpatrick, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Salmon, and Mr. Schweikert.

Keep the Promise Act of 2013

September 17, 2013 Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. 
  Rept. 113-210.
September 17, 2013 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
  rules and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
September 18, 2013 Referred to Senate committee. Received in the Senate 
  and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.



H.R. 2388

                                                           June 14, 2013

Mr. McClintock for himself.

To take certain Federal lands located in El Dorado County, California, 
into trust for the benefit of the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, 
and for other purposes.

September 10, 2013 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural 
  Resources. H. Rept. 113-195.
December 3, 2013 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
  rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
June 24, 2014 Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester 
  without amendment. With written report No. 113-197.
June 26, 2014 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
July 7, 2014 Presented to President.
July 16, 2014 Signed by President.
July 16, 2014 Became Public Law No: 113-127



H.R. 2650

                                                           July 10, 2013

Mr. Nolan for himself.

Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Non-Intercourse Act of 2013

September 10, 2013 Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. 
  Rept. 113-194.
December 3, 2013 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
  rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
March 13, 2014 Senate Committee on Indian Affairs discharged by 
  Unanimous Consent.
March 13, 2014 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without 
  amendment by Unanimous Consent.
March 18, 2014 Presented to President.
March 21, 2014 Signed by President.
March 21, 2014 Became Public Law No: 113-88.

                               2nd Session

H.R. 4002

                                                        February 5, 2014

Mr. Mullin for himself; Mr. Cole and Mr. Young.

To revoke the charter of incorporation of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma at 
the request of that tribe, and for other purposes.

April 28, 2014 Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 
  113-420.
June 23, 2014 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules 
  and pass the bill. Agreed to by voice vote.
August 26, 2014 Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Tester 
  under authority of the order of the Senate of 08/05/2014 without 
  amendment. Without written report.
August 26, 2014 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General 
  Orders. Calendar No. 546.



H.R. 4329

                                                          March 27, 2014

Mr. Pearce for himself; Mr. Amodei and Mr. Cole

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination 
Reauthorization Act of 2014

November 20, 2014 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Financial 
  Services. H. Rept. 113-628.
December 2, 2014 Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the 
  rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
December 3, 2014 Referred to Senate committee. Received in the Senate 
  and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
  
                      HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTIONS
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                         HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTIONS
                              ------------


  
  
                            HOUSE RESOLUTIONS
                              ------------



                          
                        
                        SPECIAL COMMITTEE ACTIONS
                        
                              ------------
            

April 10, 2013

Oversight Hearing on ``Identifying Barriers to Indian Housing 
  Development and Finding Solutions.''



April 24, 2013

Oversight Hearing on ``The President's Fiscal Year 2014 Budget for 
  Tribal Programs.''



May 15, 2013

Oversight Hearing ``To Receive the Views and Priorities of Interior 
  Secretary Jewell with Regard to Matters of Indian Affairs.''



June 12, 2013

Hearing on the Nomination of Yvette Roubideaux to be Director of the 
  Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. 
  (Reappointment)



November 14, 2013

Oversight Hearing on ``Contract Support Costs and Sequestration: Fiscal 
  Crisis in Indian Country.''



November 20, 2013

Oversight Hearing on ``Carcieri: Bringing Certainty to Trust Land 
  Acquisitions.''



December 11, 2013

Oversight Hearing on ``Implementation of the Department of the 
  Interior's Land Buy-Back Program.''



December 11, 2013

Hearing on the President's Nomination of Vincent G. Logan, to be Special 
  Trustee, Office of Special Trustee for American Indians, Department of 
  the Interior.

                               2nd Session

February 12, 2014

Oversight Hearing on ``The Indian Law and Order Commission Report: A 
  Roadmap for Making Native America Safer.''



February 26, 2014

Oversight Hearing ``Early Childhood Development and Education in Indian 
  Country: Building a Foundation for Academic Success.''



March 13, 2014

Oversight Hearing on ``Tribal Transportation: Pathways to Infrastructure 
  and Economic Development in Indian Country.''



March 26, 2014

Oversight Hearing on ``The President's Fiscal Year 2015 Budget for 
  Tribal Programs.''



April 9, 2014

Oversight Hearing on ``Indian Education Series: Indian Students in 
  Public Schools--Cultivating the Next Generation.''



May 14, 2014

Oversight Hearing on ``Wildfires and Forest Management: Prevention is 
  Preservation''



May 21, 2014

Oversight Hearing on ``Indian Education Series: Ensuring the Bureau of 
  Indian Education has the Tools Necessary to Improve''



May 27, 2014

Oversight Field Hearing on ``The Indian Health Service: Ensuring the IHS 
  is Living Up to Its Trust Responsibility.'' Billings, Montana



June 11, 2014

Oversight Hearing on ``Indian Education Series: Examining Higher 
  Education for American Indian Students.''



June 25, 2014

Oversight Hearing on ``Economic Development: Encouraging Investment in 
  Indian Country.''



July 16, 2014

Oversight Hearing on ``Improving the Trust System: Continuing Oversight 
  of the Department of the Interior's Land Buy-Back Program''



July 23, 2014

Oversight Hearing on ``Indian Gaming: The Next 25 Years''



July 30, 2014

Oversight Hearing on ``When Catastrophe Strikes: Responses to Natural 
  Disasters in Indian Country''



September 10, 2014

Oversight Hearing on ``Irrigation Projects in Indian Country.''



November 12, 2014

Hearing on the President's Nomination of Jonodev Osceola Chaudhuri to be 
  Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission for the Term of 
  Three Years



November 19, 2014

Oversight Hearing on ``Protecting our Children's Mental Health: 
  Preventing and Addressing Childhood Trauma in Indian Country."
  
                          
                                HEARINGS
                              ------------
            

May 8, 2013

Legislative Hearing on S. 434, a bill to authorize and implement the 
  water rights compact among the Blackfeet Tribe of the Blackfeet Indian 
  Reservation and the State of Montana, and for other purposes; and S. 
  611, a bill to make a technical amendment to the T'uf Shur Bien 
  Preservation Trust Area Act, and for other purposes.



July 31, 2013

Legislative Hearing on S. 235, to provide for the conveyance of certain 
  property located in Anchorage, Alaska, from the United States to the 
  Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium; S. 920, to allow the Fond du 
  Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa in the State of Minnesota to lease 
  or transfer certain land; and S.1352, the Native American Housing 
  Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2013.



September 10, 2013

Legislative Hearing on S. 1448, to provide for equitable compensation to 
  the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation for the use of 
  tribal land for the production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam, 
  and for other purposes; S. 1219, to authorize the Pechanga Band of 
  Luiseno Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement, and for other 
  purposes; and S. 1447, to make technical corrections to certain Native 
  American water rights settlements in the State of New Mexico, and for 
  other purposes.



October 30, 2013

Legislative Hearing on S. 235, the Alaska Native Tribal Health 
  Consortium Land Transfer Act; S. 611, the Sandia Pueblo Settlement 
  Technical Amendment Act; and S. 920, the Fond du Lac Band of Lake 
  Superior Chippewa Non-Intercourse Act of 2013, S. 1074, the Thomasina 
  E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2013; 
  S. 1132, the Lumbee Recognition Act; and S. 161, the Little Shell 
  Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2013.

                               2nd Session

January 29, 2014

Legislative Hearing on S. 919 to amend the Indian Self-Determination and 
  Education Assistance Act to provide further self-governance by Indian 
  tribes, and for other purposes.



April 2, 2014

Legislative Hearing on S. 1474, to encourage the State of Alaska to 
  enter into intergovernmental agreements with Indian tribes in the 
  State relating to the enforcement of certain State laws by Indian 
  tribes, to improve the quality of life in rural Alaska, to reduce 
  alcohol and drug abuse, and for other purposes; S. 1570, to amend the 
  Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize advance appropriations 
  for the Indian Health Service by providing 2-fiscal-year budget 
  authority, and for other purposes; S. 1574, to amend the Indian 
  Employment, Training and Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to 
  facilitate the ability of Indian tribes to integrate the employment, 
  training, and related services from diverse Federal sources, and for 
  other purposes; S. 1622, to establish the Alyce Spotted Bear and 
  Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and for other purposes; 
  and S. 2160 The Native American Children's Safety Act.



April 30, 2014

Legislative Hearing on S. 2132, to amend the Indian Tribal Energy 
  Development and Self-Determination Act of 2005, and for other 
  purposes.



May 7, 2014

Legislative Hearing on S. 1603, to reaffirm that certain land has been 
  taken into trust for the benefit of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band 
  of Pottawatami Indians, and for other purposes; S. 1818, to ratify a 
  water settlement agreement affecting the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, 
  and for other purposes; S. 2040, to exchange trust and fee land to 
  resolve land disputes created by the realignment of the Blackfoot 
  River along the boundary of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, and for 
  other purposes; S. 2041, to repeal the Act of May 31, 1918, and for 
  other purposes; and S. 2188, to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to 
  reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land 
  into trust for Indian tribes.



June 18, 2014

Legislative Hearing on S. 1948, A bill to promote the academic 
  achievement of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian 
  children with the establishment of a Native American language grant 
  program; and S. 2299, A bill to amend the Native American Programs Act 
  of 1974 to reauthorize a provision to ensure the survival and 
  continuing vitality of Native American languages.



July 9, 2014

Legislative Hearing on S. 2442, A bill to direct the Secretary of the 
  Interior to take certain land and mineral rights on the reservation of 
  the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Montana and other culturally important 
  land into trust for the benefit of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, and 
  for other purposes; S. 2465, A bill to require the Secretary of the 
  Interior to take into trust 4 parcels of Federal land for the benefit 
  of certain Indian Pueblos in the State of New Mexico; S. 2479, A bill 
  to provide for a land conveyance in the State of Nevada; S. 2480, A 
  bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain 
  Federal land to Elko County, Nevada, and to take land into trust for 
  certain Indian tribes, and for other purposes; and S. 2503, A bill to 
  direct the Secretary of the Interior to enter into the Big Sandy 
  River-Planet Ranch Water Rights Settlement Agreement and the Hualapai 
  Tribe Bill Williams River Water Rights Settlement Agreement, to 
  provide for the lease of certain land located within Planet Ranch on 
  the Bill Williams River in the State of Arizona to benefit the Lower 
  Colorado River Multi-Species Conservation Program, and to provide for 
  the settlement of specific water rights claims in the Bill Williams 
  River watershed in the State of Arizona.



September 17, 2014

Legislative Hearing on S. 2670, a bill to prohibit gaming activities on 
  certain Indian land in Arizona until the expiration of certain gaming 
  compacts.

                            BUSINESS SESSIONS
                              ------------
            

February 25, 2013

Business Meeting to consider:

    --The selection of the Chairman and Vice Chairman of the Committee

    --Adoption of the Rules of the Committee for the 113th Congress

    --Adoption of the Funding Resolution for the Committee for the 113th 
      Congress

September 18, 2013

Business Meeting to consider:

    --Adoption of the Committee funding resolution from October 1, 2013 
      through February 28, 2015

October 30, 2013

Business Meeting to consider:

    --S. 235, a bill to provide for the conveyance of certain property 
      located in Anchorage, Alaska, from the United States to the Alaska 
      Native Tribal Health Consortium;

    --S. 611, a bill to make a technical amendment to the T'uf Shur Bien 
      Preservation Trust Area Act, and for other purposes;

    --S. 920, a bill to allow the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior 
      Chippewa in the State of Minnesota to lease or transfer certain 
      land.

December 18, 2013

Business Meeting to consider:

    --S. 1352, a bill to reauthorize the Native American Housing 
      Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996, and for other 
      purposes

    --Nomination of Vincent G. Logan to be Special Trustee, Office of 
      Special Trustee for American Indians, Department of the Interior.

                               2nd Session

January 29, 2014

Business Meeting to consider:

    --S. 1448, a bill to provide for equitable compensation to the 
      Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation for the use of 
      tribal land for the production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee 
      Dam, and for other purposes;

    --Nomination of Vincent G. Logan to be Special Trustee, Office of 
      Special Trustee for American Indians, Department of the Interior.

April 2, 2014

Business Meeting to consider:

    --S. 161, a bill to extend the Federal recognition to the Little 
      Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians of Montana, and for other 
      purposes.

    --S. 1074, a bill to extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy 
      Indian Tribe, the Chickahominy Indian Tribe-Eastern Division, the 
      Upper Mattaponi Tribe, the Rappahannock Tribe, Inc., the Monacan 
      Indian Nation, and the Nansemond Indian Tribe.

    --S. 1219 a bill to authorize the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission 
      Indians Water Rights Settlement, and for other purposes

May 21, 2014

Business Meeting to consider:

    --S. 1474, a bill to encourage the State of Alaska to enter into 
      intergovernmental agreements with Indian tribes in the State 
      relating to the enforcement of certain State laws by Indian 
      tribes, to improve the quality of life in rural Alaska, to reduce 
      alcohol and drug abuse, and for other purposes

    --S. 1603, a bill to reaffirm that certain land has been taken into 
      trust for the benefit of the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of 
      Pottawatami Indians, and for other purposes

    --S. 1622, a bill to establish the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter 
      Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and for other purposes

    --S. 1818, to ratify a water settlement agreement affecting the 
      Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe, and for other purposes

    --S. 2040, a bill to exchange trust and fee land to resolve land 
      disputes created by the realignment of the Blackfoot River along 
      the boundary of the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, and for other 
      purposes

    --S. 2132, a bill to amend the Indian Tribal Energy Development and 
      Self-Determination Act of 2005, and for other purposes

    --H.R. 2388, a bill to take certain Federal lands located in El 
      Dorado County, California, into trust for the benefit of the 
      Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians, and for other purposes.

June 11, 2014

Business Meeting to consider:

    --S. 919, a bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination and 
      Education Assistance Act to provide further self-governance by 
      Indian tribes, and for other purposes.

    --S. 1447, a bill to make technical corrections to certain Native 
      American water rights settlements in the State of New Mexico, and 
      for other purposes.

    --S. 1574, a bill to amend the Indian Employment, Training and 
      Related Services Demonstration Act of 1992 to facilitate the 
      ability of Indian tribes to integrate the employment, training, 
      and related services from diverse Federal sources, and for other 
      purposes.

    --S. 2041, a bill to repeal the Act of May 31, 1918, and for other 
      purposes.

    --S. 2188, a bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the 
      authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust 
      for Indian tribes.

July 30, 2014

Business Meeting to consider:

    --S. 1948, a bill to promote the academic achievement of American 
      Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children with the 
      establishment of a Native American language grant program.

    --S. 2299, a bill to amend the Native American Programs Act of 1974 
      to reauthorize a provision to ensure the survival and continuing 
      vitality of Native American languages.

    --S. 2442, a bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to take 
      certain land and mineral rights on the reservation of the Northern 
      Cheyenne Tribe of Montana and other culturally important land into 
      trust for the benefit of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, and for 
      other purposes.

    --S. 2465, a bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to take 
      into trust 4 parcels of Federal land for the benefit of certain 
      Indian Pueblos in the State of New Mexico.

    --S. 2479, a bill to provide for a land conveyance in the State of 
      Nevada.

    --S. 2480, a bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to convey 
      certain Federal land to Elko County, Nevada, and to take land into 
      trust for certain Indian tribes, and for other purposes

    --H.R. 4002, to revoke the charter of incorporation of the Miami 
      Tribe of Oklahoma at the request of that tribe, and for other 
      purposes.
                              
                              PUBLICATIONS
                              ------------

HEARINGS
S. Hrg. 113-5--Identifying Barriers to Indian Housing Development and 
  Finding Solutions, April 10, 2013


S. Hrg. 113-7--The President's Fiscal Year 2014 for Tribal Programs, 
  April 24, 2013


S. Hrg. 113-113--S. 434, The Blackfeet Water Right Settlement Act of 
  2013 and S. 611, The Sandia Pueblo Settlement Technical Amendment Act, 
  May 8, 2013


S. Hrg. 113-92--Receiving the Views and Priorities of Interior Secretary 
  Sally Jewell with Regards to Matter of Indian Affairs, May 15, 2013


S. Hrg. 113-94--Nomination of Yvette Roubideaux to be Director of Indian 
  Health Service, June 12, 2013


S. Hrg. 113-126--S. 235, The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Land 
  Transfer Act; S. 920, The Fond Du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa 
  Non-Intercourse Act of 2013; and S. 1352, The Native American Housing 
  Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2013, July 
  31, 2013


S. Hrg. 113-143--S.1448, The Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane 
  Reservation Equitable Compensation Act; S. 1219, The Pechanga Band 
  Luiseno Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement Act; and S. 1447, A 
  Bill to Make Technical Corrections to the Native American Water Rights 
  Settlements of the State of New Mexico, September 10, 2013


S. Hrg. 113-219--S. 1074, The Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of 
  Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2013; S. 1132, The Lumbee 
  Recognition Act; and S. 161, The Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa 
  Indians Restoration Act of 2013, October 30, 2013


S. Hrg. 113-353--Contract Support Costs and Sequestration: Fiscal Crisis 
  in Indian Country, November 14, 2013


S. Hrg. 113-214--Carcieri: Bringing Certainty to Trust Land 
  Acquisitions, November 20, 2013


S. Hrg. 113-213--Nomination of Vincent G. Logan to be Special Trustee, 
  Office of Special Trustee for American Indians, Department of the 
  Interior, December 11, 2013


S. Hrg. 113-354--Implementation of the Department of the Interior's Land 
  Buy-Back Program, December 11, 2013

                               2nd Session

S. Hrg. 113-299--S.919, The Department of Interior Tribal Self-
  Governance Act of 2013, January 29, 2014


S. Hrg. 113-438--Indian Law and Order Commission Report: A Roadmap for 
  Making Native America Safer, February 12, 2014


S. Hrg. 113-300--Early Childhood Development and Education in Indian 
  Country: Building a Foundation for Academic Success, February 26, 2014


S. Hrg. 113-406--Tribal Transportation: Pathways to Infrastructure and 
  Economic Development in Indian Country, March 13, 2014


S. Hrg. 113-327--The President's Fiscal Year 2015 Budget for Tribal 
  Programs, March 26, 2014


S. Hrg 113-324--S. 1474, S. 1570, S. 1574, S. 1622, and S. 2160, April 
  2, 2014


S. Hrg. 113-383--Indian Education Series: Indian Students in Public 
  Schools: Cultivating the Next Generation, April 9, 2014


S. Hrg. 113-338--S. 2132, Indian Tribal Energy and Development and Self-
  Determination Act Amendments of 2014, April 30, 2014


S. Hrg. 113-509--S. 1603, S. 1818, S. 2040, S. 2041, and S. 2188, May 7, 
  2014


S. Hrg. 113-352--Wildfires and Forest Management: Prevention is 
  Preservation, May 14, 2014


S. Hrg. 113-523--Indian Education Series: Ensuring the Bureau of Indian 
  Education Has the Tools Necessary to Improve, May 21, 2014


S. Hrg. 113-416--The Indian Health Service: Ensuring the IHS is Living 
  Up to Its Trust Responsibility, May 27, 2014


S. Hrg. 113-486--Indian Education Series: Examining Higher Education for 
  American Indian Students, June 11, 2014


S. Hrg. 113-510--S. 1948 and S. 2299, June 18, 2014


S. Hrg. 113-439--Economic Development: Encouraging Investment in Indian 
  Country, June 25, 2014


S. Hrg. 113-419--S. 2442, S. 2465, S. 2479, S. 2480, and S. 2503, July 
  9, 2014


S. Hrg. 113-423--Improving the Trust System: Continuing Oversight of the 
  Department of the Interior's Land Buy-Back Program, July 16, 2014



S. Hrg. 113-502--Indian Gaming: The Next 25 Years, July 23, 2014


S. Hrg. 113-522--When Catastrophe Strikes: Responses to Natural 
  Disasters in Indian Country, July 30, 2014


S. Hrg. 113-505--Irrigation Projects in Indian Country, September 10, 
  2014


S. Hrg. 113-521--Nomination of Jonodev Osceola Chaudhuri to be Chairman 
  of the National Indian Gaming Commission, November 12, 2014


S. Hrg. 113-527--Protecting Our Children's Mental Health: Preventing and 
  Addressing Childhood Trauma in Indian Country, November 19, 2014

                            
                            COMMITTEE PRINTS

     History, Jurisdiction, and Summary of Legislative Activities
                              ------------

  

  

  

  
   EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS, PETITIONS, NOMINATIONS AND PRESIDENTIAL
   
                                MESSAGES
                              ------------


                        EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS

EC-629

                                                          March 07, 2013

A communication from the Acting Director of the Office of Regulatory 
  Affairs and Collaborative Action, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department 
  of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Residential, Business, and Wind and Solar Resource Leases 
  on Indian Land; Correction'' (RIN1076-AE73) received in the Office of 
  the President of the Senate on March 4, 2013; to the Committee on 
  Indian Affairs.


EC-630

                                                          March 07, 2013

A communication from the Acting Director of the Office of Regulatory 
  Affairs and Collaborative Action, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department 
  of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Courts of Indian Offenses'' (RIN1076-AF16) received in the 
  Office of the President of the Senate on March 4, 2013; to the 
  Committee on Indian Affairs.


EC-877

                                                          March 21, 2013

A communication from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled, ``2011 Impact and 
  Effectiveness of Administration for Native Americans (ANA) Projects: 
  Report to Congress''; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


EC-1115

                                                          April 11, 2013

A communication from the Acting Director, Office of Management and 
  Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to 
  law, a report entitled ``OMB Final Sequestration Report to the 
  President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2013''; to the Committees on 
  Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Appropriations; Armed Services; 
  Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; the Budget; Commerce, Science, 
  and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and 
  Public Works; Finance; Foreign Relations; Health, Education, Labor, 
  and Pensions; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Indian 
  Affairs; Select Committee on Intelligence; the Judiciary; Rules and 
  Administration; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and Veterans' 
  Affairs.


EC-1119

                                                          April 11, 2013

A communication from the Acting Director of the Office of Regulatory 
  Affairs and Collaborative Action, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department 
  of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Residential, Business, and Wind and Solar Resource Leases 
  on Indian Land'' (RIN1076-AE73) received during adjournment of the 
  Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on April 1, 2013; 
  to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


EC-1120

                                                          April 11, 2013

A communication from the Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department 
  of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to 
  the notification of eligible members for per capita payments in the 
  subject judgment funds; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


EC-1121

                                                          April 11, 2013

A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Indian Affairs, 
  Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report 
  relative to restoring certain funds to the Delaware Tribe of Indians; 
  to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


EC-1525

                                                            May 15, 2013

A communication from the Acting Director of the Office of Regulatory 
  Affairs and Collaborative Action, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department 
  of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Residential, Business, and Wind and Solar Resource Leases 
  on Indian Land'' (RIN1076-AE73) received during adjournment of the 
  Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 10, 2013; 
  to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


EC-1526

                                                            May 15, 2013

A communication from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled, ``Report to Congress 
  on the Social and Economic Conditions of Native Americans: Fiscal 
  Years 2007 and 2008''; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


EC-1891

                                                           June 11, 2013

A communication from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Fiscal Year 2012 
  Report to Congress on Funding Needs For Contract Support Costs of 
  Self-Determination Awards''; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


EC-1892

                                                           June 11, 2013

A communication from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Fiscal Year 2011 
  Report to Congress on Funding Needs For Contract Support Cost of Self-
  Determination Awards'' corrected version; to the Committee on Indian 
  Affairs.


EC-1979

                                                           June 18, 2013

A communication from the Acting Director of the Office of Regulatory 
  Affairs and Collaborative Action, Policy, Management and Budget, 
  Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report 
  of a rule entitled ``Acquisition Regulations; Buy Indian Act; 
  Procedures for Contracting'' (RIN1090-AB03) received on June 13, 2013; 
  to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


EC-2369

                                                           July 23, 2013

A communication from the Assistant Secretary of the Interior (Indian 
  Affairs), transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Fiscal 
  Year 2012 Report to Congress Pursuant to 25 U.S.C. 450j-1(c) on the 
  Funding Requirements for Contract Support Costs''; to the Committee on 
  Indian Affairs.


EC-2918

                                                      September 18, 2013

A communication from the Chief of the Planning and Regulatory Affairs 
  Branch, Food and Nutrition Service, Department of Agriculture, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled ``Food 
  Distribution Program on Indian Reservations: Income Deductions and 
  Resource Eligibility'' (RIN0584-AE05) received in the Office of the 
  President of the Senate on September 9, 2013; to the Committee on 
  Indian Affairs.


EC-3863

                                                       December 16, 2013

A communication from the Acting General Counsel, National Indian Gaming 
  Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Tribal Background Investigations and Licensing'' (RIN3141-
  AA15) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
  President of the Senate on December 4, 2013; to the Committee on 
  Indian Affairs.


EC-3864

                                                       December 16, 2013

A communication from the Acting General Counsel, National Indian Gaming 
  Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Tribal Background Investigations and Licensing'' (RIN3141-
  A15A) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
  President of the Senate on December 4, 2013; to the Committee on 
  Indian Affairs.


EC-3865

                                                       December 16, 2013

A communication from the Acting General Counsel, National Indian Gaming 
  Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Compliance and Enforcement'' received during adjournment of 
  the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 4, 
  2013; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


EC-3866

                                                       December 16, 2013

A communication from the Acting General Counsel, National Indian Gaming 
  Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Appeal Proceedings Before the Commission'' (RIN3141-AA47) 
  received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
  President of the Senate on December 4, 2013; to the Committee on 
  Indian Affairs.


EC-3867

                                                       December 16, 2013

A communication from the Acting General Counsel, National Indian Gaming 
  Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Minimum Technical Standards for Class II Gaming Systems and 
  Equipment'' (RIN3141-AA27) received during adjournment of the Senate 
  in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 4, 2013; to 
  the Committee on Indian Affairs.


EC-3868

                                                       December 16, 2013

A communication from the Acting General Counsel, National Indian Gaming 
  Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Self-Regulation of Class II Gaming'' (RIN3141-AA44) 
  received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
  President of the Senate on December 4, 2013; to the Committee on 
  Indian Affairs.


EC-3869

                                                       December 16, 2013

A communication from the Acting General Counsel, National Indian Gaming 
  Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Fees'' (RIN3141-AA40) received during adjournment of the 
  Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 4, 
  2013; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


EC-3870

                                                       December 16, 2013

A communication from the Acting General Counsel, National Indian Gaming 
  Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule 
  entitled ``Minimum Internal Control Standards'' (RIN3141-AA27) 
  received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
  President of the Senate on December 4, 2013; to the Committee on 
  Indian Affairs.


EC-3871

                                                       December 16, 2013

A communication from the Director of the Office of Regulatory Affairs 
  and Collaborative Action, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the 
  Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Land Acquisitions: Appeals of Land Acquisition Decisions'' (RIN1076-
  AF15) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
  President of the Senate on December 3, 2013; to the Committee on 
  Indian Affairs.

                               2nd Session

EC-4703

                                                       February 12, 2014

A communication from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled, ``2012 Impact and 
  Effectiveness of Administration for Native Americans (ANA) Projects: 
  Report to Congress''; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


EC-5066

                                                          March 31, 2014

A communication from the Associate General Counsel for Legislation and 
  Regulations, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of 
  Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, the 
  report of a rule entitled ``Conforming Amendment to the Section 184 
  Indian Housing Loan Guarantee Program Regulations'' (RIN2577-AC91) 
  received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the 
  President of the Senate on March 19, 2014; to the Committee on Indian 
  Affairs.


EC-5409

                                                          April 29, 2014

A communication from the Human Resources Specialist, Office of the 
  Executive Director, Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, the Office's annual report on the 
  category rating system; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


EC-5696

                                                            May 12, 2014

A communication from the Director of the Office of Regulatory Affairs 
  and Collaborative Action, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the 
  Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled 
  ``Indian Child Welfare Act; Change of Address'' (RIN1076-AF21) 
  received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 7, 2014; 
  to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


EC-6187

                                                           June 19, 2014

A communication from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
  transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled ``Consolidated Report 
  to Congress on the Native Hawaiian Revolving Loan Fund for Fiscal 
  Years 2005 through 2013''; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


EC-6935

                                                      September 15, 2014

A communication from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, 
  Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a 
  report entitled ``OMB Sequestration Update Report to the President and 
  Congress for Fiscal Year 2015''; to the Special Committee on Aging; 
  Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Appropriations; Armed Services; 
  Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; the Budget; Commerce, Science, 
  and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and 
  Public Works; Select Committee on Ethics; Finance; Foreign Relations; 
  Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Homeland Security and 
  Governmental Affairs; Indian Affairs; Select Committee on 
  Intelligence; the Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Small Business 
  and Entrepreneurship; and Veterans' Affairs.

                                PETITIONS

POM-11

                                                            May 07, 2013

A joint memorial adopted by the Legislature of the State of New Mexico 
  requesting Congress to continue funding its appropriate share of the 
  costs associated with the benefits received by Indian tribes and the 
  United States, as trustee, from settling Indian water rights disputes; 
  to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


POM-18

                                                            May 07, 2013

A resolution adopted by the Senate of the Legislature of the Northern 
  Marianas Commonwealth requesting the United States Congress to 
  officially acknowledge the Chamorro and Carolinian people of the 
  Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands as Native Americans and 
  to include the Chamorro and Carolinian people in definitions set forth 
  under 25 U.S.C. Chapter 14, Subchapter II, Indian Self-Determination 
  and Education Assistance, Section 450(b)(e); to the Committee on 
  Indian Affairs.


POM-106

                                                           July 31, 2013

A concurrent resolution adopted by the Legislature of the State of 
  Hawaii commemorating the twentieth anniversary of Public Law 103-150; 
  to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

                               NOMINATIONS

PN-175

                                                       February 27, 2013

Nominee: Vincent G. Logan, of New York, to be Special Trustee, Office of 
  Special Trustee for American Indians, Department of the Interior, vice 
  Ross Owen Swimmer, resigned. Received: February 27, 2013 Referred: 
  Senate Indian Affairs Latest Action: January 03, 2014--Returned to the 
  President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the 
  Standing Rules of the Senate.


PN-340

                                                          April 23, 2013

Nominee: Yvette Roubideaux, of Maryland, to be Director of the Indian 
  Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, for the term 
  of four years. (Reappointment) Received: April 23, 2013 Referred: 
  Senate Indian Affairs Latest Action: January 03, 2014--Returned to the 
  President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the 
  Standing Rules of the Senate.

                               2nd Session

PN-1176

                                                         January 6, 2014

Nominee: Yvette Roubideaux, of Maryland, to be Director of the Indian 
  Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, for the term 
  of four years. (Reappointment) Received: January 06, 2014 Referred: 
  Senate Indian Affairs Latest Action: January 06, 2014--Received in the 
  Senate and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.


PN-1177

                                                         January 6, 2014

Nominee: Vincent G. Logan, of New York, to be Special Trustee, Office of 
  Special Trustee for American Indians, Department of the Interior, vice 
  Ross Owen Swimmer, resigned. Received: January 06, 2014 Referred: 
  Senate Indian Affairs Latest Action: June 26, 2014--Confirmed by the 
  Senate by Voice Vote.


PN-1923

                                                           July 22, 2014

Nominee: Jonodev Osceola Chaudhuri, of Arizona, to be Chairman of the 
  National Indian Gaming Commission for the term of three years, vice 
  Tracie Stevens. Received: July 22, 2014 Referred: Senate Indian 
  Affairs Latest Action: July 22, 2014--Received in the Senate and 
  referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

                          PRESIDENTIAL MESSAGES

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                              SUBJECT INDEX
                              SUBJECT INDEX
                              ------------
                                    A

Academic Performance and Assessments--S. 1131, S. 1622, S. 1948
Administrative Law and Regulatory Procedures--S.165, S. 402, S. 919, S. 
  2160
Administrative Remedies--S. 165, S. 385, S. 919, S. 2668
Adoption and Foster Care--S. 1622, S. 2160
Adult Education and Literacy--S. 1998
Advisory Bodies--H.R. 4329, S. 1622
Aging--S. 1374
Alaska Natives and Hawaiians--H.R. 623, H.R. 4329, S. 235, S. 640, S. 
  1131, S. 1352. S. 1374, S. 1622, S. 1998, S. 2132, S. 2713, S. 2945
Alaska--H.R. 623, S. 235, S. 1474, S. 2132, S. 2713, S. 2945
Alternative and Renewable Resources--S. 434, S. 513, S. 2132
Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Arbitration--S. 165
Appropriations--S. 1219, S. 1570
Arizona--H.R. 1410, S. 2503, S. 2670


                                    B

Building Construction--S. 1131


                                    C

California--H.R. 2388, S. 1219, S. 2847
Census and Government Statistics--S. 1622
Child Care and Development--S. 1374, S. 1622
Child Health--S. 1131, S. 1622
Child Safety and Welfare--S. 1622, S. 2160
Civil Actions and Liability--H.R. 623, S. 919, S. 2503, S. 2668, S. 2923
Coal--S. 2442
Congressional Committees--S.Res.52, S.Res.239
Congressional Oversight--H.R. 4329, S. 1352, S. 1574, S. 2442, S. 2668
Congress--S.Res.52. S.Res.239
Correctional Facilities and Imprisonment--S. 1622
Crime Prevention--S. 1622
Crimes Against Women--S. 2945
Criminal Justice Information and Records--S. 2160
Criminal Procedure and Sentencing--S. 2945


                                    D

Dams and Canals--S. 434, S. 513, S. 1448
Department of Education--S. 1131
Department of Health and Human Services--S. 385, S, 1570
Department of Housing and Urban Development--H.R. 4329
Department of Justice--S. 1622
Department of the Interior--S. 165, S. 402, S. 919, S. 1131, S. 2160, S. 
  2299
District of Columbia--S. 1046
Domestic Violence and Child Abuse--S. 2160, S. 2945
Drug, Alcohol, Tobacco Use--S. 1622


                                    E

Economic Development--S. 1574, S. 2132
Educational Facilities and Institutions--S. 1131
Educations Programs Funding--S. 1131, S. 1948, S. 1998
Electric Power Generation and Transmission--S. 434, S. 513, S. 1448, S. 
  2132
Elementary and Secondary Education--S. 1131, S. 1622, S. 1948
Employment and Training Programs--S. 1574
Endangered and Threatened Species--S. 2503
Energy Assistance for the Poor and Aged--S. 2132
Energy Efficiency and Conservation--S. 2132
Energy Revenues and Royalties--S. 2442
Environmental Assessment, Monitoring, Research--H.R. 4329, S. 1352, S. 
  2465
Evidence and Witnesses--S. 919
Executive Agency Funding and Structure--H.R. 4329, S. 165, S. 1131, S. 
  1570, S. 1622, S. 2299


                                    F

Farmland--S. 2442
Federal Officials--S. 165
Federal--Indian Relations--H.R. 841, H.R. 2388, H.R. 4002. S. 161, S. 
  165, S. 416, S. 385, S. 434, S. 477, S. 513, S. 611, S. 919, S. 1074. 
  S. 1132, S. 1219, S. 1394, S. 1448, S. 1474, S. 1477, S. 1603, S. 
  2132, S. 2188, S. 2442, S. 2668, S. 2923
Federally Chartered Organizations--H.R. 4002
Fishes--S. 434
Floods and Storm Protection--S. 434, S. 2040
Food Assistance and Relief--S. 1374
Food Industry and Services--S. 1374
Foreign Language and Bilingual Programs--S. 1131, S. 1948, S. 2299
Forests, Forestry, Tress--S. 434, S. 611, S. 2132


                                    G

Gambling--H.R. 1410, H.R. 2388, S. 402, S. 477, S. 1074, S. 1132, S. 
  2480, S. 2670, S. 2923
Government Buildings, Facilities, and Property--S. 434
Government Employee Pay, Benefits, Personnel Management--S. 165, S. 1574
Government Information and Archives--S. 165, S. 1622, S. 2668
Government Lending and Loan Guarantees--H.R. 4329, S. 640, S. 2132, S. 
  2458
Government Liability--S. 1219
Government Studies and Development Programs--S. 1622
Government Trust Funds--S. 434, S. 1219, S. 1394, S. 1448, S. 2442


                                    H

Hawaii--S. 640, S. 1352
Hazardous Wastes and Toxic Substances--H.R. 623
Health Care Costs and Insurance--S. 1622
Health Facilities and Institutions--H.R. 623, S. 235, S. 1374, S. 1570, 
  S. 2713
Health Programs Administration and Funding--S. 385, S. 1131, S. 1570, S. 
  1622
Health Promotion and Preventative Care--S. 1131
Health--S. 385
Higher Education--S. 1131, S. 1622, S. 1998, S. 2458
Historical and Cultural Resources--S. 1447
Homelessness and Emergency Shelter--H.R. 4329, S. 2960
Housing and Community Development Funding--H.R. 4329, S. 640, S. 1352, 
  S. 2960
Housing Finance and Home Ownership--H.R. 4329, S. 640, S. 1352
Housing Supply and Affordability--H.R. 4329, S. 1352
Hunting and Fishing--S. 1374


                                    I

Idaho--S. 2040, S. 2041
Indian Claims--S. 434, S. 611, S. 919, S. 1219, S. 1394, S. 1447, S. 
  1448, S. 1818, S. 2040, S. 2442, S. 2503, S. 2923
Indian Lands and Resources Rights--H.R. 841, H.R. 1410, H.R. 2388, H.R. 
  2650, H.R. 4329, S. 161, S. 165, S. 402, S. 416, S. 434, S. 477, S. 
  513, S. 611, S. 919. S. 920, S. 1074, S. 1132, S. 1219, S. 1352, S. 
  1394, S. 1447, S. 1448, S. 1477, S. 1603, S. 1818, S. 2040, S. 2041, 
  S. 2132, S. 2188, S. 2442, S. 2465, S. 2479, S. 2480, S. 2503, S. 
  2670, S. 2847, S. 2923
Indian Social and Development Programs--H.R. 4329, S. 161, S. 385, S. 
  919, S. 1074, S. 1131, S. 1352, S. 1374, S. 1448, S. 1570, S. 1574, S. 
  1998, S. 2132, S. 2160, S. 2299, S. 2923, S. 2960
Intergovernmental Relations--S. 1474


                                    J

Judicial Procedure and Administration--S. 919, S. 1474
Judicial Review and Appeals--S. 165, S. 919
Jurisdiction and Venue--S. 2945
Juvenile Crime and Gang Violence--S. 1622


                                    K


                                    L

Labor Standards--S. 1352, S. 1477
Lakes and Rivers--S. 434, S. 1394, S. 2503
Land Transfers--H.R. 623, H.R. 841, H.R. 1410, H.R. 2388, H.R. 2650, S. 
  161, S. 235, S. 402, S. 416, S. 434, S. 477, S. 611, S. 920, S. 1074, 
  S. 1394, S. 2040, S. 2041, S. 2442, S. 2465, S. 2479, S. 2480, S. 
  2670, S. 2713, S. 2847, S. 2923
Land Use and Conservation--S. 2442, S. 2480
Language Arts--S. 1998
Law Enforcement Administration and Funding--S. 1474
Licensing and Registrations--S. 513, S. 1131
Lighting and Public Heating--S. 2132
Low-and Moderate-Income Housing--H.R. 4329, S. 640, S. 1352, S. 2960


                                    M

Meat--S. 1374
Medicaid--S. 1622
Mental Health--S. 1622
Metals--S. 2442
Michigan--S. 1603
Mining--S. 2442
Minnesota--H.R. 2650, S. 920
Minority Education--S. 1131, S. 1622, S. 1948, S. 1998, S. 2458
Minority Employment--S. 1574
Minority Health--H.R. 623, S. 235, S. 385, S. 1374, S. 1570, S. 1622, S. 
  2713
Montana--S. 161, S. 434, S. 1394, S. 2442
Monuments and Memorials--S. 1046
Motor Vehicles--S. 2480
Museums, Exhibitions, Cultural Centers--S. 1046


                                    N

Native Americans--H.R. 841, H.R. 1410, H.R. 2388, H.R. 2650, H.R. 4002, 
  H.R. 4329, S. 161, S. 165. S. 402, S. 416, S. 434, S. 477, S. 611, S. 
  640, S. 919, S. 920, S. 1046, S. 1074, S. 1131, S. 1132, S. 1219, S. 
  1352, S. 1374, S. 1394, S. 1447, S. 1448, S. 1474, S. 1477, S. 1570, 
  S. 1574, S. 1603, S. 1622, S. 1818, S. 1948, S. 1998, S. 2040, S. 
  2041, S. 2132, S 2160, S. 2188, S. 2299, S. 2442, S. 2458, S. 2465, S. 
  2479, S. 2480, S. 2503, S. 2668, S. 2670, S. 2847, S. 2923, S. 2945
Nevada--S. 1818, S. 2479, S. 2480
New Mexico--S. 611, S. 1447, S. 2465
North Carolina--S. 1132
Nutrition and Diet--S. 1131, S. 1374, S. 1622


                                    O

Oil and Gas--S. 2132
Oklahoma--H.R. 4002, S. 513
Oregon--H.R. 841, S. 402, S. 416
Outdoor Recreation--S. 434


                                    P

Pedestrians and Bicycling--S. 2480
Pipelines--S. 434
Preschool Education--S. 1131, S. 1622
Property Rights--S. 1074
Public Contracts and Procurement--S. 919, S. 2132, S. 2668
Public Housing--H.R. 4329, S. 2960
Public Lands and Natural Resources--H.R. 623, S. 235, S. 2713


                                    Q


                                    R

Residential Rehabilitation and Home Repair--H.R. 4329, S. 2132


                                    S

School Administration--S. 1131
Science and Engineering Education--S. 1131
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs--S.Res.52, S.Res.239
Smithsonian Institution--S. 1046
Social Work, Volunteer Service, Charitable Organizations--S. 1374, S. 
  1622
Solid Waste and Recycling--S. 1622
Sports and Recreation Facilities--S. 2480
State and Local Government Operations--S. 1574
Student Aid and College Costs--S. 1131, S. 2458


                                    T

Teaching, Teachers, Curricula--S. 1131, S. 1622, S. 1948, S. 1998, S. 
  2458
Texas--S. 2923


                                    U


                                    V

Veterans' Loans, Housing, Homeless Programs--H.R. 4329, S. 1352, S. 2960
Virginia--S. 1074
Vocational and Technical Education--S. 1131, S. 1622


                                    W

Wages and Earnings--S. 1352
Washington State--S. 1448
Water Quality--S. 1219
Water Resources Development--S. 513, S. 1394
Water Resources Funding--S. 434, S. 1394, S. 1447
Water Storage--S. 434, S. 1394
Water Use and Supply--S. 434, S. 1219, S. 1394, S. 1447, S. 1818, S. 
  2503
Watersheds--S. 1219, S. 2132
Wilderness and Natural Areas, Wildlife Refuges, Wild Rivers, Habitats--
  S. 2480
Wildlife Conservation and Habitat Protection--S. 434, S. 1447, S. 2480


                                    X


                                    Y


                                    Z


                                    Z
                              SPONSOR INDEX
                              SPONSOR INDEX
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Mr. Barrasso
S. 2132 Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act 
  Amendments of 2014



Mr. Baucus
S. 434 Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act of 2013



Mr. Begich
S. 385 A bill to deem the submission of certain claims to an Indian 
  Health Service contracting officer as timely.
S. 1374 Traditional Foods Nourishment Act of 2013
S. 1474 Alaska Safe Families and Villages Act of 2014
S. 2668 Self Determination Contract Report Commitment to Tribes Act



Ms. Boxer
S. 1219 Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement 
  Act
S. 2847 Economic Development Through Tribal Land Exchange Act



Mr. Burr
S. 1132 Lumbee Recognition Act



Ms. Cantwell
S. 919 Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act of 2014
S. 1352 Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination 
  Reauthorization Act of 2013
S. 1448 Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable 
  Compensation Act
S.Res.52 An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Senate 
  Committee on Indian Affairs
S.Res.239 An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Senate 
  Committee on Indian Affairs



Mr. Crapo
S. 165 Indian Trust Asset Reform Act
S. 2040 Blackfoot River Land Exchange Act of 2014
S. 2041 May 31, 1918 Act Repeal Act



Ms. Feinstein
S. 477 Tribal Gaming Eligibility Act



Mr. Flake
S. 2503 Bill Williams River Water Right Settlement Act of 2014



Mr. Franken
S. 920 Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Non-Intercourse Act of 
  2013



Mr. Franks, Trent
H.R. 1410 Keep the Promise Act of 2013



Ms. Heitkamp
S. 1622 Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native 
  Children Act



Ms. Hirono
S. 640 Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act of 2013
S. 1998 Native Adult Education and Literacy Act of 2014



Mr. Hoeven
S. 2160 Native American Children's Safety Act



Mr. Inhofe
S. 513 A bill to clarify the role of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma 
  regarding the maintenance of the W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam in the State 
  of Oklahoma.



Mr. Johnson
S. 2299 Native American Languages Reauthorization Act of 2014



Mr. Kaine
S. 1074 Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal 
  Recognition Act of 2013



Mr. McCain
S. 2670 Keep the Promise Act of 2014



Mr. McClintock, Tom
H.R. 2388 To take certain Federal lands located in El Dorado County, 
  California, into trust for the benefit of the Shingle Springs Band of 
  Miwok Indians, and for other purposes.



Mr. Moran
S. 1477 Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2013



Mr. Mullin, Markwayne
H.R. 4002 To revoke the charter of incorporation of the Miami Tribe of 
  Oklahoma at the request of that tribe, and for other purposes.



Mr. Merkley
S. 416 bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical 
  corrections, and for other purposes.



Ms. Murkowski
S. 235 Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Land Transfer Act
S. 1570 Indian Health Service Advance Appropriations Act of 2013
S. 1574 Indian Employment, Training and Related Services Consolidation 
  Act of 2014
S. 2713 A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the 
  Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation located in Bethel, Alaska.
S. 2945 A bill to repeal section 910 of the Violence Against Women 
  Reauthorization Act of 2013.



Mr. Nolan, Richard
H.R. 2650 Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Non-Intercourse Act 
  of 2013



Mr. Reid
S. 1818 Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe--Fish Springs Ranch Settlement Act
S. 2479 Moapa Band of Paiutes Land Conveyance Act
S. 2480 Nevada Native Nations Land Act



Mr. Schatz
S. 1046 Native American Veterans' Memorial Amendments Act of 2013



Mr. Schrader, Kurt
H.R. 841 To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to make technical 
  corrections, and for other purposes.



Ms. Stabenow
S. 1603 Gun Lake Trust Land Reaffirmation Act



Mr. Tester
S. 161 Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2013
S. 1394 Gros Ventre and Assiniboine Tribes of the Fort Belknap Indian 
  Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2013
S. 1948 Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act
S. 2188 A bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the 
  authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for 
  Indian tribes.
S. 2923 Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity 
  Settlement Act
S. 2960 A bill to provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk 
  Indian veterans.



Mr. Udall, Tom
S. 611 Sandia Pueblo Settlement Technical Amendment Act
S. 1131 Building upon Unique Indian Learning and Development Act
S. 1447 New Mexico Navajo Water Settlement Technical Corrections Act
S. 2465 Albuquerque Indian School Land Transfer Act



Mr. Walsh
S. 2442 Northern Cheyenne Lands Act
S. 2458 American Indian Teacher Loan Forgiveness Act of 2014



Mr. Wyden
S. 402 A bill to provide for the addition of certain real property to 
  the reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon.



Mr. Young, Don
H.R. 623 Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium Land Transfer Act
        JURISDICTION AND RULES OF THE COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS
        JURISDICTION AND RULES OF THE COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS

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  Adopted in a Committee Business Meeting, February 25, 2013
                      JURISDICTION--113th Congress
  [Extracted from Senate Document 106-6, Authority and Rules of Senate 
Committees, 1999-2000]
  The Committee was initially established as the Select Committee on 
Indian Affairs. Section 25 of S. Res. 71, 103rd Congress, 1st Session, 
redesignates it as the Committee on Indian Affairs.
  S. Res. 4, Sec. 105, 95th Congress, 1st Session (1977), as amended by 
S. Res. 127, 98th Congress, 2nd Session (1984).
  Bracketed terms reflect changes in the Committee's Membership for the 
103rd Congress made by S. Res. 18, 103rd Congress, 1st Session (1993), 
which amended paragraph 3(c) of Senate Rule XXV, and the renumbering of 
paragraphs in Senate Rule XXV effected by S. Res. 274, 96th Congress, 
1st Session (1979).
  (a)(1) There is established a Select Committee on Indian Affairs 
(hereafter in this section referred to as the ``select committee'') 
which shall consist of [eighteen] Members, [ten] to be appointed by the 
President of the Senate, upon the recommendation of the majority leader, 
from among Members of the majority party and [eight] to be appointed by 
the President of the Senate, upon the recommendation of the minority 
leader, from among the Members of the minority party. The select 
committee shall select a Chairman from among its Members.
  (2) A majority of the Members of the committee shall constitute a 
quorum thereof for the transaction of business, except that the select 
committee may fix a lesser number as a quorum for the purpose of taking 
testimony. The select committee shall adopt rules of procedure not 
inconsistent with this section and the rules of the Senate governing 
standing committees of the Senate.
  (3) Vacancies in the Membership of the select committee shall not 
affect the authority of the remaining Members to execute the functions 
of the select committee.
  (4) For purposes of [paragraph 4] of rule XXV of the Standing Rules of 
the Senate, service of a Senator as a Member or Chairman of the select 
committee shall not be taken into account.
  (b)(1) All proposed legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and 
other matters relating to Indian affairs shall be referred to the select 
committee.
  (2) It shall be the duty of the select committee to conduct a study of 
any and all matters pertaining to problems and opportunities of Indians, 
including but not limited to, Indian land management and trust 
responsibilities, Indian education, health, special services, and loan 
programs, and Indian claims against the United States.
  (3) The select committee shall from time to time report to the Senate, 
by bill or otherwise, its recommendations with respect to matters 
referred to the select committee or otherwise within its jurisdiction.
  (c)(1) For the purposes of this section, the select committee is 
authorized, in its discretion,
  (A) to make investigations into any matter within its jurisdiction,
  (B) to make expenditures from the contingent fund of the Senate,
  (C) to employ personnel,
  (D) to hold hearings,
  (E) to sit and act at any time or place during the sessions, recesses, 
and adjourned periods of the Senate,
  (F) to require, by subpoena or otherwise, the attendance of witnesses 
and the production of correspondence, books, papers, and documents,
  (G) to take depositions and other testimony,
  (H) to procure the services of individual consultants or organizations 
thereof, in accordance with the provisions of section 202(i) of the 
Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, and
  (I) with the prior consent of the Government department or agency 
concerned and the Committee on Rules and Administration, to use on a 
reimbursable basis the services of personnel of any such department or 
agency.
  (2) The Chairman of the select committee or any Member thereof may 
administer oaths to witnesses.
  (3) Subpoenas authorized by the select committee may be issued over 
the signature of the Chairman, or any Member of the select committee 
designated by the Chairman, and may be served by any person designated 
by the Chairman or the Member signing the subpoena.
                RULES OF THE COMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS
  Adopted in a Committee Business Meeting, February 25, 2013
  Senate Standing Rule XXVI requires each committee to adopt rules to 
govern the procedures of the committee and to publish those rules in the 
Congressional Record not later than March 1 of the first year of each 
Congress. On February 25, 2013, the Committee on Indian Affairs held a 
business meeting during which the Members of the committee unanimously 
adopted rules to govern the procedures of the committee. The rules were 
printed in the Congressional Record on February 25, 2013. The rules, as 
adopted, are below:
              COMMITTEE RULES OF PROCEDURE--113th CONGRESS
  Rule 1. The Standing Rules of the Senate, Senate Resolution 4, and the 
provisions of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, as amended by 
the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970, as supplemented by these 
rules, are adopted as the rules of the Committee to the extent the 
provisions of such Rules, Resolution, and Acts are applicable to the 
Committee on Indian Affairs.
                        MEETING OF THE COMMITTEE
  Rule 2. The Committee shall meet on Wednesday/Thursday while the 
Congress is in session for the purpose of conducting business, unless 
for the convenience of the Members, the Chairman shall set some other 
day for a meeting. Additional meetings may be called by the Chairman as 
he may deem necessary.
                       OPEN HEARINGS AND MEETINGS
  Rule 3(a). Hearings and business meetings of the Committee shall be 
open to the public except when the Chairman by a majority vote orders a 
closed hearing or meeting.(b). Except as otherwise provided in the Rules 
of the Senate, a transcript or electronic recording shall be kept of 
each hearing and business meeting of the Committee.
                            HEARING PROCEDURE
  Rule 4(a). Public notice, including notice to Members of the 
Committee, shall be given of the date, place and subject matter of any 
hearing to be held by the Committee at least one week in advance of such 
hearing unless the Chairman of the Committee, with the concurrence of 
the Vice Chairman, determines that holding the hearing would be non-
controversial or that special circumstances require expedited procedures 
and a majority of the Committee Members attending concurs. In no case 
shall a hearing be conducted with less than 24 hours' notice.
  (b). Each witness who is to appear before the Committee shall submit 
his or her testimony by way of electronic mail, at least 48 hours in 
advance of a hearing, in a format determined by the Committee and sent 
to an electronic mail address specified by the Committee.
  (c). Each Member shall be limited to five (5) minutes of questioning 
of any witness until such time as all Members attending who so desire 
have had an opportunity to question the witness unless the Committee 
shall decide otherwise.
                         BUSINESS MEETING AGENDA
  Rule 5(a). A legislative measure or subject shall be included in the 
agenda of the next following business meeting of the Committee if a 
written request by a Member for consideration of such measure or subject 
has been filed with the Chairman of the Committee at least one week 
prior to such meeting. Nothing in this rule shall be construed to limit 
the authority of the Chairman of the Committee to include legislative 
measures or subjects on the Committee agenda in the absence of such 
request.
  (b). Any bill, resolution, or other matter to be considered by the 
Committee at a business meeting shall be filed with the Clerk of the 
Committee. Notice of, and the agenda for, any business meeting of the 
Committee, and a copy of any bill, resolution, or other matter to be 
considered at the meeting, shall be provided to each Member and made 
available to the public at least three days prior to such meeting, and 
no new items may be added after the agenda is published except by the 
approval of a majority of the Members of the Committee. The notice and 
agenda of any business meeting may be provided to the Members by 
electronic mail, provided that a paper copy will be provided to any 
Member upon request. The Clerk shall promptly notify absent Members of 
any action taken by the Committee on matters not included in the 
published agenda.
  (c). Any amendment(s) to any bill or resolution to be considered shall 
be filed with the Clerk not less than 24 hours in advance. This rule may 
be waived by the Chairman with the concurrence of the Vice Chairman.
                                 QUORUM
  Rule 6(a). Except as provided in subsection (b), a majority of the 
Members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business of the 
Committee. Except as provided in Senate Rule XXVI 7(a), a quorum is 
presumed to be present unless the absence of a quorum is noted by a 
Member.
  (b). One Member shall constitute a quorum for the purpose of 
conducting a hearing or taking testimony on any measure or matter before 
the Committee.
                                 VOTING
  Rule 7(a). A recorded vote of the Members shall be taken upon the 
request of any Member.
  (b). A measure may be reported without a recorded vote from the 
Committee unless an objection is made by a Member, in which case a 
recorded vote by the Members shall be required. A Member shall have the 
right to have his or her additional views included in the Committee 
report in accordance with Senate Rule XXVI 10.
  (c). A Committee vote to report a measure to the Senate shall also 
authorize the staff of the Committee to make necessary technical and 
conforming changes to the measure.
  (d). Proxy voting shall be permitted on all matters, except that 
proxies may not be counted for the purpose of determining the presence 
of a quorum. Unless further limited, a proxy shall be exercised only for 
the date for which it is given and upon the terms published in the 
agenda for that date.
                SWORN TESTIMONY AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
  Rule 8(a). Witnesses in Committee hearings may be required to give 
testimony under oath whenever the Chairman or Vice Chairman of the 
Committee deems it to be necessary.
  (b). At any hearing to confirm a Presidential nomination, the 
testimony of the nominee, and at the request of any Member, any other 
witness shall be under oath. Every nominee shall submit a financial 
statement, on forms to be perfected by the Committee, which shall be 
sworn to by the nominee as to its completeness and accuracy. All such 
statements shall be made public by the Committee unless the Committee, 
in executive session, determines that special circumstances require a 
full or partial exception to this rule.
  (c). Members of the Committee are urged to make public a complete 
disclosure of their financial interests on forms to be perfected by the 
Committee in the manner required in the case of Presidential nominees.
                         CONFIDENTIAL TESTIMONY
  Rule 9. No confidential testimony taken by, or confidential material 
presented to the Committee or any report of the proceedings of a closed 
Committee hearing or business meeting shall be made public in whole or 
in part, or by way of summary, unless authorized by a majority of the 
Members of the Committee at a business meeting called for the purpose of 
making such a determination.
                          DEFAMATORY STATEMENTS
  Rule 10. Any person whose name is mentioned or who is specifically 
identified in, or who believes that testimony or other evidence 
presented at, an open Committee hearing tends to defame him or her or 
otherwise adversely affect his or her reputation may file with the 
Committee for its consideration and action a sworn statement of facts 
relevant to such testimony of evidence.
                  BROADCASTING OF HEARINGS OR MEETINGS
  Rule 11. Any meeting or hearing by the Committee which is open to the 
public may be covered in whole or in part by television, Internet, radio 
broadcast, or still photography. Photographers and reporters using 
mechanical recording, filming, or broadcasting devices shall position 
their equipment so as not to interfere with the sight, vision, and 
hearing of Members and staff on the dais or with the orderly process of 
the meeting or hearing.
                          AUTHORIZING SUBPOENAS
  Rule 12. The Chairman may, with the agreement of the Vice Chairman, or 
the Committee may, by majority vote, authorize the issuance of 
subpoenas.
                           AMENDING THE RULES
  Rule 13. These rules may be amended only by a vote of a majority of 
all the Members of the Committee in a business meeting of the Committee: 
Provided, that no vote may be taken on any proposed amendment unless 
such amendment is reproduced in full in the Committee agenda for such 
meeting at least seven (7) days in advance of such meeting.

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