[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 105 (Tuesday, June 23, 2026)]
[Senate]
[Page S3124]
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SA 6000. Ms. HIRONO submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
her to the bill S. 4784, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2027 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:
At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:
SEC. 1__. SENSE OF CONGRESS RELATING TO INDIAN TRIBES AND
NATIVE HAWAIIANS.
It is the sense of Congress that the United States,
including the Trump Administration, shall uphold the Federal
trust and treaty responsibilities to Indian Tribes and
Federal obligations to the Native Hawaiian community,
including by--
(1) upholding treaty rights, reserved rights, and any other
rights and obligations under Federal law;
(2) supporting self-determination efforts by Native
communities;
(3) fulfilling obligations under presidential memoranda and
Executive orders; and
(4) conducting--
(A) early and robust government-to-government consultation
with Indian Tribes; and
(B) meaningful outreach and engagement with Native
Hawaiians.
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