NATIVE AMERICANS

Amendments

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe: provide for equitable compensation (S. 964), S10896 [24OC], H10069 [18OC]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), S10105 [6OC], S10781, S10809 [19OC]

Craig, AK: land conveyance (S. 1797), S2799 [13AP]

Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California (S. 2751), S11258, S11274 [27OC]

Dept. of HHS: enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (H.R. 1167), S7715 [26JY]

———enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (S. 979), S2123 [4AP]

Employment: emphasize the need for job creation on Indian reservations (S. 1509), S4214 [18MY]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1630 [30MR], H1764, H1765 [4AP], H1868, H1889, H1902, H1905, H1907, H1908, H1909, H1911, H1916, H1917, H1919, H1922, H1936 [6AP]

Lawyers and attorneys: provide technical and legal assistance for tribal justice systems and members of Indian tribes (S. 1508), S11756 [11DE]

Montana: authorize construction of the Fort Peck Reservation Rural County Water Supply System (S. 624), S10540 [13OC]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: technical corrections (S. 400), S827 [24FE], S891, S895, S896 [28FE]

North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and habitats (S. 623), S10530, S10592 [13OC]

Public lands: amend laws relative to the lands of the Muscogee-Creek, Seminole, Cherokee, Chickasawa and Choctaw Nations, historically referred to as the Five Civilized Tribes (H.R. 5308), H10069 [18OC]

———reduce the fractionated ownership of Indian lands (S. 1586), S7698, S7704 [26JY]

Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: establish (S. 2950), S9966, S9998 [5OC]

Santa Fe, NM: authorize expansion of the Palace of the Governors Hispanic and Native American history museum (S. 1727), S2784, S2807, S2808 [13AP]

Substance abuse: authorize the integration and consolidation of alcohol and substance abuse programs and services provided by tribal governments (S. 1507), S5054 [13JN]

Timbisha Shoshone Tribe: provide a permanent land base (S. 2102), S7254, S7293, S7294 [19JY]

Ziolkowski, Korczak: issue commemorative postage stamp (S. Res. 371), S10933, S10934, S10940 [24OC]

Analyses

American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act (H.R. 5640), H11986-H11991 [5DE]

Indian Tribal Enterprise and Alaska Native Corporations Participation Expansion in the HUBZone Program (S. 2569), S4020 [16MY]

Ownership and Operation of Irrigation Works on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Reservation in Maricopa County, AZ (H.R. 2820), H8716 [3OC]

Articles and editorials

Missouri River Trust Fund Is Worthy Idea, S1682 [23MR]

Tribal Matriarch Chacon Dies at 89, E591 [13AP]

Bills and resolutions

Alaska: Federal recognition of the King Salmon Traditional Village and the Shoonaq' Tribe of Kodiak (see H.R. 4842), H5955 [12JY]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: clarify the process of allotments to Alaskan Natives who are veterans (see H.R. 4345), H2339 [13AP]

American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program: improve (see S. 2353), S2107 [4AP] (see H.R. 3629), H340 [10FE]

Arizona: provide for adjustments to the Central Arizona Project (see S. 3231), S10926 [24OC] (see H.R. 5529), H10808 [24OC]

Arts and humanities: improve the cause of action for misrepresentation of Indian arts and crafts (see S. 2872), S6841 [14JY]

BIA: clarify administration of Indian Reservation Road and Bridge Program (see S. 2283), S1671 [23MR]

———issue school construction funding bonds (see S. 2580), S4103 [17MY]

Business and industry: provide for business development and trade promotion (see S. 2719), S5027 [13JN]

California: restore Federal recognition to the Native Americans of the Graton Rancheria (see S. 2633), S4460 [25MY]

———restore reservation lands of the Elk Valley Band of Indians of the Elk Valley Rancheria (see H.R. 4338), H2339 [13AP]

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance of a statue of Chief Washakie for placement in National Statuary Hall (see S. Con. Res. 115), S4297 [23MY] (see H. Con. Res. 333), H3649 [23MY]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (see S. 2508), S3514 [4MY]

Community development: authorize tribes to coordinate and integrate Federal funding dedicated to the development of communities (see S. 2052), S612 [10FE]

———expand participation in the HUBZone Program to Indian Tribal enterprises and Alaska Native corporations (see S. 2569), S4014 [16MY]

Coushatta Tribe: lease or transfer of tribal land not held in trust by the U.S. (see S. 2792), S5884 [27JN] (see H.R. 5398), H9011 [5OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California (see S. 2751), S5360 [19JN]

———encourage efficient use of existing resources and assets relative to Indian agricultural research, development, and exports (see S. 2282), S1671 [23MR]

Dept. of HHS: enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (H.R. 1167), concur with Senate amendment (see H. Res. 562), H6777 [24JY]

Digital Bridge Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 4477), H3308 [17MY]

Education: provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (see S. 2978), S7840 [27JY]

Fort Pierre, SD: authorize construction of Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place (see H.R. 5528), H10808 [24OC]

———authorize construction of Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place (H.R. 5528), corrections in enrollment (see S. Con. Res. 161), S11762 [11DE]

Gambling: prohibit gaming on certain Indian trust lands in California that were purchased with Federal grants (see H.R. 5477), H10036 [17OC]

Georgia: Federal recognition of the Lower Muscogee-Creek Indian Tribe (see S. 2771), S5662 [22JN] (see H.R. 4730), H5083 [23JN]

Government: anniversary of Indian self-determination policy (see S. Res. 277), S1671 [23MR]

———technical corrections to certain laws (see S. 3031), S8413 [12SE]

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S toward Native Hawaiians (see S. 2899), S7393 [20JY] (see H.R. 4904), H6717 [20JY]

Housing: expand homeownership (see S. 3274), S11575 [5DE] (see H.R. 5640), H12017 [5DE]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), consideration (see H. Res. 460), H1851 [5AP]

Income: treatment of certain income for tribe members, age 50 or older, relative to determining eligibility for means-tested public assistance benefits (see H.R. 4858), H6051 [13JY]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: amend (see S. 2920), S7542 [25JY]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see S. 2526), S3692 [9MY]

Indian racial preference laws: repeal (see H.R. 5523), H10473 [19OC]

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act: contract support costs (see H.R. 4148), H1628 [30MR]

Indiana: restore Federal recognition to the Native Americans of the Miami Nation (see H.R. 5403), H9011 [5OC]

Land use: establish a streamlined process to enable the Navajo Nation to lease certain trust lands (see S. 2665), S4460 [25MY]

Languages: support the development of Native American Language Survival Schools (see S. 2688), S4669 [7JN]

Medicare: modify billing requirements for certain Indian health care providers (see S. 3270), S11537 [14NO]

Michigan: Federal recognition of the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (see H.R. 4703), H4783 [20JN]

Missouri River: establish a trust fund to improve conservation, public use, erosion control, and maintenance of fish and wildlife in South Dakota (see S. 2291), S1671 [23MR] (see H.R. 5527), H10808 [24OC]

National Centers for Distance Working: establish (see S. 2447), S2728 [13AP]

Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy: establish (see S. 2921), S7542 [25JY] (see H.R. 4631), H4174 [9JN]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2408), S2616 [12AP] (see H.R. 4527), H3649 [23MY]

New Mexico: require the valuation of nontribal interest ownership of subsurface rights within the boundaries of the Acoma Indian Reservation (see H.R. 4724), H5036 [22JN]

Oklahoma: clarify the Federal relationship between the Shawnee Tribe and Cherokee Nation (see S. 3019), S8197 [7SE] (see H.R. 5207), H7870 [19SE]

———eliminate requirement of requesting Dept. of the Interior approval for Indian tribes to enter into contracts (see S. 3013), S8197 [7SE]

Oregon: use of trust land and resources of the Confederated Tribes of the Warm Springs Reservation (see H.R. 5681), H12532 [15DE]

Peltier, Leonard: deny clemency from life sentences being served for the murder of FBI agents (see H. Res. 680), H12532 [15DE]

Poarch Band of Creek Indians: prohibit gaming on certain lands taken into trust (see H.R. 5494), H10256 [18OC]

Public lands: amend laws relative to the lands of the Muscogee-Creek, Seminole, Cherokee, Chickasawa and Choctaw Nations, historically referred to as the Five Civilized Tribes (see S. 3182), S10153 [10OC] (see H.R. 5308), H8200 [26SE]

———settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (see H.R. 4643), H4336 [13JN]

Roads and highways: ensure full obligation authority for the Indian reservation roads program (see S. 2093), S799 [24FE]

Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: establish (see S. 2950), S7839 [27JY] (see H.R. 5371), H8735 [3OC]

Santa Domingo Pueblo: land claims settlement (see S. 2917), S7542 [25JY] (see H.R. 5374), H8735 [3OC]

Santa Fe, NM: authorize expansion of the Palace of the Governors Hispanic and Native American history museum (see H.R. 4126), H1588 [29MR]

Schools: encourage teaching of the role of Native Americans in U.S. history and culture and the leading of community service projects that further such education (see H. Res. 487), H2410 [2MY]

Shivwits Band of Paiute Indians: settlement of water rights claims (see S. 2351), S2107 [4AP]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (see S. 2217), S1315 [8MR] (see H.R. 4259), H2238 [12AP]

States: permit landowners to assert otherwise-available State law defenses against property claims by Indian tribes (see S. 2909), S7477 [24JY] (see H.R. 5498), H10256 [18OC]

Taxation: payment of State taxes on the sale of cigarettes and motor fuel by tribal retail enterprises to persons that are not members of the tribe (see H.R. 5244), H7990 [21SE]

———treatment of Indian tribal governments as State, local governments or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment compensation (see H.R. 4556), H3867 [25MY]

Telecommunications: provide loans for the improvement of services on Indian reservations (see S. 3114), S9267 [26SE]

Timbisha Shoshone Tribe: provide a permanent land base (see S. 2102), S799 [24FE] (see H.R. 5322), H8406 [27SE]

Utah: transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (see S. 2588), S4190 [18MY] (see H.R. 4165), H1762 [4AP]

Veterans: tribute (see S. Con. Res. 137), S8759 [19SE] (see H. Con. Res. 403), H7722 [18SE]

Virginia: Federal recognition of the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Pamunkey, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (see H.R. 5073), H7209 [27JY]

Western Shoshone Tribe: distribution of land claim judgement funds (see S. 2795), S5884 [27JN]

White Earth Tribal and Community College: add to list of land grant institutions (see S. 2802), S5884 [27JN] (see H.R. 5280), H8061 [25SE]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (see S.J. Res. 44), S2347 [6AP] (see H.J. Res. 98), H2238 [12AP]

Ziolkowski, Korczak: issue commemorative postage stamp (see S. Res. 371), S10412 [12OC]

Zuni Pueblo Tribe: provide trust fund expenditures (see H.R. 4725), H5036 [22JN]

Cost Estimates

Lease or transfer of certain Minnesota land owned by the Lower Sioux Indian Community (H.R. 2484): CBO, E211 [1MR]

Letters

American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act: Frank O'Bannon, Governor of Indiana, H1900 [6AP]

BIA school construction funding: Loretta De Long, Turtle Mountain Agency, S9817 [4OC]

Central Arizona Project adjustments: Jane Dee Hull, Governor of Arizona, S10930 [24OC], E1905 [25OC]

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), E1866 [19OC]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), E1866 [19OC]

Clarify the process of allotments to Alaskan Natives who are veterans under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: John Berry, Dept. of the Interior, H9615 [10OC]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes water rights claims final settlement: Bill Owens, Governor of Colorado, S10777 [19OC]

———John Baker, Jr., Southern Ute Indian Tribe, and Ernest Heuse, Sr., Ute Mountain Ute Tribe, S10778, S10779 [19OC]

———John E. Echohawk, Native American Rights Fund (organization), S10779 [19OC]

———Ken Salazar, Colorado Attorney General, S10777 [19OC]

———L. Randy Kirkpatrick, San Juan, NM, Water Commission, S10779 [19OC]

———Richard P. Cheney, New Mexico Interstate Stream Commission, S10778 [19OC]

Ensure full obligation authority for the Indian reservation roads program: Connie Niva, Washington State Transportation Commission, S806 [24FE]

———David McKinney, Intertribal Transportation Association, S807 [24FE]

———Kelsey A. Begaye, Navajo Nation, S807 [24FE]

———Pete K. Rahn, New Mexico State Highway and Transportation Dept., S806 [24FE]

Moratorium on Dept. of the Interior implementation of certain Indian gaming regulations or tribal-State gambling compacts: Bill Pryor, Alabama Attorney General, S6532 [12JY]

———Robert A. Butterworth, Florida Attorney General, S6532 [12JY]

Native Americans rural development programs funding: JoAnn K. Chase, National Congress of American Indians, S7374 [20JY]

———Veronica N. Gonzales, American Indian Higher Education Consortium, S7374 [20JY]

Native Americans' self-governance enhancement relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities: Representative Bliley, Committee on Commerce (House), H6754 [24JY]

———Representative Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), H6754 [24JY]

Ownership and operation of irrigation works on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community reservation in Maricopa County, AZ: David J. Hayes, Dept. of the Interior, H8717 [3OC]

Tax treatment of Native American Armed Forces members: Representatives George Miller, Skelton, and Don Young, Committee on Resources (House), E417 [27MR]

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act: Eric E. Yoder, Imperial, CA, Irrigation District, H7667 [18SE]

———Richard M. Milanovich, Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, H7666 [18SE]

———Tom Levy, Coachella Valley, CA, Water District, H7667 [18SE]

Venetie Tribal Government Council negotiation rights relative to lands offered for competitive oil and gas leases: Native Village of Venetie, S1318 [8MR], S1647 [23MR]

Lists

Central Arizona Project Adjustments participants, S10930 [24OC], E1905 [25OC]

Motions

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), S10985 [25OC]

Petitions and memorials

Affiliated Tribes of Northwest Indians: ensure full obligation authority for the Indian reservation roads program, S807 [24FE]

Washington State Transportation Commission: ensure full obligation authority for the Indian reservation roads program, S807 [24FE]

Press releases

Arctic Refuge Needs Your Help: Sierra Club, S1318 [8MR]

Proposals

Venetie Tribal Government Council negotiation rights relative to lands offered for competitive oil and gas leases: Native Village of Venetie, S1318 [8MR], S1647 [23MR]

Remarks in House

Ak-Chin Indian Community: settlement of water rights claims (H.R. 2647), H2662, H2663 [9MY]

Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Chugach Alaska Corp., E2041 [31OC]

———conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (S. 430), H3481, H3482 [22MY]

———Federal recognition of the King Salmon Traditional Village and the Shoonaq' Tribe of Kodiak (H.R. 4842), E1219 [13JY]

———improve Federal hiring and contracting of natives (S. 748), H10514 [23OC]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: clarify the process of allotments to Alaskan Natives who are veterans (H.R. 4345), H9614-H9616 [10OC], H9841 [12OC]

Algodones, NM: tribute to Traditions! A Festival Marketplace, E1817 [17OC]

American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program: improve (H.R. 3629), H2365-H2367 [2MY]

Arizona: provide for adjustments to the Central Arizona Project (H.R. 5529), E1904, E1932 [25OC]

Arts and humanities: improve the cause of action for misrepresentation of Indian arts and crafts (S. 2872), H10512 [23OC]

BIA: acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, and brutality in the treatment of Native Americans, E1453 [13SE]

———insure equitable distribution of Indian Health Service medical assistance payments to underfunded tribes, H4475 [14JN]

———issue school construction funding bonds, H4583 [15JN]

Bureau of Reclamation: reauthorize participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy (H.R. 1787), H5670, H5671 [10JY]

———reauthorize participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy (S. 1027), H7399 [12SE]

Business and industry: provide for business development and trade promotion (S. 2719), H10509-H10511 [23OC]

———reduce Federal oversight over contracts and choice of counsel, and require disclosure of tribal governments' sovereign immunity in contracts (S. 613), H520 [29FE]

———review Government regulations relative to economic development and investment on Indian lands (S. 614), H10508, H10509 [23OC]

California: rescinding of personalized automobile license plate relative to perceived offensive connotation, H1081 [16MR]

———restore Federal recognition to the Native Americans of the Graton Rancheria (H.R. 946), H4603-H4605 [19JN], E2012 [28OC]

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance of a statue of Chief Washakie for placement in National Statuary Hall (H. Con. Res. 333), H5175-H5177 [27JN], E825 [24MY]

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe: provide for equitable compensation (S. 964), H10028-H10032 [17OC], H10069, H10082 [18OC]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims, H12489 [15DE]

Coushatta Tribe: lease or transfer of tribal land not held in trust by the U.S. (H.R. 5398), H9983, H9984 [17OC]

Dept. of HHS: enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (H.R. 1167), concur with Senate amendment (H. Res. 562), H6753, H6754 [24JY]

Dept. of HUD: include builders and building inspectors on consensus committee for development, revision, and interpretation of safety standards for manufactured home construction, H1902 [6AP]

———Native American housing programs funding, H4626 [19JN]

Dept. of Justice: Indian Country Law Enforcement Initiative funding, H4984, H4986-H4989 [22JN]

Dept. of the Interior: Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project authorization, H12492 [15DE]

———prohibit funding for approval of gaming on Indian lands by any means other than tribal-State compacts, H4578-H4583 [15JN]

———prohibit funding for interim storage of spent radioactive waste on Skull Valley Band of Goshute Indian reservation lands, H5275 [27JN]

Education: Impact Aid Program funding, E1008 [14JN], E1026 [15JN]

Employment: emphasize the need for job creation on Indian reservations (S. 1509), H10511, H10512 [23OC]

Fort Pierre, SD: authorize construction of Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place (H.R. 5528), H11327-H11349 [26OC], E2012 [28OC], E2041 [31OC]

———authorize construction of Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place (H.R. 5528), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 161), H12088 [14DE]

Gambling: prohibit gaming on certain Indian trust lands in California that were purchased with Federal grants (H.R. 5477), H11899, H11900 [14NO]

Glacier Bay National Park: management of fishing activities (S. 501), H10505, H10506 [23OC]

Government regulations: decrease the requisite blood quantum required for membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe (H.R. 1460), H7413, H7414 [12SE]

Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippwea Indians: anniversary, E833 [25MY]

Harding, Barry: National Indian Education Association National Indian Educator of the Year recipient, E1856 [19OC]

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians (H.R. 4904), H8146-H8153 [26SE]

———express the policy of the U.S toward Native Hawaiians (H.R. 4904), E1301 [21JY]

Housing: expand homeownership, E1910 [25OC], E1974 [28OC]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), H1801 [5AP], H1857-H1941 [6AP], H7744 [19SE], E520 [10AP], E527 [11AP], E775 [19MY], E1921 [25OC]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), amendment process, H1623 [30MR]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), consideration (H. Res. 460), H1855-H1857 [6AP]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), corrections in engrossment, H1941 [6AP]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 5640), H11960-H11996 [5DE], E2149 [7DE], E2173 [11DE], E2182 [14DE]

———provide Federal housing assistance to Native Hawaiians, H1901 [6AP], E775 [19MY], E1907 [25OC], E2173 [11DE]

Humboldt State University: anniversary of Indian Teacher and Educational Personnel Program, E1466 [13SE]

Indian Health Service: extend program for direct billing of Medicare, Medicaid, and other third party payors and expand program eligibility to other tribes and tribal organizations (S. 406), H9957-H9959 [17OC]

———funding, H4557-H4569, H4583 [15JN]

Indian racial preference laws: repeal (H.R. 5523), E1864 [19OC]

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act: contract support costs (H.R. 4148), H10026-H10028 [17OC], H10082 [18OC], E462 [30MR]

Indiana: restore Federal recognition to the Native Americans of the Miami Nation (H.R. 5403), H8896 [5OC]

Lawyers and attorneys: provide technical and legal assistance for tribal justice systems and members of Indian tribes (S. 1508), H10506, H10508 [23OC]

Mendocino County, CA: tribute to Round Valley Indian Tribe STOP Violence Against Indian Women Program, E847 [25MY]

Minnesota: lease or transfer of certain land owned by the Lower Sioux Indian Community (H.R. 2484), H521 [29FE]

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians: make technical corrections to the status of certain land held in trust (S. 1967), H4602, H4603 [19JN]

Missouri River: establish a trust fund to improve conservation, public use, erosion control, and maintenance of fish and wildlife in South Dakota, H11829 [3NO]

———establish a trust fund to improve conservation, public use, erosion control, and maintenance of fish and wildlife in South Dakota (H.R. 5527), E1890 [24OC]

Montana: authorize construction of the Fort Peck Reservation Rural County Water Supply System (S. 624), H7401-H7403 [12SE]

National forests: prohibit funding to conduct prescribed burns on Federal lands without tribal, State, and local government notification, H4577 [15JN]

Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy: establish (H.R. 4631), E965 [9JN]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal, H12492 [15DE]

New Mexico: require the valuation of nontribal interest ownership of subsurface rights within the boundaries of the Acoma Indian Reservation (H.R. 4724), E1082 [22JN]

New York: Federal district court decision on involvement of landowners in Oneida Indian land claim case, H8053 [25SE]

Public lands: amend laws relative to the lands of the Muscogee-Creek, Seminole, Cherokee, Chickasawa and Choctaw Nations, historically referred to as the Five Civilized Tribes (H.R. 5308), H9969-H9975 [17OC]

———amend laws relative to the lands of the Muscogee-Creek, Seminole, Cherokee, Chickasawa and Choctaw Nations, historically referred to as the Five Civilized Tribes (H.R. 5308), corrections in engrossment, H10069 [18OC]

———reduce the fractionated ownership of Indian lands (S. 1586), H10499-H10504 [23OC]

———settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians (H.R. 4643), H7663-H7667 [18SE]

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community: ownership and operation of irrigation works on reservation in Maricopa County, AZ (H.R. 2820), H8713-H8717 [3OC], E1703 [6OC]

Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: establish (S. 2950), H10497, H10498 [23OC], E1897, E1921 [25OC]

Santa Domingo Pueblo: land claims settlement (S. 2917), H9963-H9966 [17OC]

Santa Fe, NM: authorize expansion of the Palace of the Governors Hispanic and Native American history museum (H.R. 4126), E452 [30MR]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (H.R. 4259), H2172 [12AP], H8188-H8191 [26SE]

Stryker, Kristin: Prudential Insurance Co., of America Spirit of Community Award recipient for Ohio, E400 [23MR]

Taxation: treatment of Native American Armed Forces members, E417 [27MR]

Timbisha Shoshone Tribe: provide a permanent land base (S. 2102), H9976-H9979 [17OC]

Utah: settlement of water rights claims of the Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe (H.R. 3291), H6954-H6958 [25JY]

———transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (H.R. 4165), E499 [5AP]

Veterans: clarify the process of allotments to Alaskan Natives who are veterans (H.R. 4345), E561 [13AP]

Viejas Band of Kumeyaay Indians: San Diego-Imperial Counties Labor Council, AFL-CIO, Spirit of Cooperation Award recipient, E787 [19MY]

Washington: proposal to resume whale hunting by the Makah Indian Tribe, H240 [8FE], H2171 [12AP]

———resumption of whale hunting by the Makah Indian Tribe, H7067 [26JY]

Wellton-Mohawk Irrigation and Drainage District: convey certain works, facilities, and titles of the Gila Project (S. 356), H3886, H3887 [6JN], H4019 [7JN], E917 [8JN], E923 [9JN]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (H.J. Res. 98), H2168 [12AP], H2319 [13AP], H3558-H3563 [23MY], E546 [12AP], E829 [24MY], E877 [25MY]

———support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (S.J. Res. 44), H3563 [23MY]

Zuni Pueblo Tribe: provide trust fund expenditures (H.R. 4725), E1082 [22JN]

Remarks in Senate

Ak-Chin Indian Community: settlement of water rights claims (H.R. 2647), S9397 [27SE]

Alaska: conveyance of certain lands to the Chugach Alaska Corp., S11757, S11758 [11DE]

———conveyance of certain lands to the Kake Tribal Corp. (S. 430), S9116 [22SE]

———tribute to business efforts relative to donation of dog food to Alaskans along the Yukon River, S10398 [12OC]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: restore certain lands to the Elim Native Corp. (H.R. 3090), S2798 [13AP]

American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program: funding, S6199 [30JN]

———improve (H.R. 3629), S4214, S4215 [18MY]

———improve (S. 2353), S2116 [4AP]

Arizona: provide for adjustments to the Central Arizona Project (S. 3231), S10929-S10931 [24OC]

Arts and humanities: improve the cause of action for misrepresentation of Indian arts and crafts (S. 2872), S6842 [14JY], S10009 [5OC]

BIA: clarify administration of Indian Reservation Road and Bridge Program (S. 2283), S1677 [23MR]

———health care, education, economic development, and infrastructure funding, S6503-S6505 [12JY]

———issue school construction funding bonds (S. 2580), S4106 [17MY]

———issue school construction funding bonds (S. 2580), star print, S10735 [18OC]

———protection of Indian programs funding relative to payment of Ramah Navajo Chapter lawsuit settlement, S7088 [18JY]

———school construction funding, S9816-S9818 [4OC]

———trust services programs funding, S7094 [18JY]

Bureau of Reclamation: feasibility study on rehabilitation of the municipal water system at the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in New Mexico (H.R. 3051), S6033 [28JN]

———Hopi-Western Navajo water development study funding, S9454 [28SE], S10402 [12OC]

Business and industry: provide for business development and trade promotion (S. 2719), S6034 [28JN]

California: restore Federal recognition to the Native Americans of the Graton Rancheria, S11759 [11DE]

———restore Federal recognition to the Native Americans of the Graton Rancheria (S. 2633), S4463 [25MY]

Capitol Building and Grounds: acceptance of a statue of Chief Washakie for placement in National Statuary Hall (H. Con. Res. 333), S6035 [28JN]

———acceptance of a statue of Chief Washakie for placement in National Statuary Hall (S. Con. Res. 115), S4324 [23MY]

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe: provide for equitable compensation (S. 964), S10896 [24OC]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes: final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), S3521 [4MY], S10107 [6OC], S10776-S10785 [19OC], S10984-S10986 [25OC], S11120 [26OC]

———final settlement of water rights claims (S. 2508), unanimous-consent agreement, S5753 [23JN], S10737 [18OC]

Community development: authorize tribes to coordinate and integrate Federal funding dedicated to the development of communities (S. 2052), S614 [10FE]

———expand participation in the HUBZone Program to Indian Tribal enterprises and Alaska Native corporations (S. 2569), S4019-S4021 [16MY]

Coushatta Tribe: lease or transfer of tribal land not held in trust by the U.S., S11758, S11759 [11DE]

Craig, AK: land conveyance (S. 1797), S2799 [13AP]

———monetary compensation in lieu of land conveyance, S7093 [18JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California (S. 2751), S5362 [19JN], S11274 [27OC]

———encourage efficient use of existing resources and assets relative to Indian agricultural research, development, and exports (S. 2282), S1675 [23MR]

———Native Americans rural development programs funding, S7374 [20JY]

———Rural Utilities Service Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program funding, S7440 [21JY]

———use of Food Stamp Program funds to purchase bison meat for the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations, S7439 [21JY]

Dept. of Defense: clarify exception for outsourcing of certain civilian functions to Native American contractors, S5019 [13JN]

Dept. of Energy: interim storage of spent radioactive waste on Goshute Indian reservation lands, S8566 [14SE]

Dept. of HHS: enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (H.R. 1167), S7715 [26JY]

———enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (H.R. 1167), insert S. 979 language in lieu, S2138 [4AP]

———enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities (S. 979), S2131-S2138 [4AP]

Dept. of the Interior: Animas-La Plata Federal reclamation project authorization, S10776-S10785 [19OC], S10984 [25OC]

———extend moratorium on implementation of certain Indian gaming regulations or tribal-State gambling compacts, S6530-S6536 [12JY]

———implementation of tribal self-governance regulations, S7536 [25JY]

Education: Impact Aid Program funding, S2062, S2063 [4AP]

———provide student loan forgiveness to teachers who work in tribal colleges or universities (S. 2978), S7892 [27JY]

———school construction and infrastructure improvements funding, S1055 [2MR]

El Reno, OK: Fort Reno Agriculture Research Station funding, S7369 [20JY]

Employment: emphasize the need for job creation on Indian reservations (S. 1509), S4214 [18MY]

Fort Berthold Reservation: Four Bears Bridge funding, S5306, S5307 [16JN]

Fort Pierre, SD: authorize construction of Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place (H.R. 5528), S11757-S11759 [11DE]

———authorize construction of Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place (H.R. 5528), corrections in enrollment (S. Con. Res. 161), S11759 [11DE]

———authorize construction of Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place (S. 1658), S9316 [26SE]

Georgia: Federal recognition of the Lower Muscogee-Creek Indian Tribe (S. 2771), S5668 [22JN]

Giago, Warren: SBA Minority Small Business Person of the Year award recipient for South Dakota, S697 [22FE]

Government: anniversary of Indian self-determination policy (S. Res. 277), S1685 [23MR], S2138 [4AP], S5935 [27JN]

———technical corrections to certain laws (S. 3031), S8416 [12SE]

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S toward Native Hawaiians (S. 2899), S7394-S7399 [20JY]

Health: allow purchase of prescription drugs from the Federal Supply Schedule, S7715 [26JY]

Housing: expand homeownership (H.R. 1776), unanimous-consent request, S8293 [8SE]

———expand homeownership (H.R. 5640), S11680, S11681 [7DE], S11904 [15DE]

———expand homeownership (S. 3274), S11576 [5DE]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: amend (S. 2920), S7552 [25JY]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 2526), S3697-S3735 [9MY]

Indian Health Service: diabetes treatment, prevention, and research funding through reductions in the National Endowment for the Arts, S6528-S6530, S6537 [12JY], S6671 [13JY]

Kake, AK: dam replacement project funding, S8185 [7SE]

Land use: establish a streamlined process to enable the Navajo Nation to lease certain trust lands (S. 2665), S4478-S4479 [25MY]

Languages: support the development of Native American Language Survival Schools (S. 2688), S4670 [7JN], S10156-S10158 [10OC]

Law enforcement officers: improve the matching grant program to assist local governments in purchasing armor vests (S. 521), S3949 [15MY], S8266 [8SE]

Lawyers and attorneys: provide technical and legal assistance for tribal justice systems and members of Indian tribes (S. 1508), S11756 [11DE]

Lone Hill, Leonard: SBA Minority Small Business Person of the Year award recipient for South Dakota, S697 [22FE]

Minnesota: lease or transfer of certain land owned by the Lower Sioux Indian Community (H.R. 2484), S4909 [8JN]

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians: make technical corrections to the status of certain land held in trust (S. 1967), S5159 [14JN]

Missouri River: establish a trust fund to improve conservation, public use, erosion control, and maintenance of fish and wildlife in South Dakota, S9150 [25SE]

———establish a trust fund to improve conservation, public use, erosion control, and maintenance of fish and wildlife in South Dakota (S. 2291), S1681 [23MR]

Montana: authorize construction of the Fort Peck Reservation Rural County Water Supply System (S. 624), S10540, S10541 [13OC]

———Library of Congress Local Legacies Project nominees, S4290 [23MY]

National Centers for Distance Working: establish (S. 2447), S2765 [13AP], S7440 [21JY]

National Endowment for the Arts: allocation of funding to South Dakota, S6671 [13JY]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: technical corrections (S. 400), S895-S898 [28FE]

Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 1929), S9318 [26SE]

Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy: establish (S. 2921), S7554 [25JY]

Navajo Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal, S4739 [8JN]

———award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2408), S2619 [12AP]

North Dakota: increase authorization for water supplies, meet water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and habitats (S. 623), S10530-S10538 [13OC]

———increase authorization for water supplies, meet water quantity and quality needs, and enhance natural resources and habitats (S. 623), unanimous-consent agreement, S10530 [13OC]

Oklahoma: clarify the Federal relationship between the Shawnee Tribe and Cherokee Nation (S. 3019), S8209 [7SE]

———eliminate requirement of requesting Dept. of the Interior approval for Indian tribes to enter into contracts (S. 3013), S8198 [7SE]

Providence, RI: Heritage Harbor Museum Native American Story exhibit funding, S10920 [24OC]

Public lands: amend laws relative to the lands of the Muscogee-Creek, Seminole, Cherokee, Chickasawa and Choctaw Nations, historically referred to as the Five Civilized Tribes (S. 3182), S10153 [10OC]

———authorize certain leases on trust lands for the Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians and the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians of the Guidiville Indian Rancheria (H.R. 1953), S4909 [8JN]

———reduce the fractionated ownership of Indian lands (S. 1586), S7704-S7714 [26JY]

———settlement of issues and claims related to the trust lands of the Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians, S11758 [11DE]

Roads and highways: ensure full obligation authority for the Indian reservation roads program (S. 2093), S805 [24FE]

Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site: establish (S. 2950), S7844 [27JY], S9997 [5OC]

Santa Domingo Pueblo: land claims settlement (S. 2917), S7545 [25JY], S9867 [4OC], S10268 [11OC]

Santa Fe, NM: authorize expansion of the Palace of the Governors Hispanic and Native American history museum (S. 1727), S2807-S2810 [13AP]

Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of the National Museum of the American Indian (H.R. 4259), S10266 [11OC]

Sneve, Virginia: National Humanities Medal recipient, S11909 [15DE]

Substance abuse: authorize the integration and consolidation of alcohol and substance abuse programs and services provided by tribal governments (S. 1507), S5054, S5055 [13JN]

Taxation: treatment of Indian tribal governments as State, local governments or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment compensation, S11858 [15DE]

Telecommunications: provide loans for the improvement of services on Indian reservations (S. 3114), S9270 [26SE]

Timbisha Shoshone Tribe: provide a permanent land base (S. 2102), S815 [24FE], S7293-S7297 [19JY]

Utah: settlement of water rights claims of the Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe (H.R. 3291), S7803 [27JY]

———transfer certain oil shale reserves to the Ute Indian Tribe and protect the Colorado River by remediating Atlas uranium milling site near Moab, UT (S. 2588), S4192 [18MY]

Veterans: tribute (S. Con. Res. 137), S8770 [19SE]

Wellpinit, WA: Wellpinit School District recipient of Innovation in Education Award, S9602 [2OC]

Western Shoshone Tribe: distribution of land claim judgement funds (S. 2795), S5886 [27JN]

White Earth Tribal and Community College: add to list of land grant institutions (S. 2802), S5911 [27JN]

World War II: support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans (S.J. Res. 44), S2352 [6AP], S4215 [18MY]

Wyoming: emergency funding for Shoshone and Arapaho Tribes evacuation relative to Washakie Dam, S7035, S7036 [17JY]

Ziolkowski, Korczak: issue commemorative postage stamp (S. Res. 371), S10940, S10941 [24OC]

Reports filed

Ak-Chin Indian Community Settlement of Water Rights Claims: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2647) (S. Rept. 106-415), S8759 [19SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2647) (H. Rept. 106-598), H2409 [2MY]

Alaska Native and American Indian Direct Reimbursement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 406) (H. Rept. 106-818), H7279 [6SE]

American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1776) (H. Rept. 106-553), H1587 [29MR], H1851 [5AP]

American Indian Education Foundation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3080) (H. Rept. 106-1028), H12091 [14DE]

Bureau of Reclamation Feasibility Study on Rehabilitation of the Municipal Water System at the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in New Mexico: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 3051), S5662 [22JN]

Bureau of Reclamation Participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1027) (H. Rept. 106-805), H7279 [6SE]

Bureau of Reclamation Reauthorization for Participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1787) (H. Rept. 106-712), H5735 [10JY]

California Indian Land Transfer Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1840) (S. Rept. 106-449), S9603 [2OC]

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 964) (H. Rept. 106-944), H9503 [6OC]

Colorado Ute Indian Tribes Final Settlement of Water Rights Claims: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2508), S5790 [26JN]

———Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2508) (S. Rept. 106-513), S11917 [15DE]

Consideration of H.R. 1776, American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 460) (H. Rept. 106-562), H1851 [5AP]

Craig, AK, Land Conveyance: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1797) (S. Rept. 106-264), S2615 [12AP]

Craig Municipal Equity Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3182) (H. Rept. 106-763), H6598 [19JY]

Decrease the Requisite Blood Quantum Required for Membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1460) (S. Rept. 106-464), S9604 [2OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1460) (H. Rept. 106-830), H7364 [7SE]

Elim Native Corp., Land Restoration Under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3090) (S. Rept. 106-258), S2465 [10AP]

Emphasize the Need for Job Creation on Indian Reservations: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1509) (S. Rept. 106-277), S3328 [3MY]

Express the Policy of the U.S. Toward Native Hawaiians: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2899) (S. Rept. 106-424), S9381 [27SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4904) (H. Rept. 106-897), H8199 [26SE]

Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1124) (H. Rept. 106-824), H7364 [7SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (S. 624) (H. Rept. 106-823), H7364 [7SE]

Graton Rancheria Restoration Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 946) (H. Rept. 106-677), H4674 [19JN]

Huna Totem Corporation Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 426) (H. Rept. 106-899), H8199 [26SE]

Indian Arts and Crafts Enforcement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2872) (S. Rept. 106-452), S9604 [2OC]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Improvement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2920) (S. Rept. 106-498), S10252 [11OC]

Indian School Construction Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2580) (S. Rept. 106-497), S10252 [11OC]

Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act Contract Support Costs: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4148) (H. Rept. 106-837), H7501 [12SE]

Indian Self-Determination Policy Anniversary: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. Res. 277), S5460 [20JN]

Indian Tribal Economic Development and Contract Encouragement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 613) (H. Rept. 106-501), H571 [29FE]

Indian Tribal Justice Technical and Legal Assistance Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1508) (H. Rept. 106-819), H7279 [6SE]

Indian Tribal Surface Transportation Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2283) (S. Rept. 106-406), S8342 [11SE]

Kake Tribal Corporation Public Interest Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 430) (H. Rept. 106-489), H47 [27JA]

Lower Sioux Indian Community Lease or Transfer of Certain Land in Minnesota: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2484) (H. Rept. 106-502), H571 [29FE]

Lower Sioux Indian Community Lease or Transfer of Certain Lands: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2484), S4190 [18MY]

Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Technical Corrections on the Status of Certain Lands Held in Trust: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1967) (S. Rept. 106-307), S5027 [13JN]

Native American Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Consolidation Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1507) (S. Rept. 106-306), S4564 [6JN]

Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2719), S5790 [26JN]

Native American Laws Technical Corrections: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 3031) (S. Rept. 106-501), S10411 [12OC]

Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act Revisions and Extension: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1929) (S. Rept. 106-389), S8019 [5SE]

Navajo Nation Trust Land Leasing Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2665) (S. Rept. 106-511), S11423 [31OC]

Nomination of Thomas N. Slonaker To Be Special Trustee for the Office of Special Trustee for American Indians: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate), S2346 [6AP]

Palace of the Governors Annex Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1727) (S. Rept. 106-263), S2615 [12AP]

Palace of the Governors Expansion Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4126) (H. Rept. 106-917), H8551 [29SE]

Reduce the Fractionated Ownership of Indian Lands: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1586) (S. Rept. 106-361), S7655 [26JY]

Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Establishment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2950) (S. Rept. 106-418), S9195 [25SE]

Santo Domingo Pueblo Claims Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2917) (S. Rept. 106-506), S10715 [18OC]

Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Water Rights Settlement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3291) (H. Rept. 106-743), H6354 [17JY]

Support the Development of Native American Language Survival Schools: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2688) (S. Rept. 106-467), S9701 [3OC]

Timbisha Shoshone Homeland Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2102) (S. Rept. 106-327), S6256 [30JN]

Torres Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians and the Guidiville Band of Pomo Indians of the Guidiville Indian Rancheria Authorization of Leases on Trust Lands: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 1953), S4190 [18MY]

Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 4643) (S. Rept. 106-474), S9701 [3OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4643) (H. Rept. 106-855), H7722 [18SE]

Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place Construction in Fort Pierre, SD: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1658) (S. Rept. 106-368), S8018 [5SE]

Yankton Sioux Tribe and Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska Development Trust Fund Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1148) (S. Rept. 106-367), S8018 [5SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2671) (H. Rept. 106-735), H6353 [17JY]

Zuni Pueblo Tribe Trust Fund Expenditures: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4725) (H. Rept. 106-993), H10472 [19OC]

Resolutions by organizations

Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community ownership and operation of irrigation works on reservation in Maricopa County, AZ: Merma Lewis, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Council, E1703 [6OC]

Statements

Animas-La Plata Federal Reclamation Project Authorization: Executive Office of the President, S10784 [19OC]

BIA Acknowledgement of the Fundamental Injustice, Cruelty, and Brutality in the Treatment of Native Americans: Kevin Gover, BIA, E1453 [13SE]

Central Arizona Project Adjustments: Arizona Congressional Delegation, S10929 [24OC], E1904 [25OC]

Summaries

American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act (S. 3274), S11602-S11607 [5DE]

Ownership and Operation of Irrigation Works on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Reservation in Maricopa County, AZ (H.R. 2820), H8716 [3OC]

Testimonies

Environmental Initiatives and Their Impact on Local Communities: Diana W.H. Capp, E240 [8MR]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 333, acceptance of a statue of Chief Washakie for placement in National Statuary Hall, H5175 [27JN]

H. Res. 460, consideration of H.R. 1776, American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act, H1855 [6AP]

H. Res. 562, concur with Senate amendment to H.R. 1167, enhance self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities, H6753 [24JY]

H.J. Res. 98, support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans during World War II, H3558 [23MY]

H.J. Res. 98, support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans of World War II, H2169 [12AP]

H.R. 946, Graton Rancheria Restoration Act, H4603 [19JN]

H.R. 1460, decrease the requisite blood quantum required for membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe, H7413 [12SE]

H.R. 1776, American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act, H1868-H1889 [6AP]

H.R. 1787, Bureau of Reclamation reauthorization for participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy, H5670 [10JY]

H.R. 2484, lease or transfer of certain land owned by the Lower Sioux Indian Community, H521 [29FE]

H.R. 2647, Ak-Chin Indian Community settlement of water rights claims, H2662 [9MY]

H.R. 2820, ownership and operation of irrigation works on the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community reservation in Maricopa County, AZ, H8713 [3OC]

H.R. 3090, Elim Native Corp., land restoration under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, S2798 [13AP]

H.R. 3291, Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Water Rights Settlement Act, H6954-H6957 [25JY]

H.R. 3629, improve American Indian Tribal Colleges and Universities Program, H2365 [2MY]

H.R. 4148, Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act contract support costs, H10026 [17OC]

H.R. 4259, National Museum of the American Indian Commemorative Coin Act, H8188 [26SE]

H.R. 4345, clarify the process of allotments to Alaskan Natives who are veterans under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, H9614 [10OC]

H.R. 4643, Torres-Martinez Desert Cahuilla Indians Claims Settlement Act, H7663-H7665 [18SE]

H.R. 4904, express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians, H8146-H8149 [26SE]

H.R. 5308, Five Nations Citizens Land Reform Act, H9969-H9974 [17OC]

H.R. 5398, lease or transfer of Coushatta Tribe land not held in trust by the U.S., H9983 [17OC]

H.R. 5477, prohibit gaming on certain Indian trust lands in California that were purchased with Federal grants, H11899 [14NO]

H.R. 5528, Omnibus Indian Advancement Act, H11327-H11348 [26OC]

H.R. 5640, American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act, H11960-H11985 [5DE]

S. 356, Wellton-Mohawk Transfer Act, H3886 [6JN]

S. 400, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act technical corrections, S897 [28FE]

S. 406, Alaska Native and American Indian Direct Reimbursement Act, H9957 [17OC]

S. 430, Kake Tribal Corporation Land Transfer Act, S9116 [22SE]

S. 430, Kake Tribal Corporation Public Interest Land Exchange Act, H3481 [22MY]

S. 501, Glacier Bay National Park Resource Management Act, H10505 [23OC]

S. 613, Indian Tribal Economic Development and Contract Encouragement Act, H520 [29FE]

S. 614, Indian Tribal Regulatory Reform and Business Development Act, H10508 [23OC]

S. 623, Dakota Water Resources Act, S10535-S10538 [13OC]

S. 624, Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act, S10540 [13OC], H7401-H7403 [12SE]

S. 748, improve Federal hiring and contracting of Alaskan natives, H10514 [23OC]

S. 964, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act, S10896-S10899 [24OC], H10028-H10031 [17OC]

S. 979, enhance Native American self-governance relative to direct operation, control, and redesign of Indian Health Service activities, S2131-S2137 [4AP]

S. 1027, Bureau of Reclamation participation in the Deschutes Resources Conservancy, H7399 [12SE]

S. 1507, Native American Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Consolidation Act, S5054 [13JN]

S. 1508, Indian Tribal Justice Technical and Legal Assistance Act, S11756 [11DE], H10506 [23OC]

S. 1509, emphasize the need for job creation on Indian reservations, S4214 [18MY], H10511 [23OC]

S. 1586, reduce the fractionated ownership of Indian lands, S7709-S7714 [26JY], H10499-H10504 [23OC]

S. 1658, authorize construction of Wakpa Sica Reconciliation Place in Fort Pierre, SD, S9316-S9318 [26SE]

S. 1727, Palace of the Governors Annex Act, S2808 [13AP]

S. 1797, Craig, AK, land conveyance, S2799 [13AP]

S. 1929, revise and extend the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act, S9318-S9326 [26SE]

S. 1967, make technical corrections to the status of certain land held in trust for the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians, H4603 [19JN]

S. 1967, Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians technical corrections on the status of certain lands held in trust, S5159 [14JN]

S. 2052, Indian Tribal Development Consolidated Funding Act, S614-S616 [10FE]

S. 2102, Timbisha Shoshone Homeland Act, S7295-S7297 [19JY], H9976-H9978 [17OC]

S. 2217, National Museum of the American Indian Commemorative Coin Act, S1320 [8MR]

S. 2282, Native American Agricultural Research, Development and Export Enhancement Act, S1676 [23MR]

S. 2408, Honoring the Navajo Code Talkers Act, S2620 [12AP]

S. 2447, Rural Telework Act, S2766 [13AP]

S. 2508, Colorado Ute Indian Tribes final settlement of water rights claims, S3522-S3524 [4MY]

S. 2526, Indian Health Care Improvement Act revision and extension, S3697-S3735 [9MY]

S. 2580, Indian School Construction Act, S4107 [17MY]

S. 2588, Ute-Moab Land Restoration Act, S4193 [18MY]

S. 2665, Navajo Nation Trust Land Leasing Act, S4479 [25MY]

S. 2688, support Native American Language Survival Schools development, S10156-S10158 [10OC]

S. 2688, support the development of Native American Language Survival Schools, S4670-S4672 [7JN]

S. 2719, Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act, S6034 [28JN], H10509-H10511 [23OC]

S. 2751, convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California, S5362 [19JN]

S. 2751, Washoe Indian Tribe Land Conveyance Act, S11274 [27OC]

S. 2771, Lower Muscogee-Creek Indian Tribe of Georgia Recognition Act, S5668 [22JN]

S. 2795, Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act, S5886 [27JN]

S. 2872, Indian Arts and Crafts Enforcement Act, S6842 [14JY], S10009 [5OC], H10512 [23OC]

S. 2899, express the policy of the U.S toward Native Hawaiians, S7395-S7398 [20JY]

S. 2909, permit landowners to assert otherwise-available State law defenses against property claims by Indian tribes, S7482 [24JY]

S. 2917, Santo Domingo Pueblo Claims Settlement Act, S10268-S10270 [11OC], H9963-H9965 [17OC]

S. 2920, Indian Gaming Regulatory Improvement Act, S7552-S7554 [25JY]

S. 2921, Native Nations Institute for Leadership, Management, and Policy, S7554 [25JY]

S. 2950, Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site Establishment Act, S9997 [5OC], H10497 [23OC]

S. 2978, Tribal College or University Teacher Loan Forgiveness Act, S7893 [27JY]

S. 3031, technical corrections to certain laws concerning Native Americans, S8416 [12SE]

S. 3274, American Homeownership and Economic Opportunity Act, S11577-S11602 [5DE]

S. Con. Res. 115, acceptance of a statue of Chief Washakie for placement in National Statuary Hall, S4324 [23MY]

S. Con. Res. 137, tribute to Native American veterans, S8770 [19SE]

S. Con. Res. 161, corrections in enrollment of H.R. 5528, Omnibus Indian Advancement Act, S11759, S11762 [11DE], H12088 [14DE]

S. Res. 277, Indian self-determination policy anniversary, S1685 [23MR], S5935 [27JN]

S. Res. 371, issue commemorative postage stamp honoring Korczak Ziolkowski, S10941 [24OC], S11007 [25OC]

S. Res. 371, issue commemorative postage stamp to honor Korczak Ziolkowski, S10426 [12OC]

S.J. Res. 44, support Day of Honor 2000 to honor and recognize the service of minority veterans during World War II, S4215 [18MY], H3563 [23MY]