NATIVE AMERICANS

Amendments

Alaska: resolve certain conveyances and provide for alternative land selections relative to Cape Fox Corp. and Sealaska Corp. (S. 2222), S11608, S11643 [19NO]

Employment: provide training and technical assistance for commercial vehicle driving careers (S. 1344), S8693 [17SE]

Federal aid programs: reauthorize and improve programs (S. 2711), S11742, S11760 [20NO]

Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community: provide for use and distribution of funds awarded under certain U.S. Court of Federal Claims dockets (S. 2799), S11224 [15NO]

Indian Loan Guarantee and Insurance Program: improve effectiveness (S. 2017), S8694 [17SE], S11773 [20NO], H8913 [14NO]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorizing (S. 1210), S9997 [4OC]

Oklahoma City, OK: authorize construction of a Native American Cultural Center and Museum (S. 1321), S2334, S2338 [22MR]

Public lands: provide for probate reform relative to trust or restricted lands (S. 1340), S11783 [20NO]

Substance abuse: authorize the integration and consolidation of alcohol and substance abuse programs and services provided by tribal governments (S. 210), S8696 [17SE]

Western Shoshone Tribe: distribution of land claim judgement funds (S. 958), S10960 [13NO]

Analyses

Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation Judgement Fund Distribution Act (S. 3059), S10050 [7OC]

Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 5093): Dodd Amendment on BIA Implementation of Certain Administrative Procedures Prior To Expending Funds To Recognize Indian Tribes and Tribal Nations, S8586 [13SE]

Gila River Indian Community Judgement Fund Distribution Act (S. 2799), S7377 [25JY]

Appointments

Lands Title Report Commission, S8229 [4SE]

Articles and editorials

Grave Concerns Near O'Hare, H4637 [15JY], H5151, H5184 [23JY]

Tribes Capable of Managing Own Trust Funds—Government Needs Cooperation, S230 [29JA]

Bills and resolutions

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: appropriate State and tribal shares (see H. Con. Res. 425), H3927 [25JN]

Alaska: exchange of certain lands between the Newtok Native Corp., and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (see S. 2016), S1935 [14MR]

———improve Federal hiring and contracting of natives (see H.R. 4734), H2471 [14MY]

———resolve certain conveyances and provide for alternative land selections relative to Cape Fox Corp. and Sealaska Corp. (see S. 2222), S3165 [23AP] (see H.R. 5452), H6558 [24SE]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide equitable treatment to Alaskan Natives who are Vietnam veterans (see S. 2553), S4703 [22MY]

American Indian Higher Education Consortium: anniversary (see S. Res. 321), S8201 [4SE]

Apache County, AZ: approve settlement of water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe (see S. 2743), S6947 [17JY] (see H.R. 5163), H4931 [18JY]

Arizona: adjust Central Arizona Project, ratify Gila River Indian Community water rights settlement, and reauthorize and amend Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act (see S. 2992), S9116 [24SE]

Bureau of Reclamation: conduct feasibility study relative to developing safe and adequate municipal, rural, and industrial water supply for Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska (see H.R. 4938), H3561 [13JN]

California: authorize leases for certain terms on lands held in trust for the Yurok Tribe and the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians (see H.R. 5108), H4553 [11JY]

———Federal recognition of Gabrieleno/Tongva Nation (see H.R. 3824), H650 [28FE]

Canada: settlement of certain Pottawatomi Nation claims against the U.S. (see S. 2127), S2675 [15AP] (see H.R. 5620), H7893 [10OC]

Choctaw Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2491), S4145 [9MY]

Cibola National Forest: establish the T'uf Shur Bein Preservation Trust to resolve a land claim on Sandia Mountain between the Sandia Pueblo and the Dept. of the Interior (see S. 2018), S1974 [15MR]

———establish the T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust to resolve a land claim on Sandia Mountain between the Sandia Pueblo and the Dept. of the Interior (see H.R. 5741), H9023 [14NO]

Claims: distribute judgment funds to the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation (see S. 3059), S9983 [4OC]

———extend statute of limitations relative to the negotiated settlement of tribal claims (see H.R. 3851), H687 [5MR]

Colleges and universities: establish a program to provide assistance to institutions of higher education serving members of Indian tribes (see H.R. 3761), H523 [14FE]

Comanche Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 2491), S4145 [9MY]

Contracts: expand opportunities for contracting on Federal lands (see S. 2921), S8456 [10SE]

Craig, AK: land conveyance (see S. 3003), S9229 [25SE]

Crime: enhance criminal penalties for illegal trafficking of archeological resources (see S. 2598), S5205 [6JN] (see H.R. 5025), H4068 [26JN] (see H.R. 5051), H4325 [27JN]

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 H.R. 5327), H6059 [4SE]

Dept. of Education: make grants to assist schools in discontinuing the use of a derogatory or discriminatory name, or depiction as a team name, mascot, or nickname (see H.R. 5487), H6776 [26SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Office of Tribal Government Homeland Security (see H.R. 5490), H6776 [26SE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish a moratorium on approval of relinquishment of a lease of certain tribal lands in California (see H.R. 5345), H6129 [9SE]

———establish the Missouri River Monitoring and Research Program and the Missouri River Basin Stakeholder Committee (see S. 2853), S7899 [1AU]

———establish the Office of Trust Reform Implementation and Oversight to manage and reform Indian trust funds and assets (see S. 2212), S2951 [18AP]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend eligibility for housing loans guaranteed under the Native American Housing Loan Pilot Program to veterans who are married to Native Americans (see H.R. 4504), H1482 [18AP]

Diseases: prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see H.R. 5482), H6776 [26SE]

Education: expand the eligibility for teacher loan forgiveness to provide additional incentives for teachers in economically depressed rural areas, territories, and Indian reservations (see H.R. 5133), H4766 [16JY]

Federal aid programs: clarify U.S. citizenship rights and eligibility for Federal benefits for all enrolled members of the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma and the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas (see H.R. 5639), H7894 [10OC]

———improve programs (see S. 3066), S10040 [7OC]

———reauthorize and improve programs (see S. 2711), S6498 [9JY]

Gila River Indian Community: adjust the Central Arizona Project to authorize water rights settlement and amend the Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act (see H.R. 5443), H6558 [24SE]

———provide for binding arbitration clauses in leases and contracts relative to reservation lands (see H.R. 3985), H937 [18MR]

Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community: provide for use and distribution of funds awarded under certain U.S. Court of Federal Claims dockets (see S. 2799), S7372 [25JY] (see H.R. 5177), H5086 [22JY]

Government: anniversary of Indian self-determination policy (see S. Res. 295), S6250 [27JN]

Hawaii Homes Commission Act: amend (see S.J. Res. 44), S8673 [17SE]

Historic buildings and sites: protect sacred Native American Federal lands from significant damage (see H.R. 5155), H4930 [18JY]

Indian American Friendship Council: tribute (see H. Res. 512), H5997 [26JY]

Indian Child Welfare Act: technical amendments (see H.R. 4733), H2470 [14MY]

Indian Loan Guarantee and Insurance Program: improve effectiveness (see S. 2017), S1935 [14MR]

Insurance: require coverage of hair prostheses under Federal health programs for individuals with scalp hair loss as a result of alopecia areata (see H.R. 5106), H4552 [11JY]

International Whaling Commission: condemn vote against renewing quotas for aboriginal subsistence whaling by Native Alaskans (see S. Res. 285), S5535 [13JN]

———promote use of sound science in management decisions and protect the ability of certain Native Americans to continue to legally harvest whales (see H. Con. Res. 370), H1153 [9AP]

Johnson County, KS: conveyance of the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant to Kansas (see S. 2107), S2577 [11AP] (see H.R. 4544), H1489 [22AP]

Klamath River: establish water conservation and habitat restoration programs and provide emergency disaster assistance to those suffering economic harm from the Klamath River basin fish kill (see H.R. 5698), H8041 [24OC]

Lands Title Report Commission: establish for Indian trust lands (see H.R. 3931), H832 [12MR]

Lincoln County, NM: provide grant for expansion of the Hubbard Museum of the American West (see S. 1964), S1208 [26FE]

Medicaid: reimbursement of nursing facilities located on an Indian reservation in South Dakota and owned or operated by an Indian tribe or tribal organization (see S. 2738), S6947 [17JY]

Minnesota Chippewa Tribe: provide for the use or distribution of judgement funds (see H.R. 5752), H9024 [14NO]

Montana: acquire certain lands for the benefit of the Crow Tribe (see H.R. 4062), H1089 [20MR]

Monuments and memorials: provide grants for construction of memorials to honor men and women killed or disabled while serving as law enforcement or public safety officers (see S. 2179), S2828 [17AP]

National Crazy Horse Day: designate (see S. Res. 224), S1705 [8MR]

National Labor Relations Act: ensure that any business owned and operated by an Indian tribe and located on Indian lands is not considered an employer (see H.R. 4719), H2470 [14MY]

National security: ensure coordination and integration of Indian tribes in homeland security strategy (see H.R. 5490), H6776 [26SE]

New Mexico: hold certain BLM land in trust for the Pueblo of Santa Clara and the Pueblo of San Ildefonso (see S. 2893), S7900 [1AU]

Oklahoma: compensate the Wyandotte Tribe for the taking of certain rights by the Federal Government (see H.R. 5561), H7171 [7OC]

Old Spanish Trail: designate as a national historic trail (see S. 1946), S852 [14FE] (see H.R. 3691), H201 [6FE] (see H.R. 4111), H1153 [9AP]

Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians: protect certain lands from condemnation until a final decision is made on a pending trust application fee (see S. 2989), S9032 [23SE] (see H.R. 5584), H7737 [9OC]

Pittsburg County, OK: land conveyance to Choctaw Nation (see H.R. 4769), H2607 [16MY]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Native Americans (see H.R. 5738), H9023 [14NO]

Public lands: hold certain public domain lands in trust for the Pueblos of San Ildefonso and Santa Clara (see H.R. 5237), H5790 [25JY]

———protect national parks and forests, ensure availability of water, energy, and minerals, improve wildlife, ocean and fisheries management, and address Native American and insular affairs (see H.R. 5569), H7303 [8OC]

———provide a Federal land exchange for the environmental, educational, and cultural benefit of the general public and the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (see H.R. 5468), H6692 [25SE]

———settle certain land claims of Bay Mills Indian Community (see S. 2986), S8981 [20SE] (see H.R. 5459), H6692 [25SE]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs operated by Indian tribes (see S. 2484), S4064 [8MY]

Red Lake Band of Chippewa Indians: approve the use or distribution of judgement funds by the Senate and House of Representatives (see H.R. 4208), H1282 [11AP]

Roads and highways: provide the Highway Trust Fund additional funding for Indian reservation roads (see S. 2971), S8918 [19SE]

Rogers, Hattie Davis: relief of heirs (see H.R. 5453), H6559 [24SE]

SBA: establish the Office of Native American Affairs and create the Native American Small Business Development Program (see S. 2335), S3435 [25AP]

Seminole Tribe of Florida: allow lands not held in trust to be mortgaged, leased, or transferred without further approval by the U.S. (see S. 2974), S8918 [19SE] (see H.R. 4853), H3037 [23MY]

Southern Ute Indian Tribe: implement intergovernmental agreement with Colorado on air quality control (see S. 2065), S2261 [21MR]

Special days and holidays: commemorate with a paid legal public holiday (see H.R. 5652), H8021 [16OC]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: increase incentives for States and Indian tribes to achieve reclamation priorities relative to coal mining (see H.R. 4802), H2943 [22MY]

Taxation: permit Indian tribal courts, pursuant to tribal domestic relations laws, to alienate or assign benefits under retirement plans (see H.R. 5065), H4350 [8JY]

———treat Indian tribes the same as State governments relative to gambling (see H.R. 4887), H3291 [6JN]

Trails: designate and provide for management of the Shoshone National Recreation Trail (see H.R. 3936), H832 [12MR]

Virginia: Federal recognition of the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (see S. 2694), S6250 [27JN]

Washington: settlement of claims of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (see S. 2567), S4839 [23MY] (see H.R. 4859), H3160 [4JN]

Water: improve financial and environmental sustainability of water programs (see S. 1961), S897 [15FE] (see S. 2813), S7469 [29JY]

Yuma County, AZ: direct the Dept. of the Interior to take certain lands into trust as part of the Cocopah Indian Tribe reservation (see H.R. 5000), H3825 [21JN]

Cost Estimates

Indian Probate Reform Act (S. 1340): CBO, S11553 [19NO]

Letters

BIA implementation of certain administrative procedures prior to expending funds to recognize Indian tribes and tribal nations: Tex G. Hall, National Congress of American Indians, S9018 [23SE]

Cape Fox Land Entitlement Adjustment Act: several Alaskan and environmental organizations, S11723, S11724 [20NO]

Construction of casino by the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma near the Huron Indian Cemetery in Kansas City, KS: Carol Marinovich, United Government of Wyandotte County and Kansas City, KS, E308 [7MR]

———Deryl W. Wynn and Dan Schenkein, Kansas City, KS, Area Chamber of Commerce, E308 [7MR]

———Garry Kemp, Greater Kansas City Building & Construction Trades Council, AFL-CIO, E308 [7MR]

———Gary D. Grable, Wyandotte Development, Inc., E309 [7MR]

———Jim Hadel, AFL-CIO Tri-County Labor Council of Eastern Kansas, E308 [7MR]

———Leaford Bearskin, Wyandotte Nation, E248-E250 [4MR]

———Loretta Morton, Kansas City, KS, Women's Chamber of Commerce, E309 [7MR]

———Mike Hughes, Minority Contractors Association of Greater Kansas City, E309 [7MR]

———William Torres, Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Greater Kansas City, KS, E309 [7MR]

———Wyandot Nation of Kansas, Inc., E308 [7MR]

Emergency Communications and Competition Act: Romes Antoine, Avoyel-Taensa Tribe/Nation of Louisiana, S8467 [10SE]

———Wilma Mankiller, S8467 [10SE]

Indian Probate Reform Act: Neal A. McCaleb, Dept. of the Interior, S11554 [19NO]

Missouri River Enhancement and Monitoring Act: John L. Cooper, South Dakota Dept. of Game, Fish, and Parks, S7915 [1AU]

Southern Ute Indian Tribe implementation of intergovernmental agreement with Colorado on air quality control: Bill Owens, Governor of Colorado, S2288 [21MR]

Tribal Transportation Program Improvement Act: Ben Chavez, Gallup McKinley County, NM, Public Schools, S8929 [19SE]

Wyandotte Tribe compensation for the taking of certain rights by the Federal Government: Carol Marinovich, E2081 [15NO]

———Luther Pickell, E2081 [15NO]

Lists

Opponents to Dodd amendment to H.R. 5093, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations, on BIA implementation of administrative procedures prior to expending funds to recognize Indian tribes and tribal nations, S9013 [23SE]

Opinions

Settlement of claims of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam: Lawrence Aschenbrenner, Dept. of the Interior (1976), E957 [5JN]

Poems

``Let America Be America Again,'' Langston Hughes, H643 [28FE]

Remarks in House

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund: appropriate State and tribal shares (H. Con. Res. 425), H6877, H6878 [1OC]

Alaska: improve Federal hiring and contracting of natives, E787 [14MY]

———land exchange with the Aleut Corp. (S. 1325), H6491, H6492 [24SE]

BIA: status of Muwekma Ohlone Indian Tribe, E1392 [25JY]

Bureau of Reclamation: conduct feasibility study relative to developing safe and adequate municipal, rural, and industrial water supply for Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska (H.R. 4938), H6501 [24SE]

Claims: extend statute of limitations relative to the negotiated settlement of tribal claims (S. 1857), H704, H705 [6MR], E404 [21MR]

Commission on Native American Policy: establish, H4795-H4802 [17JY]

Cow Creek Band of the Umpqua Tribe of Indians: anniversary, E612 [23AP]

Crime: application of mandatory sentencing provisions for repeat sexual offenders who are subject to tribal governments, H920 [14MR]

———enhance criminal penalties for illegal trafficking of archeological resources (H.R. 5025), E1170 [27JN]

Dept. of Education: make grants to assist schools in discontinuing the use of a derogatory or discriminatory name, or depiction as a team name, mascot, or nickname (H.R. 5487), E1700 [30SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Office of Tribal Government Homeland Security (H.R. 5490), E1704 [30SE]

Dept. of HUD: assist States, tribal governments, and Native Hawaiian organizations with land use planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (H.R. 1433), H1494 [23AP]

Dept. of the Interior: ensure full historical accounting of Native American trust funds, H4786-H4795 [17JY], E1301 [18JY]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend eligibility for housing loans guaranteed under the Native American Housing Loan Pilot Program to veterans who are married to Native Americans (H.R. 4504), E583 [18AP]

Gambling: require State approval of new gambling facilities, develop minimum Federal standards for Indian gaming, and establish commission to report on living standards on Indian lands (H.R. 2244), H4712 [16JY]

Gila River Indian Community: provide for binding arbitration clauses in leases and contracts relative to reservation lands (H.R. 3985), H945, H946 [19MR]

Historic buildings and sites: protect sacred Native American Federal lands from significant damage (H.R. 5155), E1293 [18JY]

Indian Child Welfare Act: technical amendments (H.R. 4733), E790 [14MY]

Indian Loan Guarantee and Insurance Program: improve effectiveness (S. 2017), H8912, H8923 [14NO]

Insurance: require coverage of hair prostheses under Federal health programs for individuals with scalp hair loss as a result of alopecia areata (H.R. 5106), E1236 [11JY]

Johnson County, KS: conveyance of the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant to Kansas (H.R. 4544), E1450 [29JY]

Kansas City, KS: construction of casino by the Wyandotte Tribe of Oklahoma near the Huron Indian Cemetery, E248 [4MR], E308 [7MR]

Land use: provide equitable compensation to the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota and the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska for the loss of value of certain lands (S. 434), H6864-H6867 [1OC]

Minorities: increase awareness of cancer treatment, H1670 [25AP]

Montana: protect sacred sites located within the Valley of the Chiefs (H.R. 2085), H1472 [18AP], E605 [23AP]

Monuments and memorials: provide grants for construction of memorials to honor men and women killed or disabled while serving as law enforcement or public safety officers, H6744 [26SE]

National security: ensure coordination and integration of Indian tribes in homeland security strategy (H.R. 5490), E1704 [30SE]

Native American Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal, H3613-H3617 [18JN]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorizing (S. 1210), H7975 [16OC], E1934 [17OC]

Oklahoma: compensate the Wyandotte Tribe for the taking of certain rights by the Federal Government (H.R. 5561), E1777, E1781 [8OC], E2081 [15NO]

———settle certain claims of Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations to the Arkansas Riverbed (H.R. 3534), H6879-H6883 [1OC]

Old Spanish Trail: designate as a national historic trail (H.R. 3691), E97 [6FE]

———designate as a national historic trail (S. 1946), H8912 [14NO]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Native Americans (H.R. 5738), H8926 [14NO], E2105 [19NO]

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. 2880), H3401-H3410 [11JN]

———protection of sacred sites, H1414, H1416 [18AP], E578, E592 [18AP]

Sioux Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (H.R. 3250), H3581, H3582 [17JN], H3613-H3617 [18JN], E1102 [19JN], E1109 [20JN]

Trails: designate and provide for management of the Shoshone National Recreation Trail (H.R. 3936), H3570, H3571 [17JN]

Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana: tribute, E889 [23MY]

Washington: settlement of claims of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (H.R. 4859), E957-E959 [5JN]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: exchange of certain lands between the Newtok Native Corp., and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (S. 2016), S1938 [14MR]

———land exchange with the Aleut Corp. (S. 1325), S8019 [1AU]

———resolve certain conveyances and provide for alternative land selections relative to Cape Fox Corp. and Sealaska Corp. (S. 2222), S3166 [23AP], S11643-S11645 [19NO], S11723-S11725 [20NO]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide equitable treatment to Alaskan Natives who are Vietnam veterans (S. 2553), S4726 [22MY]

American Indian Higher Education Consortium: anniversary (S. Res. 321), S8205 [4SE], S11799 [20NO]

Apache County, AZ: approve settlement of water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe (S. 2743), S6953 [17JY]

Arizona: adjust Central Arizona Project, ratify Gila River Indian Community water rights settlement, and reauthorize and amend Southern Arizona Water Rights Settlement Act (S. 2992), S9117, S9118 [24SE]

BIA: ensure certain administrative procedures are implemented prior to expending funds to recognize Indian tribes and tribal nations, S8412-S8414 [10SE], S8584-S8588 [13SE], S9011-S9018 [23SE]

Bureau of Indian Trust Asset Management: establish, S17 [23JA]

Canada: settlement of certain Pottawatomi Nation claims against the U.S. (S. 2127), S2676-S2678 [15AP], S8862 [18SE]

Choctaw Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2491), S4153 [9MY]

Cibola National Forest: establish the T'uf Shur Bein Preservation Trust to resolve a land claim on Sandia Mountain between the Sandia Pueblo and the Dept. of the Interior (S. 2018), S1940 [14MR], S2008 [18MR], S10396 [10OC]

———establish the T'uf Shur Bein Preservation Trust to resolve a land claim on Sandia Mountain between the Sandia Pueblo and the Dept. of the Interior (S. 2018), unanimous-consent agreement, S1953 [14MR]

Claims: distribute judgment funds to the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation (S. 3059), S9993 [4OC]

———extend statute of limitations relative to the negotiated settlement of tribal claims (S. 1857), S1222 [26FE]

Comanche Code Talkers: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 2491), S4153 [9MY]

Contracts: expand opportunities for contracting on Federal lands (S. 2921), S8462 [10SE]

Craig, AK: land conveyance (S. 3003), S9233 [25SE]

Crime: enhance criminal penalties for illegal trafficking of archeological resources (S. 2598), S5210 [6JN], S11716 [20NO]

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. 691), S8015 [1AU]

Dept. of Commerce: assist States, tribal governments, and Native Hawaiian organizations with land use planning to promote improved quality of life, regionalism, sustainable economic development, and environmental stewardship (S. 975), S3517 [30AP]

———provide grants for digital network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (S. 414), S9683 [1OC]

———provide grants for digital network technology programs at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities (S. 414), unanimous-consent request, S9683 [1OC]

Dept. of the Interior: establish the Missouri River Monitoring and Research Program and the Missouri River Basin Stakeholder Committee (S. 2853), S7915-S7917 [1AU]

———establish the Office of Trust Reform Implementation and Oversight to manage and reform Indian trust funds and assets (S. 2212), S2968-S2974 [18AP], S11714 [20NO]

———planning, construction, operation, and maintenance of several water systems in Montana (S. 934), S4509 [16MY]

———proposed changes to Indian trust asset management, S17 [23JA], S229 [29JA]

Employment: provide training and technical assistance for commercial vehicle driving careers (S. 1344), S8693 [17SE]

Federal aid programs: reauthorize and improve programs (S. 2711), S11793 [20NO]

Forest Service: establish Office of Tribal Relations, S847 [14FE]

———improve coordination with Native American tribes in managing and protecting natural resources, S847 [14FE]

Gila River Indian Community: provide for binding arbitration clauses in leases and contracts relative to reservation lands (H.R. 3985), S2307 [21MR]

Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community: provide for use and distribution of funds awarded under certain U.S. Court of Federal Claims dockets (S. 2799), S7375 [25JY], S11224 [15NO]

Government: anniversary of Indian self-determination policy (S. Res. 295), S6263 [27JN]

Indian Loan Guarantee and Insurance Program: improve effectiveness (S. 2017), S1938 [14MR], S8694 [17SE]

———improve effectiveness (S. 2017), House amendment, S11773-S11783 [20NO]

International Whaling Commission: condemn vote against renewing quotas for aboriginal subsistence whaling by Native Alaskans (S. Res. 285), S5543 [13JN]

Kansas City, MO: tribute to American Indian Heritage Celebration, S10670 [17OC]

Land use: provide equitable compensation to the Yankton Sioux Tribe of South Dakota and the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska for the loss of value of certain lands (S. 434), S7319-S7321 [24JY]

Lincoln County, NM: provide grant for expansion of the Hubbard Museum of the American West (S. 1964), S1209 [26FE]

Medicaid: reimbursement of nursing facilities located on an Indian reservation in South Dakota and owned or operated by an Indian tribe or tribal organization (S. 2738), S6949, S6950 [17JY]

Monuments and memorials: provide grants for construction of memorials to honor men and women killed or disabled while serving as law enforcement or public safety officers, S9700 [1OC]

———provide grants for construction of memorials to honor men and women killed or disabled while serving as law enforcement or public safety officers (S. 2179), unanimous-consent request, S4519 [17MY]

National Crazy Horse Day: designate (S. Res. 224), S1709 [8MR]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorizing (S. 1210), S9997, S9998 [4OC]

Navajo Long Walk to Bosque Redondo: designate as a national historic trail (H.R. 1384), S8018 [1AU]

New Mexico: hold certain BLM land in trust for the Pueblo of Santa Clara and the Pueblo of San Ildefonso (S. 2893), S7958 [1AU]

———require the valuation of nontribal interest ownership of subsurface rights within the boundaries of the Acoma Indian Reservation (H.R. 1913), S186 [28JA]

Oklahoma: settle certain claims of Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations to the Arkansas Riverbed (H.R. 3534), S9860 [2OC], S9861 [3OC], S11725 [20NO]

Oklahoma City, OK: authorize construction of a Native American Cultural Center and Museum (H.R. 2742), S48 [23JA]

———authorize construction of a Native American Cultural Center and Museum (S. 1321), S2338 [22MR]

Old Spanish Trail: designate as a national historic trail (S. 1946), S854, S855 [14FE], S8018 [1AU]

Palm Springs, CA: tribute to the Agua Caliente Cultural Museum, S4385 [15MY]

Public Health Service Act: amend relative to special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Native Americans (H.R. 5738), S11658 [19NO]

Public lands: provide for probate reform relative to trust or restricted lands (S. 1340), S11783-S11789 [20NO]

———settle certain land claims of Bay Mills Indian Community (S. 2986), S11380 [19NO]

Public welfare programs: reauthorize and improve the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families Programs operated by Indian tribes (S. 2484), S4075 [8MY]

Quinault Indian Nation: distribution of land claim judgement funds (S. 1308), S8862 [18SE]

Roads and highways: provide the Highway Trust Fund additional funding for Indian reservation roads (S. 2971), S8927-S8929 [19SE]

SBA: establish the Office of Native American Affairs and create the Native American Small Business Development Program (S. 2335), S3443, S3447 [25AP]

Smithsonian Institution: opening of ``Kaho'olawe—Rebirth of a Sacred Hawaiian Island'' exhibit, S5266 [10JN]

South Dakota: status of Native American treaty tribes, S9591 [30SE]

Southern Ute Indian Tribe: implement intergovernmental agreement with Colorado on air quality control (S. 2065), S2287 [21MR]

Substance abuse: authorize the integration and consolidation of alcohol and substance abuse programs and services provided by tribal governments (S. 210), S8696 [17SE]

Virginia: Federal recognition of the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (S. 2694), S6255 [27JN]

Washington: settlement of claims of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (S. 2567), S4861 [23MY], S4960, S4961 [4JN]

Water: improve financial and environmental sustainability of water programs (S. 1961), S907 [15FE], S1347 [28FE]

———improve financial and environmental sustainability of water programs (S. 2813), S7470, S7471 [29JY]

Western Shoshone Tribe: distribution of land claim judgement funds (S. 958), S10960 [13NO]

World War II: tribute to Navajo Code Talkers for contributions to victory during war, S4931 [4JN]

Reports filed

Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund State and Tribal Share Appropriations: Committee on Resources (House) (H. Con. Res. 425) (H. Rept. 107-556), H4424 [9JY]

Alaska Federal Lands Management Demonstration Project Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4734) (H. Rept. 107-745), H7898 [11OC]

Alaska Land Exchange With the Aleut Corp.: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1325) (S. Rept. 107-180), S6126 [26JN]

Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3148) (H. Rept. 107-744), H7898 [11OC]

Allow Seminole Tribe of Florida Lands Not Held in Trust To Be Mortgaged, Leased, or Transferred Without Further Approval by the U.S.: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4853) (H. Rept. 107-692), H6692 [25SE]

Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation Judgement Fund Distribution Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 3059) (S. Rept. 107-313), S10442 [15OC]

BLM Lands Held in Trust for the Pueblo of Santa Clara and the Pueblo of San Ildefonso in New Mexico: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2893), S10115 [8OC]

Bureau of Reclamation Feasibility Study on Developing Safe and Adequate Municipal, Rural, and Industrial Water Supply for the Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 4938) (H. Rept. 107-643), H6084 [5SE]

Cape Fox Land Entitlement Adjustment Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2222) (S. Rept. 107-280), S8618 [13SE]

Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations Claims Settlement Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3534) (H. Rept. 107-632), H6058 [4SE]

Community Character Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 975) (S. Rept. 107-290), S8753 [18SE]

Craig Recreation Land Purchase Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 3003), S10115 [8OC]

Dept. of Agriculture Conveyance of Certain Land in the Lake Tahoe Basin To Be Held in Trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 691) (H. Rept. 107-664), H6417 [19SE]

Dept. of Agriculture Land Conveyance in the Lake Tahoe Basin To Be Held in Trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 691) (S. Rept. 107-191), S6318 [28JN]

Elevate Position of Indian Health Service Director to Assistant Sec. of HHS for Indian Health: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 214) (S. Rept. 107-170), S5956 [24JN]

Enhanced Protection of Our Cultural Heritage Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2598) (S. Rept. 107-258), S8383 [9SE]

Five Nations Indian Land Reform Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2880) (H. Rept. 107-499), H3452 [11JN]

French Colonial Heritage Area Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1638) (S. Rept. 107-254), S8383 [9SE]

Gila River Indian Community Judgement Fund Distribution Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2799) (S. Rept. 107-298), S9983 [4OC]

Hawaiian Homes Commission Act Amendments: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S.J. Res. 44), S10115 [8OC]

Huna Totem Corporation Land Exchange Act: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 506) (H. Rept. 107-434), H2104 [3MY]

Indian Loan Guarantee and Insurance Program Effectiveness Improvement: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2017) (S. Rept. 107-249), S8091 [3SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3407) (H. Rept. 107-630), H6058 [4SE]

Indian Probate Reform Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1340), S11573 [19NO]

Indian Tribal Development Consolidated Funding Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 343) (S. Rept. 107-324), S10843 [12NO]

Jicarilla Apache Reservation Rural Water System Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3223) (H. Rept. 107-629), H6058 [4SE]

Long Walk National Historic Trail Study Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 1384) (S. Rept. 107-184), S6249 [27JN]

Native American Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Consolidation Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 210) (S. Rept. 107-250), S8091 [3SE]

Native American Commercial Driving Training and Technical Assistance Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1344) (S. Rept. 107-248), S8091 [3SE]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act Reauthorization: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 1210), S8672 [17SE]

———Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1210) (S. Rept. 107-246), S8091 [3SE]

Native American Programs Reauthorization and Improvement: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2711) (S. Rept. 107-247), S8091 [3SE]

Native American Small Business Development Act: Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship (Senate) (S. 2335) (S. Rept. 107-236), S7898 [1AU]

Newtok Native Corp., and U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Lands Exchange: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2016), S10114 [8OC]

Nomination of Quanah Crossland Stamps To Be Dept. of HHS Administration for Native Americans Commissioner: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate), S10222 [9OC]

NTIA Digital Network Technology Program Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 414) (S. Rept. 107-207), S6498 [9JY]

Old Spanish Trail Recognition Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1946) (S. Rept. 107-203), S6361 [8JY]

———Committee on Resources (House) (S. 1946) (H. Rept. 107-670), H6472 [23SE]

Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Land Protection From Condemnation Until a Final Decision Is Made on a Pending Trust Application Fee: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2989) (S. Rept. 107-299), S9983 [4OC]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3476) (H. Rept. 107-708), H6925 [1OC]

Quinault Permanent Fisheries Fund Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1308) (S. Rept. 107-252), S8091 [3SE]

Rocky Boy's/North Central Montana Regional Water System Act: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1946) (H. Rept. 107-715), H6981 [2OC]

Settlement of Certain Pottawatomi Nation in Canada Claims Against the U.S.: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 2127), S8300 [5SE]

Shoshone National Recreation Trail Designation and Management: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 3936) (H. Rept. 107-506), H3513 [12JN]

Southern Ute and Colorado Intergovernmental Agreement Implementation Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 2065) (S. Rept. 107-346), S11573 [19NO]

Statute of Limitations Extension Relative to the Negotiated Settlement of Native American Tribal Claims: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1857), S732 [13FE]

———Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1857) (S. Rept. 107-138), S897 [15FE]

T'uf Shur Bein Preservation Trust Area Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2018) (S. Rept. 107-285), S8671 [17SE]

———Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2018) (S. Rept. 107-321), S10674 [17OC]

Water Investment Act: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 1961) (S. Rept. 107-228), S7469 [29JY]

Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 958) (S. Rept. 107-297), S9901 [3OC]

Yankton Sioux Tribe and Santee Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 434) (S. Rept. 107-214), S7164 [22JY]

———Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2408) (H. Rept. 107-689), H6692 [25SE]

———Committee on Resources (House) (S. 434) (H. Rept. 107-706), H6925 [1OC]

Yurok Tribe and the Hopland Band of Pomo Indians Lease Authorization for Certain Terms on Lands Held in Trust: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 5108) (H. Rept. 107-679), H6557 [24SE]

Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S 2743) (S. Rept. 107-301), S10114 [8OC]

Resolutions by organizations

Gila River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community distribution of funds awarded under certain U.S. Court of Federal Claims dockets: Gila River Indian Community, S7375 [25JY]

Statements

Rights of the Abenaki: Evan Worth, Alan Blackman, Nicolett Baron, and Steph Bernath, E747 [8MY]

Summaries

American Indian Welfare Reform Act (S. 2484), S4076 [8MY]

Indian Trust Asset and Trust Fund Management and Reform Act (S. 2212), S2972 [18AP]

Tables

Approximate distribution of fiscal year 2002 Indian reservation road funding, S8928 [19SE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 425, appropriate Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund State and tribal shares, H6877 [1OC]

H.R. 2880, Five Nations Indian Land Reform Act, H3401-H3408 [11JN]

H.R. 3250, Code Talkers Recognition Act, H3614 [18JN]

H.R. 3534, Cherokee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations Claims Settlement Act, H6880-H6882 [1OC]

H.R. 3936, designate and provide for management of the Shoshone National Recreation Trail, H3570 [17JN]

H.R. 3985, provide for binding arbitration clauses in leases and contracts relative to Gila River Indian Community reservation lands, H945 [19MR]

H.R. 4938, Bureau of Reclamation feasibility study relative to developing safe and adequate municipal, rural, and industrial water supply for Santee Sioux Tribe of Nebraska, H6501 [24SE]

H.R. 5025, Enhanced Protection of Our Cultural Heritage Act, E1171 [27JN]

H.R. 5738, Public Health Service Act amendment relative to special diabetes programs for type I diabetes and Native Americans, H8926 [14NO]

S. 210, Native American Alcohol and Substance Abuse Program Consolidation Act, S8696-S8699 [17SE]

S. 434, Yankton Sioux Tribe and Santee Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act, S7319-S7321 [24JY], H6864-H6866 [1OC]

S. 691, convey certain land in the Lake Tahoe Basin to be held in trust for the Washoe Indian Tribe of Nevada and California, S8015 [1AU]

S. 958, Western Shoshone Claims Distribution Act, S10960-S10962 [13NO]

S. 1210, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act reauthorization, S9997 [4OC], H7975 [16OC]

S. 1308, Quinault Permanent Fisheries Fund Act, S8862 [18SE]

S. 1325, Alaska land exchange with the Aleut Corp., S8019 [1AU], H6491 [24SE]

S. 1340, Indian Probate Reform Act, S11783-S11789 [20NO]

S. 1344, Native American Commercial Driving Training and Technical Assistance Act, S8693 [17SE]

S. 1857, statute of limitations extension relative to the negotiated settlement of Native American tribal claims, S1222 [26FE], H704 [6MR]

S. 1946, Old Spanish Trail Recognition Act, S855 [14FE], S8018 [1AU], H8912 [14NO]

S. 1961, Water Investment Act, S901-S907 [15FE]

S. 1964, Hubbard Museum of the American West in Lincoln County, NM, expansion grant, S1210 [26FE]

S. 2017, improve effectiveness of the Indian Loan Guarantee and Insurance Program, S8694-S8696 [17SE]

S. 2017, Indian Loan Guarantee and Insurance Program effectiveness improvement, S1939 [14MR], S11773-S11783 [20NO], H8912-H8923 [14NO]

S. 2127, settlement of certain Pottawatomi Nation claims against the U.S., S8862 [18SE]

S. 2212, Indian Trust Asset and Trust Fund Management and Reform Act, S2970-S2972 [18AP]

S. 2222, Cape Fox Land Entitlement Adjustment Act, S11643-S11645 [19NO]

S. 2335, Native American Small Business Development Act, S3444-S3447 [25AP]

S. 2567, Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement Act, S4861 [23MY]

S. 2598, Enhanced Protection of Our Cultural Heritage Act, S5210 [6JN]

S. 2799, Gila River Indian Community Judgement Fund Distribution Act, S7375-S7377 [25JY], S11224-S11227 [15NO]

S. 2853, Missouri River Enhancement and Monitoring Act, S7915 [1AU]

S. 2893, hold certain BLM land in trust for the Pueblo of Santa Clara and the Pueblo of San Ildefonso in New Mexico, S7959 [1AU]

S. 2921, Native American Contracting and Federal Lands Management Demonstration Project Act, S8462 [10SE]

S. 2971, Tribal Transportation Program Improvement Act, S8929 [19SE]

S. 3066, improve Native Americans programs, S10047-S10050 [7OC]

S. Res. 224, National Crazy Horse Day, S1709 [8MR]

S. Res. 285, condemn International Whaling Commission vote against renewing quotas for aboriginal subsistence whaling by Native Alaskans, S5543 [13JN]

S. Res. 295, anniversary of Indian self-determination policy, S6263 [27JN]

S. Res. 321, American Indian Higher Education Consortium anniversary, S8204 [4SE]

S. Res. 321, anniversary of American Indian Higher Education Consortium, S11799 [20NO]