NATIVE AMERICANS

Addresses

U.S Postal Service Minnesota Statehood Commemorative Stamp Ceremony: Representative McCollum, E960 [19MY]

Amendments

Arts and humanities: protect Indian arts and crafts through the improvement of applicable criminal proceedings (S. 1255), S9336 [23SE]

California: transfer certain BLM lands in Riverside and San Diego Counties to be held in trust for the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians (H.R. 2963), H10609 [29SE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities (H.R. 6098), S9901 [27SE], H10625 [29SE]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize programs for housing assistance for Native Americans (H.R. 2786), S9519 [25SE], H10216 [27SE]

Dept. of the Interior: provide a loan to the White Mountain Apache Tribe for use in planning, engineering, and designing a certain water system project (S. 3128), S9552 [25SE]

———take into trust 2 parcels of Federal land for the benefit of certain Indian Pueblos in New Mexico (S. 1193), H10610 [29SE]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (H.R. 1328), H5483, H5484 [17JN]

———revise and extend (S. 1200), S38, S42, S46, S59, S109, S110, S111, S153 [22JA], S212, S213 [23JA], S746 [6FE], S800 [7FE], S851 [11FE], S959, S960, S961, S986, S987, S988, S989 [13FE], S997, S998, S1004, S1006, S1010, S1014, S1015, S1025, S1030, S1037, S1040, S1076, S1077, S1078, S1079, S1080, S1081 [14FE], S1113 [25FE], S1208 [26FE]

Mashantucket Pequot (Western) Tribe: provide extensions of leases of certain land (S. 2457), S670 [5FE]

Michigan: provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community (H.R. 2176), consideration (H. Res. 1298), H6021 [25JN]

Minority AIDS Initiative: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 426), H10228, H10229 [27SE]

Native American Heritage Day: designate (H.J. Res. 62), H10116 [26SE]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (S. 2062), S850 [11FE], S4836, S4844 [22MY], S4857 [2JN]

Oregon: authorize the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, the Coquille Indian Tribe, and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians of Oregon to obtain 99-year lease authority for trust land (S. 3192), S9859 [26SE]

Appointments

Conferees: S. 2062, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act reauthorization, H6688 [17JY]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: encourage owners and operators of privately held farm, ranch, and forest land to make their land available for access by the public for maple-tapping under State or tribal programs (see S. 2947), S3595 [30AP]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide an equitable distribution of land to the 13th Alaska Native Regional Corp. (see H.R. 5403), H870 [12FE]

———provide for completion of certain land selections by Sealaska Corp. (see S. 3651), S10069 [29SE]

———resolve land claims of the Bering Straits Native Corp. (see S. 3650), S10069 [29SE] (see H.R. 7172), H10131 [26SE]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: authorize oil and gas exploration and codify certain environmental and economic protections of the Coastal Plain (see S. 2758), S2132 [13MR]

Arizona: resolve water rights claims of the White Mountain Apache Tribe (see S. 3473), S8383 [11SE]

Arts and humanities: protect Indian arts and crafts through the improvement of applicable criminal proceedings (see H.R. 7024), H9084 [23SE]

BIA: sunset the Federal recognition and acknowledgment process (see H.R. 6087), H4320 [20MY]

Bureau of Reclamation: assess irrigation infrastructure of the Rio Grande Pueblos in New Mexico and provide grants and enter into agreements to repair or reconstruct such infrastructure (see S. 2805), S2346 [2AP] (see H.R. 6024), H3408 [12MY]

———develop water infrastructure in the Rio Grande Basin, and approve settlement of water rights claims of the Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, Tesuque, and Taos tribes (see S. 3381), S7904 [31JY] (see H.R. 6768), H7787 [31JY]

Carson City, NV: promote conservation and provide for sensible development (see S. 3393), S7904 [31JY] (see S. 3603), S9493 [25SE] (see H.R. 7282), H10844 [19NO]

Children and youth: assist foster children in developing or maintaining connections to family, community, support, health care, and school (see H.R. 6307), H5728 [19JN]

Chinook Nation: restore Federal recognition (see H.R. 6689), H7784 [31JY]

Coast Guard: transfer excess Federal property to the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians (see H.R. 6370), H6089 [25JN]

Congressional Gold Medal: award to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (see S. 2681), S1419 [29FE]

Crazy Horse Memorial: anniversary of commencement of carving (see S. Res. 496), S2346 [2AP] (see H. Res. 1074), H1973 [2AP]

Crime: add crimes committed in Indian country or exclusive Federal jurisdiction as racketeering predicates (see S. 3599), S9493 [25SE]

———improve prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country (see S. 3320), S7148 [23JY] (see H.R. 6583), H7057 [23JY]

———prevent hate crimes and provide support services for victims of hate crimes (see H.R. 6776), H7806 [1AU]

Crow Tribe of Indians: authorize water rights settlement (see S. 3355), S7629 [29JY]

Delaware Tribe: restore Federal recognition and settle claims arising from the use and distribution of judgment funds previously awarded and provided (see H.R. 6786), H7806 [1AU]

Dept. of Commerce: ensure Native Alaskan rights to engage in subsistence whaling through issuance of bowhead whale catch limits (see S. 3333), S7279 [24JY] (see H.R. 6624), H7164 [24JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: establish Office of Tribal Government Homeland Security (see H.R. 5530), H1220 [4MR]

———improve financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities (see H.R. 6098), H4321 [20MY]

———improve the Office for State and Local Law Enforcement (see S. 3524), S9025 [18SE]

Dept. of the Interior: assess irrigation infrastructure of the Pine River Indian Irrigation Project in Colorado (see H.R. 6825), H7808 [1AU]

———authorize a system to process acquisitions of certain real property of the Samish Indian Nation into trust (see H.R. 6405), H6175 [26JN]

———conduct a special resource study to evaluate significance of Newtown Battlefield and suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System (see H.R. 6866), H8018 [10SE]

———conduct a study on constructing a storage reservoir, outlet works, and delivery system for the Tule River Indian Tribe of California and to provide a water supply (see H.R. 6994), H8577 [22SE]

———establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see H.R. 6107), H4452 [21MY]

———notify units of local government when a Native American group files a petition to become a federally recognized Indian tribe and before the decision on the petition is made (see H.R. 5581), H1538 [11MR] (see H.R. 5795), H2354 [15AP]

———provide a loan to the White Mountain Apache Tribe for use in planning, engineering, and designing a certain water system project (see S. 3128), S5592 [12JN] (see H.R. 6754), H7787 [31JY]

———provide an annual grant to facilitate an ironworking training program for Native Americans (see H.R. 6685), H7784 [31JY]

———provide grants to States and tribes to reduce the risk of or compensate for livestock loss due to predation by gray wolves or other predators (see S. 2875), S3080 [16AP]

———take land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (see S. 3724), S10812 [8DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide for the continued minting and issuance of certain $1 coins (see H.R. 5478), H1030 [25FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: include federally recognized tribal organizations in certain grant programs for States and territories (see S. 3000), S3975 [8MY]

Diseases: prevent and cure diabetes and promote and improve the care of diabetic individuals within minority populations (see S. 2983), S3790 [6MY]

Education: ensure that local educational agencies receive Impact Aid payments for lands held in trust for a tribe or individual and ensure that local governments receive payments in lieu of taxes for such lands (see H.R. 7251), H10699 [2OC]

Health: improve health care under Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children's Health Insurance Programs (see S. 2532), S93 [22JA]

Hoh Indian Tribe: transfer certain land to the U.S. to be held in trust (see H.R. 7073), H9972 [25SE]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: technical corrections (see S. 2676), S1384 [28FE]

Intergovernmental relations: consult and collaborate with tribal officials in developing Federal policies that impact tribes, strengthen U.S. relationships with tribes, and reduce imposition of unfunded mandates (see H.R. 5608), H1700 [13MR]

Kotzebue, AK: convey certain property from the U.S. to the Maniilaq Association (see H.R. 6919), H8396 [17SE]

Lac du Flambeau Band of Lake Superior of Chippewa Indians: authorize conveyance and interests of tribal lands (see H.R. 5521), H1188 [3MR]

Laws: technical corrections (see H.R. 5680), H1972 [2AP]

Mark O. Hatfield Scholarship and Excellence in Tribal Governance Foundation: establish (see S. 2949), S3595 [30AP] (see H.R. 5928), H2947 [30AP]

Medicine Crow, Joseph: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 3283), S6937 [17JY]

Michigan: provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community (H.R. 2176), consideration (see H. Res. 1298), H6009 [24JN]

Minority AIDS Initiative: anniversary (see S. Con. Res. 103), S9415 [24SE]

National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 719), S10743 [20NO]

National American Indian Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see S. 2747), S1999 [12MR]

National security: ensure coordination and integration of Indian tribes in homeland security strategy (see H.R. 5530), H1220 [4MR]

Nevada: ratify a water settlement agreement affecting the Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe (see S. 3734), S10946 [11DE]

———ratify and implement settlement of water rights claims of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation (see H.R. 5293), H812 [7FE]

Oregon: authorize the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, the Coquille Indian Tribe, and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians of Oregon to obtain 99-year lease authority for trust land (see S. 3192), S6158 [25JN]

———hold certain lands in trust for the Burns Paiute Tribe (see S. 16), S10742 [20NO]

Power resources: establish a revolving loan fund to provide States and Indian tribes with incentives to undertake activities to provide renewable energy sources for housing and other structures (see H.R. 6450), H6342 [9JY]

Public welfare programs: connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, and improve incentives for adoption (see H.R. 6893), H8127 [15SE]

Second Annual National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: designate (see S. Res. 479), S1876 [11MR]

Standing Bear (Ponca Native American Chief): tribute (see H. Res. 1043), H1618 [12MR]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects (see S. 2779), S2133 [13MR] (see H.R. 5661), H1821 [31MR]

Taxation: treat Indian tribal governments as State governments for purposes of the public charity/private foundation classification (see H.R. 6005), H3402 [8MY]

Trail of Tears National Historic Trail: include new trail segments, land components, and campgrounds (see H.R. 5335), H818 [8FE]

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 H.R. 6547), H6726 [17JY]

Cloture motions

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 1200), S1045 [14FE], S1108 [25FE]

Letters

Code Talkers Recognition Act: Representative Frank, Committee on Financial Services (House), H8697 [23SE]

———Representative Robert A. Brady, Committee on House Administration (House), H8697 [23SE]

Fostering Connections to Success Act: Candy Hill, Catholic Charities USA (organization), H5931 [24JN]

———Karen Rousey, Baby Fold (organization), H5931 [24JN]

———Lisa M. Carr and Lisa Hassenstab, Lutheran Services in America (organization), H5930 [24JN]

———Nathan Monell and Misty Stenslie, Foster Care Alumni of America (organization), H5928 [24JN]

Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act: Conference of Chief Justices and Conference of State Court Administrators, H8316 [17SE]

———Ruth Kagi, National Conference of State Legislatures, H8316 [17SE]

———several organizations, H8315 [17SE]

Native American public safety and water development funding through reductions in U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act reauthorization: Charles E. Johnson, Dept. of HHS, H7117 [24JY]

———Senator Thune, H7117 [24JY]

Oregon Surplus Federal Land Act: Representative Oberstar, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House), H8531 [22SE]

———Representative Rahall, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H8531 [22SE]

Preserve America and Save America's Treasures Act: several historical preservation organizations, H6185 [8JY]

Prohibit Indian Health Service funding for abortions except under certain circumstances: Douglas Johnson, National Right to Life Committee, Inc., S43 [22JA]

———Thomas McClusky, Family Research Council, S43 [22JA]

———Wendy Wright, Concerned Women for America (organization), S43 [22JA]

Resolve water rights claims of the White Mountain Apache Tribe: Douglas K. Miller, Central Arizona Water Conservation District, S8388 [11SE]

———White Mountain Apache Tribe Quantification Agreement representatives, S8388 [11SE]

Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act: Albert M. Kookesh and Chris E. McNeil, Jr., Sealaska Corp., S10074 [29SE]

Lists

Gates Millennium Scholarship recipients from Red Cloud Indian School, Pine Ridge, SD, S7772 [30JY]

Organizations supporting H.R. 6307, Fostering Connections to Success Act, H5930 [24JN]

Motions

Michigan: provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community (H.R. 2176), H6056 [25JN]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (S. 2062), H6681 [17JY]

Remarks in House

Alaska: anniversary of statehood (H. Res. 127), H5077-H5080 [9JN]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide an equitable distribution of land to the 13th Alaska Native Regional Corp. (H.R. 5403), E161 [12FE]

———resolve land claims of the Bering Straits Native Corp. (H.R. 7172), E2100 [28SE]

Appropriations: health care funding through reductions in U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act reauthorization, H7116 [24JY]

———public safety and water development funding through reductions in U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act reauthorization, H7116 [24JY]

Arizona Native American Right to Vote Day: observance, E1470 [15JY]

Bureau of Reclamation: assess irrigation infrastructure of the Rio Grande Pueblos in New Mexico and provide grants and enter into agreements to repair or reconstruct such infrastructure (H.R. 6024), E883 [12MY]

———develop water infrastructure in the Rio Grande Basin, and approve settlement of water rights claims of the Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, Tesuque, and Taos tribes (H.R. 6768), E1672 [1AU]

California: transfer administrative jurisdiction of certain Federal lands from BLM to BIA and take such lands into trust for Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians of the Tuolumne Rancheria (H.R. 3490), H2771 [29AP], E782 [30AP]

———transfer certain BLM lands in Riverside and San Diego Counties to be held in trust for the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians (H.R. 2963), E1175 [9JN]

———transfer certain BLM lands in Riverside and San Diego Counties to be held in trust for the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians (H.R. 2963), Senate amendment, H10609 [29SE]

Children and youth: assist foster children in developing or maintaining connections to family, community, support, health care, and school (H.R. 6307), H5921-H5932 [24JN], E1377 [26JN], E1494 [17JY], E1774 [11SE]

Coast Guard: establish a partnership with minority serving institutions to promote the development of minorities in mid-level and senior management civilian positions, H2671, H2673 [24AP]

———transfer excess Federal property to the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians (H.R. 6370), H8530-H8532 [22SE]

Crazy Horse Memorial: anniversary of commencement of carving (H. Res. 1074), H4069 [19MY], H4402 [21MY]

Crime: improve prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country (H.R. 6583), H8456 [18SE], E1542 [23JY]

Delaware Tribe: restore Federal recognition and settle claims arising from the use and distribution of judgment funds previously awarded and provided (H.R. 6786), E1700 [1AU]

Dept. of Commerce: ensure Native Alaskan rights to engage in subsistence whaling through issuance of bowhead whale catch limits (H.R. 6624), E1558 [25JY]

Dept. of Education: historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, and tribal colleges and universities funding, H1356 [6MR]

———set aside a percentage of funds to award competitive grants to improve campus construction, maintenance, and renovation of tribally controlled colleges and universities, H753 [7FE]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities (H.R. 6098), H7191, H7192, H7267 [29JY]

———improve financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities (H.R. 6098), Senate amendment, H10625 [29SE]

Dept. of HUD: address eligibility for housing assistance funding of the Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma pending court decision on the Cherokee citizenship of Cherokee Freedman, H6681 [17JY], E1554 [24JY]

———provide that development and rehabilitation of utilities and utility services shall be eligible affordable housing activities under the Indian Housing Block Grant Program, H6681-H6683, H6687 [17JY]

———reauthorize programs for housing assistance for Native Americans (H.R. 2786), Senate amendment, H10216-H10222 [27SE], E2135 [28SE]

———reauthorize programs for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians, E2135 [28SE]

Dept. of the Interior: conduct a study on constructing a storage reservoir, outlet works, and delivery system for the Tule River Indian Tribe of California and to provide a water supply (H.R. 2535), H8053 [15SE], H8368 [17SE]

———establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska (H.R. 6107), H4836 [3JN], H4879 [4JN], H5791 [20JN], H6211 [8JY], H6300 [9JY], H6797 [22JY], H7069 [24JY], H7648 [31JY]

———provide a loan to the White Mountain Apache Tribe for use in planning, engineering, and designing a certain water system project (S. 3128), H10609 [29SE]

———provide an annual grant to facilitate an ironworking training program for Native Americans (H.R. 6685), H8503 [22SE]

———ratify and execute the settlement agreement resolving claims by the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians relative to interferences with water resources of the tribe (H.R. 4841), H4075-H4078 [19MY], H4401 [21MY]

———take into trust 2 parcels of Federal land for the benefit of certain Indian Pueblos in New Mexico (S. 1193), H10610-H10612 [29SE]

Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: making appropriations, H5459 [17JN]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide for the continued minting and issuance of certain $1 coins (H.R. 5478), H1013 [25FE]

Dept. of Transportation: study risks posed by floods to bridges on Federal-aid highways and other public roads, bridges on Indian reservations, and park bridges located in a 500-year floodplain, H7033, H7034 [23JY]

History: acknowledge history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the U.S. regarding Indian Tribes and offer apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the U.S. (H.J. Res. 3), E960 [19MY]

———authorize the Preserve America Program and Save America's Treasures Program (H.R. 3981), H6182-H6187 [8JY]

———require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (H.R. 4544), H8696-H8699, H8704 [23SE], H9889 [25SE], E1129 [3JN], E1915 [25SE]

Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: limit casino expansion (H.R. 2562), H6051 [25JN]

———reform, H6016, H6049 [25JN]

———restrict off-reservation gaming, H6047-H6055 [25JN]

Intergovernmental relations: consult and collaborate with tribal officials in developing Federal policies that impact tribes, strengthen U.S. relationships with tribes, and reduce imposition of unfunded mandates (H.R. 5608), E383 [13MR]

Jicarilla Apache Reservation: ratify land dispute settlement with Rio Arriba County, NM, authorize patent for lands acquired by the county, and modify reservation boundaries (H.R. 3522), H2770 [29AP], E779 [30AP]

Kotzebue, AK: convey certain property from the U.S. to the Maniilaq Association (H.R. 6919), E1818 [17SE]

La Junta, CO: anniversary of Koshare Indian Dancers, E1406 [8JY]

Laredo, TX: tribute to Princess Pocahontas Pageant and Ball festival, E145 [7FE]

Laws: technical corrections (H.R. 5680), H5490, H5491 [18JN]

Mashantucket Pequot (Western) Tribe: provide extensions of leases of certain land (S. 2457), H2769 [29AP]

Michigan: provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community (H.R. 2176), H6045-H6058 [25JN]

———provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community (H.R. 2176), consideration (H. Res. 1298), H6016-H6022 [25JN]

———provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community (H.R. 2176), motion to recommit, H6056 [25JN]

———settle certain land claims of the Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians (H.R. 4115), H6016, H6018 [25JN]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (H.R. 3014), H7132 [24JY]

Minority AIDS Initiative: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 426), H10228 [27SE]

National American Indian Heritage Month: observance, E2331 [20NO]

Native American Heritage Day: designate (H.J. Res. 62), H10136 [27SE]

———designate (H.J. Res. 62), Senate amendment, H10116 [26SE]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (S. 2062), motion to instruct conferees, H6681-H6683, H6687 [17JY], E1554 [24JY], E1562 [25JY]

Nevada: ratify and implement settlement of water rights claims of the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Indian Reservation (H.R. 5293), H8058-H8062 [15SE], H8368 [17SE]

Public welfare programs: connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, and improve incentives for adoption (H.R. 6893), H8304-H8319, H8320 [17SE], E1820 [17SE], E2047 [27SE], E2230 [3OC]

Sauk County, WI: anniversary of Sauk County Historical Society stewardship of the Man Mound, E1670 [1AU]

Standing Bear (Ponca Native American Chief): tribute (H. Res. 1043), H2772 [29AP], E805 [1MY], E884 [12MY]

Trail of Tears National Historic Trail: include new trail segments, land components, and campgrounds (H.R. 5335), H8498-H8500 [22SE], E1916 [25SE]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: anniversary of statehood, S6192-S6196 [26JN]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for completion of certain land selections by Sealaska Corp. (S. 3651), S10069 [29SE]

Appropriations: health care funding through reductions in U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act reauthorization, S6811-S6813 [16JY]

———public safety and water development funding through reductions in U.S. Leadership Against HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria Act reauthorization, S6637, S6638 [14JY], S6810-S6813, S6815 [16JY]

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: authorize oil and gas exploration and codify certain environmental and economic protections of the Coastal Plain (S. 2758), S2219 [31MR], S3463 [29AP]

Arizona: resolve water rights claims of the White Mountain Apache Tribe (S. 3473), S8387 [11SE]

Arts and humanities: protect Indian arts and crafts through the improvement of applicable criminal proceedings (S. 1255), S9336 [23SE]

Axtell, Horace P.: National Endowment for the Arts National Heritage Fellowship recipient, S5520 [11JN]

BIA: Public Safety and Justice Account funding, S1983 [12MR]

Bureau of Reclamation: assess irrigation infrastructure of the Rio Grande Pueblos in New Mexico and provide grants and enter into agreements to repair or reconstruct such infrastructure (S. 2805), S2359 [2AP]

———develop water infrastructure in the Rio Grande Basin, and approve settlement of water rights claims of the Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, Tesuque, and Taos tribes (S. 3381), S7916-S7925 [31JY]

California: transfer certain BLM lands in Riverside and San Diego Counties to be held in trust for the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians (H.R. 2963), S9851, S9852 [26SE]

Carson City, NV: promote conservation and provide for sensible development (S. 3393), S7948 [31JY]

———promote conservation and provide for sensible development (S. 3603), S9516 [25SE]

Cheyenne River Youth Project (organization): anniversary, S7773 [30JY]

Coast Guard: transfer excess Federal property to the Confederated Tribes of the Coos, Lower Umpqua, and Siuslaw Indians (H.R. 6370), S9434 [24SE]

Colleges and universities: increase programs to encourage Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian college students to pursue careers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, S7856 [31JY]

Congressional Gold Medal: award to Code Talkers who served the U.S. during 20th Century foreign conflicts (S. 2681), S1432 [29FE], S7621 [29JY]

Crazy Horse Memorial: anniversary of commencement of carving (S. Res. 496), S4427 [20MY]

Crime: grant rape and sexual assault victims the right to have assailants tested for HIV/AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases, S1028 [14FE]

———improve prosecution of, and response to, crimes in Indian country (S. 3320), S7158 [23JY]

———provide Federal assistance to States, local jurisdictions, and Indian tribes to prosecute hate crimes (S. 1105), S277 [24JA], S440 [29JA], S657 [5FE], S1115 [25FE], S1197 [26FE], S1701 [6MR], S1814 [10MR], S1992 [12MR], S2427 [3AP], S2739 [8AP], S2936 [10AP], S2973 [14AP], S3071 [16AP], S3250 [22AP], S3972 [8MY], S4174 [14MY], S4614 [21MY], S4779 [22MY], S5362 [6JN], S5589 [12JN], S6930 [17JY], S7567 [28JY], S9478 [25SE], S9996 [27SE], S10166 [30SE]

Crow Tribe of Indians: authorize water rights settlement (S. 3355), S7594 [29JY]

Democratic Party: national agenda, S16, S18 [22JA]

Dept. of Commerce: ensure Native Alaskan rights to engage in subsistence whaling through issuance of bowhead whale catch limits (S. 3333), S7300 [24JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: improve financial assistance provided to State, local, and tribal governments for information sharing activities (H.R. 6098), S9901 [27SE]

———improve the Office for State and Local Law Enforcement (S. 3524), S9034 [18SE]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize programs for housing assistance for Native Americans (H.R. 2786), S9474 [25SE]

Dept. of the Interior: establish an environmentally sound oil and gas leasing program for exploration, development, and production of resources of the Coastal Plain of Alaska, S7587 [29JY]

———provide a loan to the White Mountain Apache Tribe for use in planning, engineering, and designing a certain water system project (S. 3128), S5626 [12JN], S9552 [25SE]

———provide grants to States and tribes to reduce the risk of or compensate for livestock loss due to predation by gray wolves or other predators (S. 2875), S3082 [16AP], S7745 [30JY]

———ratify and execute the settlement agreement resolving claims by the Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians relative to interferences with water resources of the tribe (H.R. 4841), S7197, S7198 [23JY]

———take into trust 2 parcels of Federal land for the benefit of certain Indian Pueblos in New Mexico (S. 1193), S9218 [22SE], S10676, S10678 [19NO]

———take land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (S. 3724), S10815 [8DE]

Dept. of the Treasury: provide for the continued minting and issuance of certain $1 coins (H.R. 5478), S1390 [28FE]

Dept. of Veterans Affairs: include federally recognized tribal organizations in certain grant programs for States and territories, S8882 [16SE]

———include federally recognized tribal organizations in certain grant programs for States and territories (S. 3000), S3979 [8MY]

Drugs: encourage local, State, and Federal law enforcement to cooperate with tribal law enforcement to combat methamphetamine issues, S959, S960 [13FE]

Forest Service: authorize direct tribal governmental participation in State and private forestry conservation and support activities and enhance and facilitate tribal relations on National Forest System lands, S4228 [15MY]

———provide free of charge any portions of trees or forest product to Native American tribes for cultural or traditional purposes providing products are not used for commercial purposes, S4227 [15MY]

GAO: require report on the effectiveness of coordination of health care services provided to Indians using Federal, State, local and tribal funds, S961 [13FE]

———require study of tribal justice systems in North and South Dakota, S1146 [25FE]

Health: allow tribal members to make their own health care choices, S1000-S1004, S1018-S1021, S1027 [14FE]

———prioritize resources for basic medical services at Indian health care facilities, S1027-S1030 [14FE]

History: acknowledge history of official depredations and ill-conceived policies by the U.S. regarding Indian Tribes and offer apology to all Native Peoples on behalf of the U.S., S47, S48 [22JA]

———require issuance of medals to recognize the dedication and valor of Native American Code Talkers (H.R. 4544), S10183 [30SE]

Housing: repeal the Bennett Freeze ban on construction to allow Navajo Nation citizens to live in habitable dwellings and raise their living conditions (S. 531), S9165 [18SE]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: prohibit funding for firearm programs, gun buyback programs, and programs discouraging or stigmatizing private ownership of firearms for certain purposes, S1104, S1109 [25FE]

———revise and extend (H.R. 1328), unanimous-consent agreement, S1082 [14FE]

———revise and extend (S. 1200), S25-S34, S36-S39, S41-S48, S52, S58-S65 [22JA], S158, S161-S163, S167-S174, S177-S179 [23JA], S957-S962 [13FE], S993-S1031, S1037, S1038, S1040-S1043, S1045, S1046 [14FE], S1098, S1101, S1103-S1114, S1116, S1146 [25FE], S1150-S1158, S1197 [26FE], S1264, S1275 [27FE]

———revise and extend (S. 1200), unanimous-consent agreement, S1098 [25FE], S1208 [26FE]

Indian Health Service: authorize use of an area distribution fund to allocate funding for Indian health care facility construction and modernization, S1005 [14FE], S1101, S1110, S1111 [25FE], S1151, S1152 [26FE]

———exclude tribes that receive revenue from casino-style gambling from benefiting from health care funds, S1104 [25FE]

———funding, S42 [22JA], S1937-S1939 [12MR], S2047 [13MR]

———limit charges for contract health services provided by Medicare providers, S37-S39 [22JA]

———prohibit funding for abortions except under certain circumstances, S42, S43 [22JA], S1113, S1114, S1146 [25FE], S1150 [26FE]

———Urban Indian Health Program funding, S44 [22JA]

Jicarilla Apache Reservation: ratify land dispute settlement with Rio Arriba County, NM, authorize patent for lands acquired by the county, and modify reservation boundaries (H.R. 3522), S3727 [1MY]

Keeble, Woodrow W.: award Medal of Honor (S. 978), S1248 [27FE], S1356 [28FE]

KILI-Radio (Pine Ridge/Oglala Lakota Indian Reservation, SD): anniversary, S7570 [28JY]

Mashantucket Pequot (Western) Tribe: provide extensions of leases of certain land (S. 2457), S670 [5FE]

Mental health: improve services, S43 [22JA]

Minority AIDS Initiative: anniversary (H. Con. Res. 426), S10423 [2OC]

Mission, SD: tribute to proposal to build Code Talkers Memorial Park, S7621 [29JY]

National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month: observance (S. Res. 719), S10755 [20NO], S10836 [9DE]

National American Indian Heritage Month: observance, S10709 [20NO]

Native American Heritage Day: designate (H.J. Res. 62), S9186 [22SE]

Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act: reauthorize (S. 2062), S845 [11FE], S4839-S4844 [22MY], S4857 [2JN], S10058 [29SE]

Nebraska: tribute to Little Thunder Tiospaye efforts to collect information on the Blue Water Creek Massacre, S10479 [2OC]

Oregon: authorize the Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, the Coquille Indian Tribe, and the Confederated Tribes of the Siletz Indians of Oregon to obtain 99-year lease authority for trust land (S. 3192), S9858, S9859 [26SE]

———hold certain lands in trust for the Burns Paiute Tribe (S. 16), S10744 [20NO]

Pine Ridge, SD: tribute to Red Cloud Indian School, S7772 [30JY]

Polynesian Voyaging Society: tribute, S9015 [18SE]

Public welfare programs: connect and support relative caregivers, improve outcomes for children in foster care, provide for tribal foster care and adoption access, and improve incentives for adoption (H.R. 6893), S9218 [22SE], S9482 [25SE]

Sauk County, WI: anniversary of Sauk County Historical Society stewardship of the Man Mound, S6717 [15JY]

Second Annual National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day: designate (S. Res. 479), S1892 [11MR]

Social Security: provide increased civil and criminal penalties for acts involving fraud and abuse under the Medicare system, S1026 [14FE]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act: clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects (S. 2779), S2156 [13MR]

Tribally Controlled Colleges or University Assistance Act: funding, S7861 [31JY]

Wanblee, SD: commemoration of the Missouri River reaching the Pine Ridge Reservation, S7900 [31JY]

Reports filed

Albuquerque Indian School Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1193) (S. Rept. 110-434), S7903 [31JY]

Bay Mills Indian Community Land Claims Settlement Provision and Approval: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2176) (H. Rept. 110-541), H1444 [10MR]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2176) (H. Rept. 110-541), H2015 [4AP]

Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians Reaffirmation Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1575) (H. Rept. 110-794), H7306 [29JY]

Consideration of H.R. 2176, Bay Mills Indian Community Land Claims Settlement Provision and Approval: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 1298) (H. Rept. 110-732), H6009 [24JN]

Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Tribe of Indians, Coquille Indian Tribe, and Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians of Oregon Lease Authority for Trust Land: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 3192) (S. Rept. 110-480), S9204 [22SE]

Dept. of the Interior Ratification and Execution of Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians Settlement Agreement Relative to Water Resources of the Tribe: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4841) (H. Rept. 110-649), H4059 [15MY]

Gray Wolf Livestock Loss Mitigation Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2875), S8854 [16SE]

Improve Sanitation in Rural and Native Villages in Alaska: Committee on Environment and Public Works (Senate) (S. 199) (S. Rept. 110-476), S9203 [22SE]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act Revision and Extension: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1328) (H. Rept. 110-564), H2016 [4AP], H5109 [9JN]

Jicarilla Apache Reservation Land Dispute Settlement Ratification, Rio Arriba County, NM, Land Patent Authorization, and Reservation Boundary Modification: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3522) (H. Rept. 110-610), H2851 [29AP]

Lower Brule and Crow Creek Tribal Compensation Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 160) (S. Rept. 110-505), S9491 [25SE]

Lumbee Recognition Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 65) (S. Rept. 110-409), S6441 [8JY]

Mashantucket Pequot (Western) Tribe Land Lease Extensions: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (S. 2457) (H. Rept. 110-611), H2851 [29AP]

Medicare, Medicaid, and SCHIP Indian Health Care Improvement Act: Committee on Finance (Senate) (S. 2532) (S. Rept. 110-255), S93 [22JA]

Minority Serving Institution Digital and Wireless Technology Opportunity Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 1650) (S. Rept. 110-257), S93 [22JA]

Native American Heritage Day: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.J. Res. 62) (S. Rept. 110-435), S7903 [31JY]

Native American Laws' Technical Corrections: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5680) (H. Rept. 110-692), H5042 [5JN]

Native American Omnibus Technical Corrections Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2087) (S. Rept. 110-326), S3079 [16AP]

Native Americans' Laws Technical Corrections: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 5680) (S. Rept. 110-504), S9491 [25SE]

Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 310) (S. Rept. 110-260), S658 [5FE]

Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 1171) (S. Rept. 110-401), S6157 [25JN]

Oglala Sioux Tribe and Angostura Irrigation Project Modernization and Development Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2489) (S. Rept. 110-506), S9491 [25SE]

Oregon Surplus Federal Land Act: Committee on Transporation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 6370) (H. Rept. 110-865), H8577 [22SE]

Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Land Transfer Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 2963) (S. Rept. 110-503), S9491 [25SE]

Personnel Reimbursement for Intelligence Cooperation and Enhancement (PRICE) of Homeland Security Act: Committee on Homeland Security (House) (H.R. 6098) (H. Rept. 110-752), H6405 [10JY]

———Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs (Senate) (H.R. 6098), S9414 [24SE]

Preserve America and Save America's Treasures Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3981) (H. Rept. 110-738), H6228 [8JY]

Protect Indian Arts and Crafts Through the Improvement of Applicable Criminal Proceedings: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1255) (S. Rept. 110-460), S8528 [15SE]

Repeal the Bennett Freeze Ban on Construction To Allow Navajo Nation Citizens To Live in Habitable Dwellings and Raise Their Living Conditions: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 531) (S. Rept. 110-462), S8528 [15SE]

Rio Grande Pueblos Irrigation Infrastructure Improvement Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2805), S8854 [16SE]

Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians Land Claims Settlement: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 4115) (H. Rept. 110-542), H1444 [10MR]

———Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4115) (H. Rept. 110-542), H2015 [4AP]

Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of Duck Valley Water Rights Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 462) (S. Rept. 110-415), S6559 [10JY]

Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5293) (H. Rept. 110-815), H7784 [31JY]

Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 2494) (S. Rept. 110-450), S8179 [9SE]

Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act Clarification That Uncertified States and Indian Tribes Have Authority To Use Certain Payments for Noncoal Reclamation Projects: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 2779), S8854 [16SE]

Trail of Tears Documentation Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 5335) (H. Rept. 110-840), H8048 [11SE]

Tribal Health Promotion and Tribal Colleges and Universities Advancement Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 1779) (S. Rept. 110-519), S10323 [1OC]

Tule River Tribe Water Development Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 2535) (H. Rept. 110-812), H7784 [31JY]

Tuolumne Me-Wuk Land Transfer Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (H.R. 3490), S8853 [16SE]

———Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 3490) (H. Rept. 110-609), H2851 [29AP]

White Mountain Apache Tribe Rural Water System Loan Authorization Act: Committee on Indian Affairs (Senate) (S. 3128) (S. Rept. 110-502), S9414 [24SE]

Rulings of the Chair

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (S. 1200), S1109 [25FE]

Michigan: provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community (H.R. 2176), H6056 [25JN]

Statements

Indian Health Service Authorization of Use of an Area Distribution Fund To Allocate Funding for Indian Health Care Facility Construction and Modernization: Navajo Nation, S1151 [26FE]

Texts of

H. Con. Res. 426, Minority AIDS Initiative anniversary, H10228 [27SE]

H. Res. 127, Alaska statehood anniversary, H5077 [9JN]

H. Res. 1043, tribute to Standing Bear (Ponca Native American Chief), H2772 [29AP]

H. Res. 1074, Crazy Horse Memorial carving commencement anniversary, H4069 [19MY]

H. Res. 1298, consideration of H.R. 2176, provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community, H6016 [25JN]

H.J. Res. 62, Native American Heritage Day, S9186 [22SE], H10116 [26SE]

H.R. 2176, provide for and approve the settlement of certain land claims of the Bay Mills Indian Community, H6045 [25JN]

H.R. 2535, Tule River Tribe Water Development Act, H8053 [15SE]

H.R. 2963, Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Land Transfer Act, S9851 [26SE]

H.R. 3490, Tuolumne Me-Wuk Land Transfer Act, H2771 [29AP]

H.R. 3522, ratify Jicarilla Apache Reservation land dispute settlement with Rio Arriba County, NM, authorize patent for lands acquired by the county, and modify reservation boundaries, H2770 [29AP]

H.R. 3981, Preserve America and Save America's Treasures Act, H6182-H6184 [8JY]

H.R. 4544, Code Talkers Recognition Act, H8696 [23SE]

H.R. 4841, Soboba Band of Luiseno Indians Settlement Act, H4075-H4077 [19MY]

H.R. 5293, Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act, H8058-H8060 [15SE]

H.R. 5335, Trail of Tears Documentation Act, H8498 [22SE]

H.R. 5478, Dept. of the Treasury to provide for the continued minting and issuance of certain $1 coins, H1013 [25FE]

H.R. 5680, Native American laws' technical corrections, H5490 [18JN]

H.R. 6098, Personnel Reimbursement for Intelligence Cooperation and Enhancement (PRICE) of Homeland Security Act, S9901 [27SE], H7191 [29JY], H10625 [29SE]

H.R. 6307, Fostering Connections to Success Act, H5921-H5927 [24JN]

H.R. 6370, Oregon Surplus Federal Land Act, H8530 [22SE]

H.R. 6685, Dept. of the Interior provision of an annual grant to facilitate an ironworking training program for Native Americans, H8503 [22SE]

H.R. 6893, Fostering Connections to Success and Increasing Adoptions Act, H8304-H8313 [17SE]

S. 531, repeal the Bennett Freeze ban on construction to allow Navajo Nation citizens to live in habitable dwellings and raise their living conditions, S9166 [18SE]

S. 1193, Albuquerque Indian School Act, S9218 [22SE], S10676-S10678 [19NO], H10610 [29SE]

S. 1200, Indian Health Care Improvement Act revision and extension, S1275-S1317 [27FE], S1607-S1653 [5MR]

S. 2062, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act reauthorization, S4839-S4844 [22MY], S4895-S4899 [2JN]

S. 2457, Mashantucket Pequot (Western) Tribe land lease extensions, S670 [5FE], H2769 [29AP]

S. 2681, Code Talkers Recognition Act, S1432 [29FE]

S. 2779, clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects under the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act, S2157 [13MR]

S. 2805, Rio Grande Pueblos Irrigation Infrastructure Improvement Act, S2359-S2361 [2AP]

S. 3000, Native American Veterans Access Act, S3979 [8MY]

S. 3128, White Mountain Apache Tribe Rural Water System Loan Authorization Act, S5626 [12JN], S9552 [25SE], H10609 [29SE]

S. 3320, Tribal Law and Order Act, S7158-S7170 [23JY]

S. 3381, develop water infrastructure in the Rio Grande Basin, and approve settlement of water rights claims of the Pueblos of Nambe, Pojoaque, San Ildefonso, Tesuque, and Taos tribes, S7917-S7924 [31JY]

S. 3393, Carson City Vital Community Act, S7949-S7952 [31JY]

S. 3524, Homeland Security and Law Enforcement Improvements Act, S9035 [18SE]

S. 3599, add crimes committed in Indian country or exclusive Federal jurisdiction as racketeering predicates, S9505 [25SE]

S. 3603, Carson City Vital Community Act, S9516-S9518 [25SE]

S. 3651, Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization Act, S10070-S10073 [29SE]

S. 3724, Elko Indian Colony Expansion Act, S10815 [8DE]

S. Con. Res. 103, Minority AIDS Initiative anniversary, S9425 [24SE]

S. Res. 479, Second Annual National Native HIV/AIDS Awareness Day, S1882, S1892 [11MR]

S. Res. 496, Crazy Horse Memorial carving commencement anniversary, S2362 [2AP], S4427 [20MY]

S. Res. 719, National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month, S10755 [20NO], S10836 [9DE]