NATIVE AMERICANS

Amendments

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5286 [20JY], H5375 [21JY], H5399 [22JY], H5442, H5443, H5445, H5447, H5464, H5465, H5466, H5490, H5491, H5492 [25JY], H5544, H5546, H5548, H5549, H5550, H5561, H5562, H5563, H5564, H5565, H5566, H5569, H5570, H5571, H5572, H5573, H5575, H5581, H5582 [26JY], H5605, H5610, H5611, H5613, H5614, H5618, H5622, H5625, H5628, H5630, H5631, H5636, H5637, H5641, H5643, H5644, H5647, H5650, H5652, H5658, H5662 [27JY], H5734, H5735 [28JY], H5782, H5783 [29JY], H5889 [1AU]

Articles and editorials

Last of the Navajo Code Talkers, H8256 [7DE]

Original Code Talker Keeps Tale Alive—Few Remaining Members of Elite Navajo Marine Unit, H8255 [7DE]

Bills and resolutions

Agriculture: support maple syrup production research and education, sustainability of maple syrup resources, promotion of maple products, and access to lands for maple sugaring activities (see S. 691), S1977 [30MR] (see H.R. 1275), H2107 [30MR]

Alabama: Federal recognition of Mowa Band of Choctaw Indians (see H.R. 766), H1176 (see H.R. 766), H1196 [17FE]

Alaska: recognize achievements and contributions of Alaska Native people (see S. Res. 351), S8775 [17DE]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: provide for equitable allotment of lands to Alaskan Natives who are veterans (see H.R. 3604), H8261 [7DE]

———provide for the recognition of certain Native communities and the settlement of certain claims (see H.R. 1306), H2214 [31MR]

———provide for the settlement of certain claims (see S. 730), S2130 [5AP] (see H.R. 1408), H2410 [6AP]

———resolve land claims of the Bering Straits Native Corp. (see S. 292), S569 [4FE] (see H.R. 296), H202 [12JA]

Anchorage, AK: convey certain property from the U.S. to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (see S. 1298), S4226 [29JN] (see H.R. 444), H470 [25JA]

Arizona: consider Pascua Yaqui Tribe members in certain communities as living on an Indian reservation or area for purposes of Native American housing assistance programs (see H.R. 2620), H5373 [21JY]

Bureau of Reclamation: modify purposes and operation of certain facilities to implement water rights compact among Montana, the Blackfeet Indian Tribe, and the U.S. (see S. 399), S870 [17FE] (see H.R. 3301), H7207 [1NO]

California: modify date as of which certain tribal land of the Lytton Rancheria is deemed to be held in trust and provide for the conduct of certain activities on the land (see S. 872), S2621 [3MY]

Canada: settle certain Pottawatomi Nation claims against the U.S. (see S. 60), S123 [25JA] (see H.R. 2928), H6181 [14SE]

Cobell, Elouise Pepion: award Congressional Gold Medal (see S. 1514), S5339 [6SE]

Commission on Recognition of Indian Tribes: establish (see H.R. 3103), H6624 [5OC]

Community development: facilitate economic development by Indian tribes and encourage investment by Turkish enterprises in Native American communities (see H.R. 2362), H4573 [24JN]

Crime: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (see S. 1763), S6917 [31OC]

Dept. of Agriculture: address childhood obesity (see H.R. 2795), H5895 [5AU] (see H.R. 2795), H5938 [6SE]

Dept. of Commerce: adapt lessons of foreign aid to underdeveloped economies to provision of Federal economic development assistance to remote Native American communities (see S. 1293), S4225 [29JN]

Dept. of Education: pay Fort Lewis College an amount equal to the tuition charges for Indian students that are not residents of Colorado (see S. 484), S1219 [3MR]

Dept. of HHS: provide for health data regarding Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders (see S. 71), S124 [25JA] (see H.R. 2486), H4850 [11JY]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize programs for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians (see S. 65), S123 [25JA] (see H.R. 2648), H5579 [26JY]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Alaska Safe Families and Villages Demonstration Project (see S. 1192), S3773 [14JN]

———improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (see S. 791), S2387 [12AP] (see H.R. 1490), H2603 [12AP]

———provide for evidence-based and promising practices related to juvenile delinquency and criminal street gang activity prevention and intervention (see H.R. 2721), H5882 [1AU]

Dept. of Labor: establish the National Full Employment Trust Fund (see H.R. 870), H1523 [2MR]

———make grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to carry out employment training programs (see H.R. 72), H35 [5JA]

———make grants to States, local governments, and Indian tribes to create employment opportunities for unemployed and underemployed residents in distressed communities (see H.R. 2368), H4574 [24JN]

———prepare individuals with multiple barriers to employment to enter the workforce by providing such individuals with support services, job training, and education (see H.R. 2611), H5373 [21JY]

———provide assistance for workforce investment activities to unique populations in Alaska and Hawaii (see S. 1441), S5017 [28JY]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize exploration, leasing, development, production, and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska (see S. 352), S747 [15FE]

———authorize Indian tribes to enter into certain leases without prior express approval (see H.R. 205), H102 [6JA]

———clarify responsibilities in making a determination whether to take off-reservation land into trust for gaming purposes (see S. 1424), S4960 [27JY]

———conduct a special resource study to evaluate significance of Newtown Battlefield and suitability and feasibility of its inclusion in the National Park System (see S. 1482), S5250 [2AU] (see H.R. 3031), H6413 [22SE]

———convey certain Federal land to Elko County, NV, and take land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (see S. 617), S1826 [17MR]

———empower federally recognized Indian tribes to accept restricted fee tribal lands (see H.R. 3532), H7999 [30NO]

———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. 49), H34 [5JA]

———provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (see H.R. 2444), H4748 [7JY]

———reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (see S. 676), S1976 [30MR] (see H.R. 1234), H2037 [29MR] (see H.R. 1291), H2214 [31MR]

———settle land claims within the Fort Hall Reservation in Idaho (see S. 1065), S3338 [25MY]

———submit report on Indian land fractionation (see H.R. 887), H1524 [2MR]

———take lands in Yuma County, AZ, into trust as part of the reservation of the Cocopah Indian Tribe (see H.R. 1991), H3644 (see H.R. 1991), H3682 [25MY]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (see H.R. 2584), H5238 [19JY]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2584), consideration (see H. Res. 363), H5372 [21JY]

Disasters: include procedures for requests from Indian tribes for a major disaster or emergency declaration (see H.R. 1953), H3408 [24MY]

Economy: facilitate economic growth and development in Indian country (see H.R. 1599), H2910 [15AP]

Education: allow certain land to be use to generate income to provide funding for academic programs (see H.R. 1556), H2855 [14AP]

———help fulfill Federal mandate to provide higher educational opportunities (see H.R. 3040), H6455 [23SE]

———improve (see S. 1262), S4075 [23JN] (see S. 1519), S5386 [7SE] (see H.R. 3568, 3569), H8186 [6DE]

Federal-State relations: establish effective consultation and coordination procedures between Federal agencies and Indian tribes regarding government activities that impact tribal lands and interests (see H.R. 2380), H4574 [24JN]

Financial institutions: modify requirements on the location of bank branches on Indian reservations (see S. 62), S123 [25JA]

Florida: extend Federal recognition to the Muscogee Nation (see S. 880), S2686 [4MY] (see H.R. 2591), H5239 [19JY]

Gambling: prohibit certain gaming activities on certain Indian lands in Arizona (see H.R. 2938), H6230 [15SE]

———require tribes to demonstrate a substantial direct modern and aboriginal connection to certain lands to allow for gaming on such lands (see S. 771), S2348 [8AP]

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve: allow for the harvest of gull eggs by the Huna Tlingit people (see S. 1063), S3338 [25MY] (see H.R. 3037), H6413 [22SE]

Government regulations: determine blood quantum requirement for membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe (see H.R. 1560), H2855 [14AP]

Grand Ronde Reservation Act: technical corrections (see S. 356), S747 [15FE] (see H.R. 726), H923 [15FE]

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (see S. 675), S1976 [30MR] (see H.R. 1250), H2105 [30MR]

Indian Health Care Improvement Act: preserve reauthorization (see H.R. 215), H134 [7JA]

———revise and extend (see H.R. 536), H549 [8FE]

Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act: amend (see S. 1684), S6461 [12OC]

Kotzebue, AK: convey certain property from the U.S. to the Maniilaq Association (see S. 1898), S7702 [17NO] (see H.R. 443), H470 [25JA]

Land use: allow tribes to adopt their own land leasing regulations (see S. 703), S2046 [31MR]

Local government: compensate local educational agencies and governments for tax revenues lost when the Federal Government takes land into trust for an Indian tribe or individual Indian (see S. 988), S2929 [12MY] (see H.R. 1851), H3218 [11MY] (see H.R. 1882), H3279 [12MY]

Marine mammals: allow transport, purchase, and sale of pelts of, and handicrafts, garments, and art produced from, certain Alaska northern sea otters that are taken for subsistence purposes (see S. 1453), S5071 [29JY] (see H.R. 2714), H5811 [30JY]

McIntosh County, OK: take certain property into trust for the benefit of Muscogee (Creek) Nation (see H.R. 475), H507 [26JA]

Medicaid: provide complete reimbursement for medical assistance provided to Native Hawaiians by federally qualified health centers or Native Hawaiian health care systems (see S. 36), S123 [25JA] (see H.R. 857), H1454 [1MR]

Michigan: clarify Federal relationship with the Burt Lake Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians (see H.R. 2322), H4526 [23JN]

Mining and mineral resources: authorize certified States and tribes to use Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund amounts for certain reclamation projects and extend certain mine reclamation liability protections (see S. 1455), S5191 [1AU]

———clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects (see H.R. 785), H1177 (see H.R. 785), H1197 [17FE]

———clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects and acid mine remediation programs (see S. 897), S2731 [5MY]

Minnesota: provide for the use and distribution of the funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, et al, by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Docket Numbers 19 and 188 (see S. 1739), S6764 [19OC] (see H.R. 1272), H2106 [30MR]

Minorities: improve health of minority individuals (see H.R. 2954), H6231 [15SE]

———support minority health awareness to bring attention to health disparities faced by minority populations (see S. Res. 187), S3052 [17MY]

Mono County, CA: take certain Federal land into trust for the benefit of the Bridgeport Indian Colony (see H.R. 2467), H4792 [8JY]

Montana: extend Federal recognition to Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians (see S. 546), S1547 [10MR]

National Academy of Engineering: provide study on improving the accuracy of the collection of oil, condensate, and natural gas royalties from Federal and Indian land leases (see H.R. 2260), H4364 [21JN]

National American Indian Veterans, Inc.: grant Federal charter (see S. 728), S2130 [5AP]

National Labor Relations Act: clarify rights of Indians and tribes on Indian lands (see H.R. 2335), H4527 [23JN]

National Minority Health Awareness Month: support goals and ideals (see H. Res. 171), H1842 [15MR]

National Native American Heritage Month: observance (see S. Res. 329), S7613 [16NO]

Native American Economic Advisory Council: establish (see S. 61), S123 [25JA]

Native American Heritage Day: observance (see S. Res. 329), S7613 [16NO]

Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act: revise and extend (see S. 66), S123 [25JA]

New Mexico: authorize the Mescalero Apache Tribe to lease adjudicated water rights (see S. 134), S125 [25JA] (see H.R. 1461), H2570 [8AP]

No Child Left Behind Act: amend relative to highly qualified teachers, growth models, adequate yearly progress, Native American language programs, and parental involvement (see S. 1724), S6600 [17OC]

North Carolina: provide for the recognition of the Lumbee Tribe (see S. 1218), S3891 [16JN] (see H.R. 27), H33 [5JA]

Oklahoma: clarify role of Cherokee Nation in maintaining the W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam (see H.R. 1421), H2533 [7AP]

Oregon: provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe (see S. 908), S2731 [5MY]

Pacific islands: acknowledge contributions of colonists of Howland, Baker, Jarvis, Canton, and Enderbury islands from 1935-1942, facilitating U.S. claim of sovereignty into the Equatorial Pacific (see S. Res. 239), S4911 [26JY] (see H. Res. 388), H5896 [5AU] (see H. Res. 388), H5938 [6SE]

Pascua Yaqui Tribe: allow to determine requirements for membership in that tribe (see H.R. 3319), H7256 [2NO]

Roads and highways: reauthorize additional contract authority to maintain certain State and county roads used by school buses in and around Indian reservations (see S. 885), S2687 [4MY]

SBA: eliminate preferences and special rules for Alaska Native Corporations relative to Government contracting (see H.R. 598), H599 [9FE]

———eliminate preferences and special rules for Alaska Native corporations relative to Government contracting (see S. 236), S359 [31JA]

Taxation: allow Indian tribal governments to transfer the credit for electricity produced from renewable resources (see H.R. 1992), H3644 (see H.R. 1992), H3682 [25MY]

———allow Indian tribes to receive charitable contributions of apparently wholesome food (see H.R. 518), H509 [26JA]

———permanently extend existing elective tax treatment for Alaska Native Settlement Trusts (see S. 1337), S4450 [7JY] (see H.R. 2320), H4526 [23JN]

———permanently extend the depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation (see S. 1008), S3052 [17MY]

———permanently extend the Indian employment credit and the depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation (see H.R. 1039), H1768 [11MR]

T'uf Shur Bien Preservation Trust Area Act: amend (see S. 2024), S8734 [16DE] (see H.R. 3734), H9945 [19DE]

Utah: authorize a land exchange between the Ute Indian Tribe and the State Institutional Trust Land Administration (see H.R. 1053), H1768 [11MR]

———clarify authority under legislation defining the exterior boundary of the Uintah and Ouray Indian Reservation (see S. 1209), S3813 [15JN]

———transfer certain authority and resources to the Utah Dineh Corp. (see S. 1327), S4329 [5JY]

Virginia: extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (see S. 379), S870 [17FE] (see H.R. 783), H1177 (see H.R. 783), H1196 [17FE]

Washington: extend Federal recognition of Duwamish Tribe (see H.R. 2999), H6342 [21SE]

———settle claims of the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation concerning contributions to production of hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam (see S. 1345), S4485 [11JY]

Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (see S. 636), S1827 [17MR] (see H.R. 1162), H1983 [17MR]

Letters

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations: Bill Meadows and John Nau, H5458 [25JY]

Navajo Code Talkers establishment: Clayton B. Vogel, H8252 [7DE]

Southeast Arizona Land Exchange and Conservation Act: Harrison Talgo, Sr., H7103 [26OC]

U.S. conveyance of certain property to the Maniilaq Association in Kotzebue, AK: Representative Doc Hastings, Committee on Natural Resources (House), H8949 [14DE]

———Representative Upton, Committee on Energy and Commerce (House), H8949 [14DE]

Lists

Navajo Code Talkers members, H8256-H8258 [7DE]

Navajo Code Talkers original 29 members, H8255 [7DE]

Remarks in House

Arizona: exempt Native American sacred and cultural sites from proposal to facilitate efficient extraction of mineral resources in southeast Arizona by authorizing and directing an exchange of Federal and non-Federal land, H7039, H7041 [25OC], H7093, H7103, H7104 [26OC]

———failure of the Navajo Generating Station to meet certain EPA requirements, H707 [11FE]

Association of Indian Physicians of Northern Ohio: tribute, E751 [15AP]

Austin, TX: tribute to ``Treaty Oak'', E1642 [15SE]

Bacone College: dedication of Chickasaw warrior statue, E1260 [7JY]

BIA: charter schools funding, H5569, H5570 [26JY]

bin Laden, Osama: use of code name Geronimo in operation that led to death in Pakistan, H3231 [12MY]

Budget: allocation of funds, H608 [10FE]

Dept. of Education: Alaskan Native Education Equity Act and Native Hawaiian Education Program funding, H1023, H1024 [16FE], E295 [18FE]

Dept. of HHS: provide for health data regarding Native Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders (H.R. 2486), E1282 [11JY]

Dept. of Homeland Security: prohibit funding to award noncompetitively bid contracts to an Alaska Native Corporation, Indian Tribe, or Native Hawaiian Organization in amounts exceeding competitive bidding threshold, H3929 [2JN]

———Shadow Wolves border patrol program funding, H3858 [1JN]

Dept. of HUD: Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant Program funding, H1349 [18FE], E317 [18FE]

———reauthorize programs for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians (H.R. 2648), E1408 [26JY]

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 (H.R. 49), H1801 [15MR], H4194 [15JN]

———provide further self-governance by Indian tribes (H.R. 2444), E2140 [30NO]

———submit report on Indian land fractionation (H.R. 887), E443 [9MR]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: across-the-board funding reduction, H5445-H5447 [25JY], H5493 [26JY]

———making appropriations, H9895 [16DE]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5410-H5470 [25JY], H5493, H5494, H5543-H5578 [26JY], H5600-H5659 [27JY], H5688-H5693 [28JY], E1415, E1416, E1427 [27JY], E1435 [28JY], E1448 [29JY], E1457 [30JY], E1466 [1AU], E1491 [2AU], E1521 [16AU], E1523 [19AU]

———making appropriations (H.R. 2584), consideration (H. Res. 363), H5403-H5409 [25JY]

Disasters: include procedures for requests from Indian tribes for a major disaster or emergency declaration (H.R. 1953), E943 [24MY]

EPA: grant authority to regulate nuisance dust if State, local, or tribal laws are not sufficient to protect public health, H8283, H8284 [8DE]

Ethnic groups: economic conditions, H2283-H2289 [4AP]

Federal aid programs: funding, H5440 [25JY]

Government regulations: determine blood quantum requirement for membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe (H.R. 1560), H8131, H8132 [5DE], H8245 [7DE]

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (H.R. 1250), H2045, H2091 [30MR]

———premiere of documentary ``Under a Jarvis Moon'' which paid tribute to the Hui Panalaau, E842 [10MY]

———recognize accomplishments and sacrifices of Hui Panala'au men who participated in colonization project in Pacific islands, E1025 [2JN]

Indian Health Service: dental health programs funding through reductions in Dept. of the Interior Solicitor General funding, H5575 [26JY]

———Sanitation Facilities Construction Program funding through reductions in BLM oil and gas and grazing management programs funding, H5443-H5445 [25JY]

Kotzebue, AK: convey certain property from the U.S. to the Maniilaq Association (H.R. 443), H8948, H8949 [14DE]

Medicaid: provide complete reimbursement for medical assistance provided to Native Hawaiians by federally qualified health centers or Native Hawaiian health care systems (H.R. 857), E390 [1MR]

Mining and mineral resources: authorize certified States and tribes to use Abandoned Mine Reclamation Fund amounts for certain reclamation projects and extend certain mine reclamation liability protections, E2325 [20DE]

National Academy of Engineering: provide study on improving the accuracy of the collection of oil, condensate, and natural gas royalties from Federal and Indian land leases (H.R. 2260), E1141 [21JN]

National Minority Health Awareness Month: observance, E700 [12AP]

National Native American Heritage Month: observance, H7638 [16NO], E2140 [30NO]

Native American Heritage Day: observance, H7638 [16NO]

Navajo Code Talkers: tribute, H8252-H8258 [7DE], E2209 [8DE]

Port Gamble, WA: tribute to S'Klallam Tribe annual Tribal Canoe Journey, E1360 [19JY]

SBA: eliminate preferences and special rules for Alaska Native Corporations relative to Government contracting (H.R. 598), E186 [9FE]

Sonoma County Indian Health Project, Inc.: anniversary, E1524 [19AU], E1566 [8SE]

Taxation: permanently extend existing elective tax treatment for Alaska Native Settlement Trusts (H.R. 2320), E1200 [24JN]

Tuolumne Band of Me-Wuk Indians: tribute to role in harvesting and blessing of the Capitol Christmas tree, E2316 [19DE]

Virginia: extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (H.R. 783), E285 [18FE]

Washington: extend Federal recognition of Duwamish Tribe (H.R. 2999), E1671 [21SE]

Washington (State): clarify and adjust boundaries between Quileute Indian Tribe reservation and Olympic National Park and provide the tribe with tsunami and flood protection (H.R. 1162), E527 [17MR]

Remarks in Senate

Alaska: recognize achievements and contributions of Alaska Native people (S. Res. 351), S8782 [17DE]

Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: anniversary, S8665, S8666 [15DE]

———provide for the settlement of certain claims (S. 730), S2135 [5AP]

———resolve land claims of the Bering Straits Native Corp. (S. 292), S569 [4FE], S6691 [18OC]

Armed Forces: treat service as a member of the Alaska Territorial Guard during World War II as active service for purposes of retired pay, S7279 [9NO]

Bureau of Reclamation: modify purposes and operation of certain facilities to implement water rights compact among Montana, the Blackfeet Indian Tribe, and the U.S. (S. 399), S904 [17FE]

California: modify date as of which certain tribal land of the Lytton Rancheria is deemed to be held in trust and provide for the conduct of certain activities on the land (S. 872), S2624 [3MY]

Canada: settle certain Pottawatomi Nation claims against the U.S. (S. 60), S173 [25JA]

Cobell, Elouise Pepion: award Congressional Gold Medal (S. 1514), S6638 [18OC]

Columbia River Treaty: tribute to Columbia River Basin Native American tribes for involvement in the treaty negotiation and review process, S4482 [11JY]

Crime: decrease incidence of violent crime against Indian women, strengthen capacity of tribes to respond to such crimes, and hold perpetrators accountable (S. 1763), S6919 [31OC]

Dept. of HUD: reauthorize programs for housing assistance for Native Hawaiians (S. 65), S180 [25JA]

Dept. of Justice: establish the Alaska Safe Families and Villages Demonstration Project (S. 1192), S3773 [14JN]

———improve compensation under the Radiation Exposure Compensation Program for workers involved in uranium mining (S. 791), S2393 [12AP]

Dept. of Labor: provide assistance for workforce investment activities to unique populations in Alaska and Hawaii (S. 1441), S5020 [28JY]

Dept. of the Interior: authorize exploration, leasing, development, production, and economically feasible and prudent transportation of oil and gas in and from the Coastal Plain of Alaska (S. 352), S749-S751 [15FE]

———convey certain Federal land to Elko County, NV, and take land into trust for the Te-moak Tribe of Western Shoshone Indians of Nevada (S. 617), S1835 [17MR]

———reaffirm authority to take land into trust for Indian tribes (S. 676), S1984 [30MR]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations, S8757 [17DE]

Diseases: address minority health disparities relative to causes and treatment of asthma, S1532 [10MR]

Economic Development Administration: increase Federal share of grants made to areas impacted by disasters and severe economic distress, S3586 [8JN]

Education: improve (S. 1262), S4077 [23JN]

———improve (S. 1519), S5388 [7SE]

Financial institutions: modify requirements on the location of bank branches on Indian reservations (S. 62), S176 [25JA]

Gambling: require tribes to demonstrate a substantial direct modern and aboriginal connection to certain lands to allow for gaming on such lands (S. 771), S2350 [8AP]

Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve: allow for the harvest of gull eggs by the Huna Tlingit people (S. 1063), S3343 [25MY]

Hawaii: express the policy of the U.S. toward Native Hawaiians and provide a process for the reorganization and recognition of the Native Hawaiian government (S. 675), S1978 [30MR]

Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act: amend (S. 1684), S6463 [12OC]

Land use: allow tribes to adopt their own land leasing regulations (S. 703), S2051 [31MR]

Mining and mineral resources: clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects and acid mine remediation programs (S. 897), S2737 [5MY], S7091 [2NO]

Minnesota: provide for the use and distribution of the funds awarded to the Minnesota Chippewa Tribe, et al, by the U.S. Court of Federal Claims in Docket Numbers 19 and 188 (S. 1739), S6767 [19OC]

Minorities: support minority health awareness to bring attention to health disparities faced by minority populations (S. Res. 187), S3061 [17MY]

National Guard: addition of UH-72 Lakota Light Utility Helicopter into active fleet of South Dakota National Guard D Co. 1/112th Security and Support Battalion, S2925 [12MY]

National Native American Heritage Month: observance, S7698 [17NO]

———observance (S. Res. 329), S7629 [16NO]

Native American Economic Advisory Council: establish (S. 61), S175 [25JA]

Native American Heritage Day: observance (S. Res. 329), S7629 [16NO]

New Mexico: authorize the Mescalero Apache Tribe to lease adjudicated water rights (S. 134), S202 [25JA]

New Orleans, LA: Oretha Castle Haley Elementary School celebration of Mardi Gras Indians Hall of Fame Day, S5186 [1AU]

Oglala Lakota College: anniversary, S1972 [30MR]

Oregon: provide for the addition of certain real property to the reservation of the Siletz Tribe (S. 908), S2744 [5MY]

Roads and highways: reauthorize additional contract authority to maintain certain State and county roads used by school buses in and around Indian reservations (S. 885), S2688 [4MY]

Southcentral Foundation: Dept. of Commerce Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award recipient, S8598 [14DE]

Taxation: permanently extend the depreciation rules for property used predominantly within an Indian reservation (S. 1008), S3107 [18MY]

Udall Foundation: tribute, S6867 [20OC]

Virginia: extend Federal recognition to the Chickahominy, Chickahominy-Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi, Rappahannock, Monacan, and Nansemond Tribes (S. 379), S874 [17FE]

Reports filed

Allow Certain Native American Land To Be Used To Generate Income To Provide Funding for Academic Programs: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1556) (H. Rept. 112-306), H8074 [1DE]

Blood Quantum Requirement Determination for Membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo Tribe: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1560) (H. Rept. 112-222), H6455 [23SE]

Clarify Role of Cherokee Nation Maintenance of the W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1421) (H. Rept. 112-221), H6455 [23SE]

Clarify That Uncertified States and Indian Tribes Have Authority To Use Payments for Noncoal Reclamation Projects and Acid Mine Remediation Programs: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 897) (S. Rept. 112-63), S5338 [6SE]

Consideration of H.R. 2584, Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 363) (H. Rept. 112-176), H5372 [21JY]

Convey Certain Property From the U.S. to the Maniilaq Association in Kotzebue, AK: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 443) (H. Rept. 112-318), H8317 [8DE]

Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2584) (H. Rept. 112-151), H5238 [19JY]

Mescalero Apache Tribe Adjudicated Water Rights Lease: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1461) (H. Rept. 112-307), H8074 [1DE]

Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act: Committee on Energy and Natural Resources (Senate) (S. 292) (S. Rept. 112-52), S5338 [6SE]

Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act: Committee on Natural Resources (House) (H.R. 1408) (H. Rept. 112-280), H7405 [10NO]

Resolutions by organizations

Exempt Native American sacred and cultural sites from proposal to extract mineral resources in southeast Arizona exchange of Federal and non-Federal land: All Indian Pueblo Council, H7095 [26OC]

———Eight Northern Indian Pueblos Council, Inc., H7094 [26OC]

———Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, H7094 [26OC]

———National Congress of American Indians, H7094 [26OC]

Rulings of the Chair

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies: making appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5625, H5641 [27JY]

Statements

Dept. of the Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Appropriations: Executive Office of the President, H5436 [25JY]

Tables

Consolidated Appropriations Act (H.R. 2055): Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies, H9846-H9851 [16DE]

Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 2584), H5413-H5434 [25JY]

Texts of

H. Res. 363, consideration of H.R. 2584, Dept. of the Interior, environment, and related agencies appropriations, H5403 [25JY]

H.R. 443, U.S. conveyance of certain property to the Maniilaq Association in Kotzebue, AK, H8948 [14DE]

H.R. 1560, blood quantum requirement determination for membership in the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo tribe, H8132 [5DE]

S. 60, settle certain Canadian Pottawatomi Nation claims against the U.S., S174 [25JA]

S. 61, Native American Economic Advisory Council Act, S175 [25JA]

S. 62, Indian Reservation Bank Branch Act, S176 [25JA]

S. 65, Hawaiian Homeownership Opportunity Act, S180 [25JA]

S. 134, Mescalero Apache Tribe Leasing Authorization Act, S202 [25JA]

S. 292, Salmon Lake Land Selection Resolution Act, S6691 [18OC]

S. 379, Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act, S875-S882 [17FE]

S. 617, Elko Motocross and Tribal Conveyance Act, S1835 [17MR]

S. 675, Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act, S1979-S1984 [30MR]

S. 676, reaffirm authority of the Dept. of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes, S1984 [30MR]

S. 730, Southeast Alaska Native Land Entitlement Finalization and Jobs Protection Act, S2136-S2138 [5AP]

S. 771, Tribal Gaming Eligibility Act, S2351 [8AP]

S. 872, modify date as of which certain tribal land of the Lytton Rancheria in California is deemed to be held in trust and provide for the conduct of certain activities on the land, S2624 [3MY]

S. 885, additional contract authority reauthorization to maintain certain State and county roads used by school buses in and around Indian reservations, S2689 [4MY]

S. 897, clarify that uncertified States and Indian tribes have authority to use certain payments for certain noncoal reclamation projects and acid mine remediation programs, S2737 [5MY], S7092 [2NO]

S. 1192, Alaska Safe Families and Villages Act, S3774-S3776 [14JN]

S. 1262, Native Culture, Language, and Access for Success in Schools Act, S4078-S4096 [23JN]

S. 1441, Workforce Investment for Unique Populations in Hawaii and Alaska Act, S5020 [28JY]

S. 1739, Minnesota Chippewa Tribe Judgment Fund Distribution Act, S6767 [19OC]

S. 1763, Stand Against Violence and Empower (SAVE) Native Women Act, S6920-S6922 [31OC]

S. Res. 187, support minority health awareness to bring attention to health disparities faced by minority populations, S3060, S3061 [17MY]

S. Res. 239, acknowledge contributions of colonists of Howland, Baker, Jarvis, Canton, and Enderbury islands from 1935-1942, facilitating U.S. claim of sovereignty into the Equatorial Pacific, S4913 [26JY]

S. Res. 329, National Native American Heritage Month and Native American Heritage Day, S7619, S7630 [16NO]

S. Res. 351, recognize achievements and contributions of Alaska Native people, S8776, S8782 [17DE]