House Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples of the United States

Legislative Hearing – July 28, 2022

Date: Thursday, July 28, 2022

Time: 01:00 PM

Location: Longworth House Office Building 1324

Presiding: The Honorable Teresa Leger Fernández, Chair

On Thursday, July 28, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. ET, in Room 1324 Longworth House Office Building and via Cisco WebEx, the House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States (SCIP) holds a hybrid legislative hearing on the following bill:

• H.R.5549, the Indian Health Service Advance Appropriations Act. The bill amends the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize appropriations for the Indian Health Service for two years in advance.

Witness List

Panel I

Ms. Elizabeth Fowler

Acting Director

Indian Health Service

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Rockville, Maryland

Panel II

The Honorable Jonathan Nez

President, Navajo Nation

Navajo Area Representative, National Indian Health Board

Window Rock, Arizona

The Honorable Kirk Francis

President

United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund

Nashville, Tennessee

The Honorable Fawn Sharp

President

National Congress of American Indians

Washington, DC

The Honorable Jarred-Michael Erickson

Chairman

Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

Nespelem, Washington

Ms. Maureen Rosette

Board Member

National Council of Urban Indian Health

Washington, DC

Ms. Alberta Unok

President and CEO

Alaska Native Health Board

Anchorage, Alaska

Committee Notice:

https://naturalresources.house.gov/hearings/hybrid-scip-legislative-hearing_july-28-2022