On Tuesday, February 3, 2026, at 2pm Eastern, in Room 1324 of the Longworth House Office Building, the House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, will hold an oversight hearing titled “Making Federal Economic Development Programs Work in Indian Country.”

Witnesses

Panel I (Outside Experts)

The Honorable Hope Silvas

Chairwoman

Shivwits Band of Paiutes

Ivins, Utah

The Honorable Rodney Butler (Chairman, Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation)

President

Native American Finance Officers Association Board of Directors

Washington, D.C.

Mr. Haven Harris

Co-Chair

Board of Directors, Native American Contractors Association

Anchorage, Alaska

Mr. Derrick Watchman (Minority Witness)

Chairman

The National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development

Mesa, Arizona

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