House Committee on Natural Resources

Legislative Hearing on Tribal-Related Legislation – Including RESPECT Act and Stop Act

Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States

Date: Thursday, May 20, 2021

Time: 12:00 PM EDT

Presiding: The Honorable Teresa Leger Fernández, Chair

On Thursday, May 20, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. EDT, the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States (SCIP) will host a virtual, fully remote legislative hearing on the following tribal-related legislation:

• H.R.2930, the Safeguarding Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act. The bill, also known as the STOP Act, seeks to enhance protections for Native cultural heritage. It will increase penalties for the illegal trafficking of tribal cultural artifacts.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2390

• H.R.438, a bill to amend the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act. The bill extend the deadline for a report by the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children by another two years. The report would be due sometime in 2024 if H.R.438 became law.

https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/438

• Discussion Draft of RESPECT Act, the Requirements, Expectations, and Standard Procedures 3 for Executive Consultation with Tribes Act. The proposed bill mandates all federal agencies to engage in tribal consultation. It would establish standards for tribal consultation and provide recourse when federal agencies fail to engage in adequate consultation.

https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20/RESPECTActDiscussionDraft.pdf

Witness List

The Honorable Brian D. Vallo (H.R. 2930)

Governor

Pueblo of Acoma

Acoma, New Mexico

https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20/vallo052021.pdf

Ms. Stacy Leeds (Discussion Draft – RESPECT Act)

Professor of Law and Leadership

ASU Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law

Phoenix, Arizona

https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20/leeds052021.pdf

Mr. Matthew L.M. Fletcher (Discussion Draft – RESPECT Act)

Director & Professor of Law

Indigenous Law and Policy Center

Michigan State University College of Law

Ann Arbor, Michigan

https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20/fletcher052021.pdf

Ms. Lauren van Schilfgaarde (Discussion Draft – RESPECT Act

Director

Tribal Legal Development Clinic

UCLA School of Law

Los Angeles, California

https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20/vanschilfgaarde052021.pdf

Mr. Robert Gallegos (H.R. 2930)

Treasurer

Antique Tribal Art Dealers Association

Rio Rancho, New Mexico

https://www.indianz.com/News/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/20/gallegos052021.pdf

House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Notice

https://naturalresources.house.gov/hearings/hearing-on-tribal-related-legislation_-including-respect-act-and-stop-act