House Committee on Natural Resources

Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee

Legislative Hearing on H.R. 630, H.R. 1240, H.R. 1722, H.R. 2461, H.R. 2839 and H.R. 3371

Wednesday, June 7, 2023

10:00 AM

On Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at 10:00 a.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:

H.R. 630 (Rep. Grijalva), “Urban Indian Health Confer Act”;

H.R. 1240 (Rep. Feenstra), “Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2023”;

H.R. 1722 (Rep. Salinas), “Grand Ronde Reservation Act Amendment of 2023”;

H.R. 2461 (Rep. Crane), “San Juan Southern Paiute Tribal Homelands Act of 2023”;

H.R. 2839 (Rep. Hoyle), To amend the Siletz Reservation Act to address the hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, and for other purposes; and

H.R. 3371 (Rep. Johnson of SD), “Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act”.

Witnesses and Testimony

Panel I:

The Hon. Bryan Newland

Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs

U.S. Department of the Interior

Washington D.C. [H.R. 1240, H.R. 1722, H.R. 2461, H.R. 2839, and H.R. 3371]

The Hon. Melanie Anne Egorin, Ph.D.

Assistant Secretary for Legislation

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Washington D.C. [H.R. 630]

Panel II:

The Hon. Victoria Kitcheyan

Chairwoman

Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska

Winnebago, NE [H.R. 1240]

The Hon. Johnny Lehi Jr.

President

San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe

Tuba City, AZ [H.R. 2461]

The Hon. Ryman LeBeau

Chairman

Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe

Eagle Butte, SD [H.R. 3371]

The Hon. Frank Star Comes Out

President

Oglala Sioux Tribe

Pine Ridge, SD [H.R. 3371]

The Hon. Alfred “Bud” Lane III

Vice-Chairman

Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians

Siletz, OR [H.R. 2839] [Minority Witness]

Ms. Francys Crevier

CEO

National Council of Urban Indian Health

Washington, D.C. [H.R. 630] [Minority Witness]

The Hon. Michael Langley

Tribal Council Secretary

Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde

Grand Ronde, OR [H.R. 1722] [Minority Witness]

Committee Notice:

https://naturalresources.house.gov/calendar/eventsingle.aspx?EventID=413376