Senate bill 1439, the Indian Trust Reform Act of 2005, would resolve the Cobell v. Kempthorne case and make reforms to the way the United States manages Indian trust funds and assets. The bill was introduced in July 2005 and Committee staffs have been meeting with representatives from the plaintiffs, the Administration, and Indian tribes to decide what changes, if any, should be made to the bill. This paper highlights several proposals that have come out of some of those discussions.
On September 20, 2006, at 9:30 a.m., the Committee will hold an oversight hearing to receive testimony on the Tribal Self Governance Program at the Department of the Interior.
Chairman McCain has scheduled a hearing for 9:30am, September 14, 2006, on the nomination of Carl Artman to be Assistant Secretary—Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior. Immediatel...
AGENDA
1. S. 374, the Tribal Parity Act
2. S. 660, the Lumbee Recognition Act
3. S. 1535, the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Amendments Act of 2005..
JOINT HEARING with Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments: Improving Indian Health Care for the 21st Century.
Hearing postponed. A new date and time to be determ...
The Committee on Indian Affairs has scheduled additional meetings to discuss S.1439, the Indian Trust Reform Act of 2005. These meetings are intended to provide an update on the status of the bill and present new concepts for possible inclusion in...
Washington - Vice Chairman Dorgan has made several speeches on the Senate floor, during which he tells stories shared by tribal leaders and Indian people about the health care problems faced in American Indian and Alaska Native communities, and the hardships they...
November 14, 2006
12:00 AM |
(POSTPONED) JOINT HEARING with Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on Indian Health Care Improvement Act Amendments: Improving Indian Health Care for the 21st Century.
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