Coronavirus Resource Center
Chair Raúl M. Grijalva and Democrats in Congress are working hard to ensure that Indian Country, insular territories and other underserved populations can access medical resources to keep people safe and combat the coronavirus pandemic.
Congressional Action by Chair Raúl M. Grijalva and House Democrats
05.29.2020 Chair Grijalva Letter On Remote Official Business - HERE
05.15.2020 Heroes Act Natural Resources Committee Provisions - HERE
05.12.2020 House Democrats Introduce The Heroes Act - HERE
04.10.2020 House Chairs Condemn President’s Assault on IGs - HERE
Natural Resources Committee Hearings
10.06.2020 Subcommittee Hearing: Interior’s Royalty Cuts: Thoughtful Policy or Industry Giveaway? – HERE
10.01.2020 Full Committee Hearing – “Environmental Justice for All Act” - HERE
09.30.2020 Full Committee Markup - HERE
09.29.2020 Oversight Hearing - Police Cameras at the Department of the Interior: Inconsistencies, Failures, and Consequences - HERE
09.24.2020 Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Legislative Hearing - HERE
09.24.2020 Subcommittee Hearing - Federal and State Efforts to Restore the Salton Sea - HERE
09.22.2020 Subcommittee Hearing - Trump Administration Broken Promises on Renewable Energy - HERE
09.10.2020 Subcommittee Hearing - Examining the Bureau of Indian Education's School Reopening Guidance During the COVID-19 Pandemic - HERE
07.29.2020 Full Committee Markup – HERE
07.28.2020 Full Committee Hearing: Unanswered Questions About the US Park Police's June 1 Attack on Peaceful Protesters at Lafayette Square - HERE
07.23.2020 Full Committee Hearing: The Transformation of the Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) - HERE
07.22.2020 Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Legislative Hearing - HERE
07.21.2020 Monumental Decisions: A Long Overdue Reckoning with Racist Symbols on Our Public Lands - HERE
07.16.2020 Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Oversight Hearing - Native Youth Perspectives on Mental Health and Healing - HERE
07.14.2020 Subcommittee on Energy & Mineral Resources Oversight Hearing - Energy Infrastructure and Environmental Justice: Lessons for a Sustainable Future - HERE
07.13.2020 Subcommittee Hearing - Legislative Hearing on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands Bills - HERE
06.29.2020 Full Committee Full Oversight Hearing - The U.S. Park Police Attack on Peaceful Protesters at Lafayette Square - HERE
06.25.2020 Subcommittee Hearing - Legislative Hearing on Water, Oceans, and Wildlife Bills - HERE
06.18.2020 Subcommittee Hearing - Legislative Hearing on U.S. Forest Service and Bureau of Land Management Bills - HERE
06.11.2020 Full Committee Hearing - PROMESA Implementation during the Coronavirus Pandemic - HERE
Natural Resources Committee Roundtables
10.05.2020 “The Melting Arctic: Climate Change Impacts on People and Wildlife - HERE
09.23.2020 Virtual Roundtable - Environmental Justice Now Tour: Historically Black Colleges and Universities - HERE
09.18.2020 Virtual Roundtable - Environmental Justice Now Tour: Los Angeles - HERE
09.17.2020 Virtual Roundtable - Environmental Justice Now Tour: Louisiana, Cancer Alley - HERE
09.09.2020 Virtual Roundtable - William Pendley’s Unfitness to Lead the Bureau of Land Management - HERE
09.08.2020 Virtual Roundtable - Environmental Justice Now Tour: New Mexico - HERE
07.30.2020 Virtual Roundtable - Environmental Justice Now Tour: Michigan - HERE
07.15.2020 Virtual Roundtable - The Economic Benefits of Wildlife Viewing and Increasing Access to Wildlife Viewing. Colorado: A Case Study - HERE
07.08.2020 Virtual Roundtable - GAO Report on FEMA Response to Natural Disasters in Pacific U.S. Territories - HERE
07.07.2020 Virtual Roundtable - The Restoration Economy: Examining Environmental and Economic Opportunities - HERE
06.10.2020 Virtual Roundtable - Examining Coronavirus Impacts on Wildland Fire Operations and Vulnerable Communities – HERE
06.09.2020 Virtual Roundtable - After Coronavirus: Building a Prosperous, Environmentally Friendly Economy– HERE
06.02.2020 Virtual Roundtable - Not So Grand Opening: Examining Local Perspectives on the Department of the Interior’s Plan to Reopen National Parks During the Coronavirus Pandemic - HERE
06.01.2020 Virtual Roundtable - Reclaiming Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells – Creating Jobs and Protecting the Environment by Cleaning Up and Plugging Wells - HERE
05.19.2020 Virtual Roundtable - Crossing the Species Barrier: The Growing Threat of Wildlife Disease to Human Health and What We Can Do About It – HERE
05.18.2020 Virtual Roundtable - Coronavirus Impacts to American Fisheries and the Seafood Supply Chain - HERE
05.15.2020 Virtual Roundtable - Coronavirus in Indian Country: Tribal and Urban Organizations - HERE
05.13.2020 Virtual Roundtable - Stepping Up: Communities Protecting Themselves and the Environment in the Pandemic Era – HERE
05.05.2020 Virtual Roundtable - Under the Cover of Coronavirus: The Trump Administration's Fossil Fuel Agenda During the Pandemic - HERE
04.29.2020 Virtual Roundtable - Federal Coronavirus Response in U.S. Territories - HERE
04.28.2020 Virtual Roundtable - Environmental Justice Virtual Round Table on Community Impacts from the Coronavirus Health & Economic Crises - HERE
04.17.2020 Virtual Roundtable - Coronavirus Response in Indian Country - HERE
Black Lives Matter
06.23.2020 Livestreamed Committee Hearing on June 29 on Lafayette Square Crackdown Will Feature Injured Reporter, Wounded Protester, Bishop Mariann Budde - HERE
06.08.2020 Wyden Grijalva Haaland Request Inspector General Investigation Of Park Police Violence – HERE
06.04.2020 Chair Grijalva: President Trump’s Environmental Rollbacks are Another Attack on Black Communities - HERE
06.04.2020 Chair Grijalva, Vice Chair Haaland Push for Explanation of Park Police Walling Off President’s Park, Historic Site of Decades of Civil Rights Activism - HERE
06.03.2020 Nadler, Grijalva, Smith and Thompson Call for Answers on Trump Administration's Use of Force Against Peaceful DC Protestors – HERE
06.02.2020 Grijalva, Haaland Request for Member Briefing on Lafayette Square Police Crackdown - HERE
CORONAVIRUS IN INDIAN COUNTRY
We encourage Members of Indian Country to send Chair Grijalva information about coronavirus impacts and preparations currently affecting communities across the nation HERE.
Resources and Information on Coronavirus in Indian Country
Center for Disease Control (CDC) Social Distancing for Tribal Communities with Local COVID-19 Transmission - HERE
Indian Health Service Coronavirus Website - HERE
Federal Agency Resources For Indian Country - HERE
FEMA Assistance for Tribal Governments - HERE
Indian Health Service Frequently Asked Questions - HERE
Fact Sheet on The Coronavirus In Indian Country - HERE
Coronavirus In Indian Country Infographic - HERE
Coronavirus Tribal Funding Information From The Center for Disease Control - HERE, HERE
House Democrats Secure Investments for Tribes in Cares Act - HERE
Treasury Launches Web Portal and Begins Disbursement of CARES Act Funding to State, Local, and Tribal Governments – HERE
Resources For Small Businesses - HERE
Congressional Action by Chair Raúl M. Grijalva and House Democrats
09.17.2020 After Trump Admin Refuses to Testify, Chair Grijalva, Rep. Gallego Question Bureau of Indian Education’s Decision to Open Tribal Schools In Person - HERE
07.03.2020 Chair Grijalva on Mt. Rushmore Fireworks Display Opposed by Tribes: “This is the Administration That Blew Up Sacred Native Burial Grounds for its Wall” - HERE
07.02.2020 Udall, Murray, Pallone, Grijalva, Gallego Raise Concerns about Tribes Being Denied Access to Critical Federal COVID-19 Data - HERE
05.27.2020 Chair Grijalva Joins NM, AZ Lawmakers In Demanding Answers to Reports that Former Trump White House Official Supplied Indian Health Service with Potentially Substandard Personal Protective Equipment – HERE
05.22.2020 Chair Grijalva Criticizes Trump Admin for Botched Coronavirus Response in Indian Country, Calls for Immediate Release of Tribal Education Funding Passed in CARES Act - HERE
05.19.2020 HIGHLIGHTS: Chair Grijalva and Local Leaders on Communities Protecting Public Health, the Environment from Trump in the Pandemic Era - HERE
05.13.2020 Friday Livestream: Chair Grijalva, Subcommittee Chair Gallego Lead Roundtable on Heroes Act Benefits for Indian Country, Still Unmet Tribal Needs - HERE
05.13.2020 Chair Grijalva: I’m Proud to Push for More Tribal Funding Through the Heroes Act – Trump’s Negligence Has Put Lives at Risk, Tribal Assistance is Overdue - HERE
05.08.2020 Haaland, Heinrich, Cole Introduce Bill to Unleash Emergency Access to Broadband Internet in Indian Country – HERE
05.01.2020 Chair Grijalva, Subcommittee Chairs Request DOI Inspector General Investigate Alaska Native Corporation Eligibility for Tribal Relief Funding - HERE
04.30.2020 Grijalva, Haaland Sharply Question Sec. Bernhardt, BLM Director Pendley’s Choice to Drill Sacred Sites During Coronavirus Pandemic - HERE
04.17.2020 NRDems Roundtable: Coronavirus Response in Indian Country - HERE
04.15.2020 Chair Grijalva Hosting Livestreamed Roundtable With Tribal Leaders on Federal Coronavirus Response in Indian Country This Friday at 1:00 p.m. Eastern - HERE
03.27.2020 Chair Grijalva Hails Coronavirus Relief Package – Highlights Financial Assistance for Indian Country and U.S. Territories, Urges More Support in Future Bills - HERE
03.26.2020 Chair Grijalva Letter to FEMA on Coronavirus Response in Indian Country - HERE
03.24.2020 Following Administration Briefing, Chair Grijalva and House Dems Call for Congressional Relief Bill to Address Desperate Health Needs in Indian Country - HERE
03.20.2020 – Subcommittee Chair Gallego leads letter to urge the CDC to immediately transfer funding to IHS for tribes to be prepared for COVID-19 - HERE
03.18.2020 Chair Grijalva Pushes for Clarity on Federal Coronavirus Response in Indian Country – Asks for Documentation of Testing Equipment at Tribal Centers - HERE
03.13.2020 Vice-Chair Haaland and Subcommittee Chair Gallego introduce the CDC Tribal Public Health Security and Preparedness Act - HERE
CORONAVIRUS IN INSULAR AREAS
Resources and Information on Coronavirus in Insular Areas
CDC Fact Sheet: What To Do If You Are Sick (Spanish) CORONAVIRUS: Hoja informativa: Qué hacer si se contagia - HERE
Department of Interior, Office of Insular Affairs - HERE
American Samoa Government - HERE
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Healthcare Corporation - HERE
Guam Department of Health and Public Services - HERE
Puerto Rico Department of Health - HERE
United States Virgin Islands - HERE
Congressional Action by Chair Raúl M. Grijalva and House Democrats
07.20.2020 Chair Grijalva Leads Letter Demanding Answers, Action Plan From Trump Admin on Puerto Rico’s Critically Low Census Response - HERE
07.16.2020 House Chairs Question Secretary DeVos’s Delay Distributing COVID-19 Relief for Puerto Rico - HERE
05.28.2020 Ahead Of The Upcoming Hurricane Season In The Caribbean, Chair Grijalva Joins Sen. Schumer, Rep. Velázquez and Democratic Lawmakers In Seeking Answers on How FEMA Is Preparing To Respond To Storms That Hit Puerto Rico And The U.S. Virgin Islands - HERE
05.22.2020 Chair Grijalva Leads Introduction of “Amendments to PROMESA Act” to Stabilize Puerto Rican Economy, Stop Austerity Cuts, Guarantee Services Funding - HERE
05.19.2020 Chair Grijalva, Bipartisan Lawmakers Urge Trump Administration to Prioritize Distribution of Coronavirus Resources to U.S. Territories - HERE
05.12.2020 Chair Grijalva Joins Sanders, Velázquez, Colleagues in Unveiling Legislation to Provide Nutrition Assistance to Puerto Rico, Northern Mariana Islands and American Samoa - HERE
05.06.2020 Congressional Hispanic Caucus Urges Trump Admin to Support Puerto Rico’s Health Care System during COVID-19 Crisis – HERE
04.30.2020 Chair Grijalva Leads Letter to Treasury Department Pressing for Immediate Disbursement of Improperly Delayed COVID-19 Stimulus Checks in Puerto Rico - HERE
04.29.2020 NRDems Forum: Virtual Roundtable on Federal Coronavirus Response in U.S. Territories - HERE
04.29.2020 Chairs Grijalva, Velázquez: PPP Loan Distribution Must be Equitable for Small Businesses in U.S. Territories - HERE
04.27.2020 Lawmakers Call for Puerto Rico Aid in Next Stimulus - HERE
04.24.2020 Week’s Livestream Schedule: Environmental Justice and Economic Inequality on Tuesday, COVID-19 Response in U.S. Territories on Wednesday - HERE
04.09.2020 Lawmakers Push Puerto Rico on School Meals Distribution - HERE
04.03.2020 Warren, Grijalva, Velázquez, Castro Ask Trump Administration to Address Puerto Rico's Unique Vulnerability to COVID-19 - HERE
04.01.2020 Chair Grijalva, Rep. Sablan Write to FEMA Chief for Assurances on Virus Response in U.S. Territories in Light of Natural Disasters, Weak Finances - HERE
03.27.2020 Chair Grijalva Hails Coronavirus Relief Package – Highlights Financial Assistance for Indian Country and U.S. Territories, Urges More Support in Future Bills - HERE
03.27.2020 Chair Grijalva and Vice-Chair Rep. Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan's Op-Ed: Congress Needs to Put More Effort Into Protecting Territories - HERE
03.20.2020 Rep. Nydia Velazquez Letter, Direct Cash Assistance Program for American citizens living in the territories - HERE
03.19.2020 Rep. José E. Serrano Letter, Assistance for American Citizens Living in the Territories in the Third Stimulus Package - HERE
ENERGY & MINERAL RESOURCES CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE
Congressional Action by Chair Raúl M. Grijalva and House Democrats
08.11.2020 Lowenthal, Grijalva, and Colleagues, Call on Interior Secretary To Cancel Utah Oil And Gas Lease Sale - HERE
06.17.2020 Chair Grijalva, Reps. Lowenthal & Levin Press Interior Dept. for Explanation of Sudden Pro-Industry Changes to Oil and Gas Royalty Payments on Public Land - HERE
06.16.2020 Congressman Lowenthal, HNRC Chair Grijalva, Demand Interior Dept Explain Plans To Protect Taxpayers From Paying For Abandoned Oil And Gas Wells - HERE
05.29.2020 Next Week’s Livestream Schedule: Cleaning Up Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells on Monday, Risks of Premature National Park Openings on Tuesday - HERE
05.27.2020 Chair Grijalva Spotlights Trump Administration’s “Beyond the Pale” Economic Favoritism for Fossil Fuel Companies Over Proposed Royalty Payment Delays - HERE
05.04.2020 Congressman Lowenthal, Natural Resources Committee Leadership, Call on Administration to Suspend Action On Massive Alaskan Oil Development Plan - HERE
05.01.2020 Natural Resources Committee Hosting Livestream Discussion on May 5 on Trump Admin’s Pandemic-Era Regulatory Rollbacks and Fossil Fuel Agenda - HERE
04.30.2020 Grijalva, Haaland Sharply Question Sec. Bernhardt, BLM Director Pendley’s Choice to Drill Sacred Sites During Coronavirus Pandemic - HERE
04.12.2020 Congressman Lowenthal, 70 Colleagues, Urge Interior Dept To Pause All Public Comment Period Deadlines During National Emergency – HERE
04.06.2020 Following Unusual White House Meeting With Big Oil, Chair Grijalva and 15 House Democrats Urge Sec. Bernhardt to Reject Calls for Royalty Cuts – HERE
04.03.2020 Chair Grijalva: Trump’s Meeting Today With Fossil Fuel Interests Tells the Country Everything it Needs to Know About His Priorities in a Crisis - HERE
03.20.2020 Chair Grijalva, Rep. Cartwright Urge Congressional Leaders Not to Bail Out Coal Industry as Part of Coronavirus Response - HERE
03.17.2020 Rep. Nanette Barragán Leads Letter Opposing Any Bailout of Oil and Gas Industry in Coronavirus Stimulus Package - HERE
NATIONAL PARKS, FORESTS, AND PUBLIC LANDS CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE
Congressional Action by Chair Raúl M. Grijalva and House Democrats
08.13.2020 After Months of Administration Silence, Chair Grijalva and Vice Chair Haaland Lead Letter With House Democrats Seeking Documents on Park Service Reopening Health Policies - HERE
07.03.2020 Chair Grijalva on Mt. Rushmore Fireworks Display Opposed by Tribes: “This is the Administration That Blew Up Sacred Native Burial Grounds for its Wall” - HERE
06.23.2020 Wyden, Grijalva, Haaland Welcome Interior Watchdog Probe into Excessive Use of Force Against Peaceful Lafayette Park Protesters for Trump Photo Op - HERE
06.08.2020 Wyden Grijalva Haaland Request Inspector General Investigation Of Park Police Violence – HERE
05.29.2020 Next Week’s Livestream Schedule: Cleaning Up Orphaned Oil and Gas Wells on Monday, Risks of Premature National Park Openings on Tuesday - HERE
05.01.2020 Chair Grijalva to Trump, Sec. Bernhardt: May 3 Campaign-Style Event at Lincoln Memorial is Inappropriate, Needs to be Canceled - HERE
04.27.2020 Letter to Bernhardt Asking for Information on Process of Reopening National Parks - HERE
04.01.2020 Chair Grijalva: Trump Admin Has No Explanation for Waiting Several Days to Close Grand Canyon National Park After Explicit Call From Health Officials - HERE
03.31.2020 Chair Grijalva, Rep. Haaland Lead Letter to Interior Secretary Urging Closure of Grand Canyon, Other Parks and Public Lands at Risk of Coronavirus Spread - HERE
03.27.2020 Chair Grijalva: National Park Service Must Close Grand Canyon National Park Immediately, Interior Dept. Must Act to Prioritize Public Health - HERE
03.20.2020 Chair Grijalva Statement on Interior Secretary Bernhardt Encouraging Public Lands Visits During Coronavirus Pandemic - HERE
WATER, OCEANS & WILDLIFE CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE
Congressional Action by Chair Raúl M. Grijalva and House Democrats
06.25.20 In New Letter, Chair Grijalva and Rep. Huffman Highlight President Trump’s Failure to Distribute Congressionally Approved Funding for Hard-Hit Fishermen - HERE
06.05.2020 Chair Grijalva: Trump Illegal Rollback of Marine Monument Protections Shows He’s in “Recreational Destruction Mode” as He Clings to Power - HERE
05.20.2020 House Democrats Push for Millions of Restoration and Resilience Jobs - HERE
05.15.2020 Livestreamed Roundtables Next Week: Coronavirus Impacts on Fisheries on Monday, Preventing Wildlife-Borne Disease Spread on Tuesday - HERE
04.09.2020 Huffman, Case, Cunningham, Graves Advocate For Fisheries Relief In Bipartisan Letter - HERE
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE CORONAVIRUS RESPONSE
Congressional Action by Chair Raúl M. Grijalva and House Democrats
Chair Grijalva Leads 61 House Democrats Calling for Trump Admin Suspension of Regulatory Rollbacks That Threaten Health and Environmental Safety – HERE
07.15.2020 Chair Grijalva and Rep. McEachin on Today’s NEPA Rewrite: “This Country is Facing an Environmental Justice Test, and President Trump Has Failed” - HERE
07.15.2020 Chair Grijalva Statement on Today’s Trump Administration Weakening of National Environmental Policy Act Standards - HERE
05.13.2020 Virtual Roundtable: Stepping Up: Communities Protecting Themselves and the Environment in the Pandemic Era – HERE
05.12.2020 Wednesday Livestream With Chair Grijalva – “Stepping Up: Communities Protecting Themselves and the Environment in the Pandemic Era” - HERE
04.28.2020 NRDems Forum: Environmental Justice Virtual Round Table on Community Impacts from the Coronavirus Health & Economic Crises - HERE
04.24.2020 Week’s Livestream Schedule: Environmental Justice and Economic Inequality on Tuesday, COVID-19 Response in U.S. Territories on Wednesday - HERE
04.21.2020 McEachin, Grijalva Letter Urges HHS to Address Disparities in COVID-19 Outcomes for Environmental Justice Communities - HERE
03.26.2020 Chair Grijalva, Rep. McEachin Lead Letter From 43 House Democrats to Congressional Leaders Urging Environmental Justice Support in COVID-19 Response - HERE