Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Oversight Hearing titled “Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act Successes and Opportunities at the Department of the Interior and the Indian Health Service”
Date: September 17, 2025
Time: 2:30 PM
Location: Dirksen
Room: 628
Witnesses
Mr. Kennis Bellmard
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Policy and Economic Development
U.S. Department of the Interior
Washington, DC
Mr. Benjamin Smith
Acting Director, Indian Health Service
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Washington, DC
The Honorable Chief Chuck Hoskin Jr.
Principal Chief
Cherokee Nation
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Mr. Victor Joseph
Executive Director
Tanana Tribal Council
Tanana, Alaska
Mr. Jay Spaan
Executive Director
Self-Governance Communication and Education Tribal Consortium
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Committee Notice:
https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearings/oversight-hearing-entitled-indian-self-determination-and-education-assistance-act-successes-and-opportunities-at-the-department-of-the-interior-and-the-indian-health-service/
