The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs hosts a business meeting on September 25, 2024.
Three items are on the agenda. They follow:
• S.465, the BADGES for Native Communities Act. The Bridging Agency Data Gaps & Ensuring Safety (BADGES) for Native Communities Act seeks to improve public safety in Indian Country by making changes affecting the Bureau of Indian Affairs and tribal nations. A hearing took place on May 1.
• S.2908, the Indian Buffalo Management Act. The bill establishes a permanent program at the Department of the Interior to help promote and develop tribal capacity to manage buffalo, or bison. A hearing took place on June 12.
• S.4370, the Tribal Forest Protection Act Amendments Act of 2024. The bill ensures that Alaska Native corporations can participate in stewardship of federal forest lands. It also addresses a requirement that has limited tribal participation on lands important to their communities. A hearing took place on July 25.
All three bills were approved by the committee. They can now be sent to the full U.S. Senate for further consideration.
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https://indianz.com/News/2024/09/24/senate-committee-on-indian-affairs-schedules-business-meeting/
Committee Notice:
https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearings/legislative-hearing-to-receive-testimony-on-s-4444-s-4633-s-4643-s-4705-s-4998/
