House Committee on Appropriations
Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies
Date: Tuesday, March 18, 2026 – 9:00 AM
Location: Capitol Complex, 2008 RHOB, Washington, DC, 20515, USA
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Witnesses
Panel one
Tehassi tasi Hill
Chairman, Oneida Nation
Michael Conners
Chief, Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe
Panel two
Eugene DeCora Sr.
Councilman, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska
Joseph P. Rupnick
Chairman, Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation
Panel three
Mike Natchees
Vice Chairman, Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation
Laurel Ann Yellowhorse
Chairwoman, Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah
Panel four
Cody Shambo
Councilman, Fort Belknap Indian Community
Michael Dolson
Chairman, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation
Michael Comes At Night
Councilman, Blackfeet Tribal Business Council, Blackfeet Nation
Jestin Dupree
Councilman, Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation
Panel five
Ryman LeBeau
Chairman, Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe
Peter Lengkeek
Chairman, Crow Creek Sioux Tribe
Frank Star Comes Out
President, Oglala Sioux Tribe
Panel six
Steve Sitting Bear
Chairman, Standing Rock Sioux Tribe
Lonna J. Street
Chairperson, Spirit Lake Tribe
Panel seven
Jeff Wacoche
Chief, United Keetoowah Band of Cherokee Indians in Oklahoma
Jacob Keyes
Chairman, Iowa Tribe of Oklahoma
Rick Sylestine
Chairman, Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas
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