The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs held its first organizational meeting and business meeting of the 116th Congress on January 29, 2019.
The committee elected Sen. John Hoeven (R-North Dakota) as chairman and Sen. Tom Udall (D-New Mexico) as vice chair. The committee also adopted rules for the current session of Congress.
A budget resolution is expected to be approved at the committee's next meeting on February 6.
The committee went into a business meeting immediately following the organizational meeting. A total fo 12 bills were approved unanimously, en bloc. The list follows:
S.46, Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Repeal Act
S.50, Columbia River In-Lieu and Treaty Fishing Access Sites Improvement Act
S.51, Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2019
S.199, Leech Lake Band Of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act
S.207, A bill to enhance Tribal road Safety, and for other purposes
S.209, PROGRESS for Indian Tribes Act
S.210, Tribal Law and Order Act Reauthorization and Amendments Act of 2019
S.211, SURVIVE Act
S.212, Indian Community Economic Enhancement Act
S.216, Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act
S.224, A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Tanana Tribal Council located in Tanana, Alaska, and to the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation located in Dillingham, Alaska, and for other purposes
S.226, Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2019
Committee Notice:
https://www.indian.senate.gov/hearing/organizational-meeting-and-business-meeting
