House Subcommittee Hearing on Tribal Land and Health Legislation
January 1, 2023
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The Frame
This hearing marks the initial legislative review process for six bills that would alter federal land ownership, tribal hunting and fishing rights, and healthcare consultation requirements for urban Indian organizations.
Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.
Tribal Nations
These groups are the primary subjects of the proposed land transfers, treaty ratifications, and resource rights adjustments.
Urban Indian Organizations
These organizations would be impacted by new federal consultation requirements regarding healthcare policy.
Last recorded activity January 1, 2023.
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Summary
Key Facts
- H.R. 630 proposes amending the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to establish a formal confer policy for urban Indian organizations.
- H.R. 1240 proposes transferring federal land from the Army Corps of Engineers to the Bureau of Indian Affairs for the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska.
- H.R. 1722 proposes amendments to the Grand Ronde Reservation Act.
- H.R. 2461 proposes ratifying a treaty between the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe and the Navajo Nation to create a reservation.
- H.R. 2839 proposes amending the Siletz Reservation Act regarding hunting, fishing, trapping, and gathering rights.
- H.R. 3371 proposes placing specific land into restricted fee status for the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe as a memorial site.
- The hearing took place on June 7, 2023, as part of the 118th Congress.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the purpose of the 'Urban Indian Health Confer Act'?
What happens to the land mentioned in H.R. 1240?
Why It Matters
This hearing marks the initial legislative review process for six bills that would alter federal land ownership, tribal hunting and fishing rights, and healthcare consultation requirements for urban Indian organizations.
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Discoveries
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Expansion of Tribal Consultation
The legislation indicates a trend toward formalizing consultation requirements for urban Indian organizations within federal health agencies.
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