Hearing: Legislative hearing on the following bills: H.R. 1028 (Rep. Stevan Pearce), To provide for the implementation of the negotiated property division regarding Former Fort Wingate Depot Activity in McKinley County, New Mexico, and for other purposes. “Return of Certain Lands At Fort Wingate to The Original Inhabitants Act”; H.R. 2684 (Rep. Don Young), To restore tribal economic development opportunity for the Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas on terms that are equal and fair, and for other purposes. “Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act”; H.R. 2733 (Rep. Mark Amodei), To require the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for certain Indian tribes, and for other purposes. “Nevada Native Nations Lands Act.”

Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs (Committee on Natural Resources)

Panel one

The Honorable Mark E. Amodei
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

The Honorable Brian Babin
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

The Honorable Stevan Pearce
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

Panel two

Mr. Lorenzo Bates
Speaker, Navajo Nation Council, Navajo Nation, Window Rock, AZ

• Testimony [PDF] Added 07/15/2015 at 04:52 PM
• Disclosure Form [PDF] Added 07/15/2015 at 04:52 PM

The Honorable Nita Battise
Tribal Council Chairwoman, Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas, Livingston, TX

• Testimony [PDF] Added 07/15/2015 at 04:52 PM
• Disclosure Form [PDF] Added 07/15/2015 at 04:52 PM

The Honorable Arlan Melendez
Chairman, Reno-Sparks Indian Colony, Reno, NV

• Testimony [PDF] Added 07/15/2015 at 04:52 PM
• Disclosure Form [PDF] Added 07/15/2015 at 04:52 PM

The Honorable Val Panteah
Governor, Pueblo of Zuni, Zuni, NM

• Testimony [PDF] Added 07/15/2015 at 04:52 PM
• Disclosure Form [PDF] Added 07/15/2015 at 04:52 PM

Mr. Michael Smith
Deputy Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.

• Testimony [PDF] Added 07/15/2015 at 04:52 PM
• Disclosure Form [PDF] Added 07/15/2015 at 04:52 PM

The Honorable Ronnie Thomas
Tribal Council Vice Chairman, Accompanying Tribal Council Chairwoman Nita Battise