Hearing: Legislative Hearing on H.R. 5549

Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples of the United States (Committee on Natural Resources)

Thursday, July 28, 2022 (1:00 PM)

1324 LHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Panel one

Ms. Elizabeth Fowler
Acting Director, Indian Health Service, HHS, Rockville, MD

Added 07/27/2022 at 12:55 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 07/28/2022 at 05:06 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 07/28/2022 at 05:06 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 07/28/2022 at 05:06 PM

Panel two

The Honorable Johnathan Nez
President, Navajo Nation, Navajo Area Representative, National Indian Health Board

Added 07/27/2022 at 12:55 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 07/28/2022 at 05:06 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 07/28/2022 at 05:06 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 07/28/2022 at 05:06 PM

The Honorable Kirk Francis
President, United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund

Added 07/27/2022 at 12:55 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 07/28/2022 at 05:06 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 07/28/2022 at 05:06 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 07/28/2022 at 05:06 PM

The Honorable Fawn Sharp
President, National Congress of American Indians

Added 07/27/2022 at 12:55 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 07/28/2022 at 05:06 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 07/28/2022 at 05:06 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 07/28/2022 at 05:06 PM

The Honorable Jarred-Michael Erickson
Chairman, Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation

Added 07/27/2022 at 12:55 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 07/28/2022 at 05:06 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 07/28/2022 at 05:06 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 07/28/2022 at 05:06 PM

Ms. Maureen Rosette
Board Member, National Council of Urban Indian Health

Added 07/27/2022 at 12:55 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 07/28/2022 at 05:06 PM
  • IHS-Advance-Appropriations_NCUIH [PDF] Added 08/01/2022 at 11:26 AM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 07/28/2022 at 05:06 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 07/28/2022 at 05:06 PM

Ms. Alberta Unok
President and CEO, Alaska Native Health Board

Added 07/27/2022 at 12:55 PM
  • Witness Statement [PDF] Added 07/28/2022 at 05:06 PM
  • Witness Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 07/28/2022 at 05:06 PM
  • Witness Biography [PDF] Added 07/28/2022 at 05:06 PM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • H.R.5549 (Rep. Young) - Bill Text [PDF]
  • Witness List [PDF] Added 07/26/2022 at 04:00 PM
  • Rep. Grijalva - American Bar Association House of Delegates Resolution [PDF] Added 08/01/2022 at 11:26 AM
  • Rep. Grijalva - Joint Letter to Congress for Indian Health Care [PDF] Added 08/01/2022 at 11:26 AM
  • Rep. Grijalva - National Congress of American Indians Resolution #ECWS-19-00, Support for Advance Appropriations for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Health Service [PDF] Added 08/01/2022 at 11:26 AM
  • Rep. Grijalva - United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc. Resolution No. 2013:046, Support for Alternative Funding Options for the Indian Health Service [PDF] Added 08/01/2022 at 11:26 AM
  • Rep. Grijalva - National Indian Health Board Resolution 14-03, Support for Advanced Appropriations for the Indian Health Service [PDF] Added 08/01/2022 at 11:26 AM
  • Rep. Grijalva - The Intertribal Council of the Five Civilized Tribes Resolution No. 14-05, A Resolution Requesting Advance Appropriations for the Indian Health Service [PDF] Added 08/01/2022 at 11:26 AM
  • Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians – Statement for the Record [PDF] Added 08/01/2022 at 11:26 AM
  • Miami Tribe of Oklahoma– Statement for the Record dated 07.31.22 [PDF] Added 08/01/2022 at 11:26 AM
  • NPAIHB - Statement for the Record dated 07.28.22 [PDF] Added 08/01/2022 at 11:26 AM
  • Samish Indian Nation – Statement for the Record [PDF] Added 08/01/2022 at 11:26 AM
  • Upper Mattaponi Indian Tribe – Statement for the Record dated 07.27.22 [PDF] Added 08/01/2022 at 11:26 AM
  • The Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde Community of Oregon – Statement for the Record [PDF] Added 08/01/2022 at 01:48 PM
  • Archambault and Johnson – Statement for the Record [PDF] Added 08/02/2022 at 10:55 AM
  • Bad River Health and Wellness Center – Statement for the Record [PDF] Added 08/02/2022 at 10:55 AM
  • Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation’s Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center – Statement for the Record [PDF] Added 08/02/2022 at 10:55 AM
  • Inter-Tribal Council of Michigan, Inc. – Statement for the Record [PDF] Added 08/02/2022 at 10:55 AM
  • Nez Perce Tribe – Statement for the Record dated 07.27.22 [PDF] Added 08/02/2022 at 10:55 AM
  • Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians – Statement for the Record dated 07.28.22 [PDF] Added 08/02/2022 at 10:55 AM
  • Seneca Nation of Indians – Statement for the Record [PDF] Added 08/02/2022 at 10:55 AM
  • The Wichita and Affiliated Tribes – Statement for the Record dated 07.28.22 [PDF] Added 08/02/2022 at 10:55 AM
  • Native Village of Ruby – Statement for the Record [PDF] Added 08/15/2022 at 11:44 AM

Member Statements

  • The Honorable Raúl M. Grijalva [PDF] Added 08/01/2022 at 11:26 AM
  • The Honorable Jay Obernolte [PDF] Added 08/15/2022 at 11:03 AM
  • The Honorable Teresa Leger Fernandez [PDF] Added 08/15/2022 at 11:03 AM

Hearing Record

  • QFRs - Rep. Gallego [PDF] Added 08/15/2022 at 11:03 AM
  • QFRs - Rep. Grijalva [PDF] Added 08/15/2022 at 11:03 AM
  • QFRs - Rep. Leger Fernández [PDF] Added 08/15/2022 at 11:03 AM
  • QFRs - Rep. Westerman [PDF] Added 08/15/2022 at 11:03 AM
  • AFRs - Hon. Erickson [PDF] Added 08/15/2022 at 11:03 AM
  • AFRs - Hon. Sharp [PDF] Added 08/15/2022 at 11:03 AM
  • AFRs - Ms Rosette [PDF] Added 08/15/2022 at 11:03 AM
  • AFRs - Hon. Francis [PDF] Added 08/15/2022 at 11:03 AM
  • AFRs - Ms. Unok [PDF] Added 08/15/2022 at 11:03 AM

First Published: July 21, 2022 at 03:01 PM
Last Updated: August 15, 2022 at 11:44 AM