Hearing: Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 681 (Rep. Keating), To amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the "Long-Term Leasing Act"), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes H.R. 3654 (Rep. Randall), “Tribal Emergency Response Resources Act” H.R. 3903 (Rep. Begich), “Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025” H.R. 3925 (Rep. Obernolte), “Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation Land Exchange Act” H.R. 4463 (Rep. Norman), To amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993

Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs (Committee on Natural Resources)

Panel one

The Honorable Nicholas J. Begich
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

The Honorable William R. Keating
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

The Honorable Ralph Norman
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

The Honorable Jay Obernolte
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

The Honorable Emily Randall
Member of Congress, Washington D.C.

Panel two

Mr. John Crockett
Deputy Chief for State, Private, and Tribal Forestry, U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C., on behalf of U.S. Department of Agriculture

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Mr. Bryan Mercier
Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, D.C., on behalf of U.S. Department of the Interior

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Panel three

The Honorable Brian Harris
Chief, Catawba Nation, Rock Hill, DC

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The Honorable Cheryl Andrews-Maltais
Chairwoman, Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), Aquinnah, MA

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Ms. Sheri Buretta
Chairman of the Board, Chugach Alaska Corporation, Anchorage, AK

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The Honorable Quintin Swanson
Chairman, Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe, Tokeland, WA

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Mr. Joe Maarango
Councilman, Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation, Highland, CA

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