Hearing: Oversight Hearing on: "Modernizing the Implementation of 638 Contracting at the Indian Health Service"

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

Thursday, December 11, 2025 (10:00 AM)

1324 LHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Panel one

Mr. Benjamin Smith
Deputy Director, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C.

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  • Testimony [PDF] Added 12/11/2025 at 12:54 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 12/11/2025 at 12:54 PM
  • CV [PDF] Added 12/11/2025 at 12:54 PM

Panel two

The Honorable Chuck Hoskin Jr.
Principal Chief, Cherokee Nation, Tahlequah, Oklahoma

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  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 12/11/2025 at 12:54 PM
  • CV [PDF] Added 12/11/2025 at 12:54 PM

The Honorable Greg Abrahamson
Chairman, Spokane Tribe of Indians, Wellpinit, Washington

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  • Testimony [PDF] Added 12/30/2025 at 02:10 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 12/11/2025 at 12:54 PM
  • CV [PDF] Added 12/11/2025 at 12:54 PM

Mr. Jay Spaan
Executive Director, Self-Governance Communication & Education Tribal Consortium (SGCETC), Tulsa, Oklahoma

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  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 12/11/2025 at 12:54 PM
  • CV [PDF] Added 12/11/2025 at 12:54 PM

The Honorable Victoria Kitcheyan
Council Member, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska, Winnebago, Nebraska

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  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 12/11/2025 at 12:54 PM
  • CV [PDF] Added 12/11/2025 at 12:54 PM

Support Documents

  • Hearing Notice [PDF]
  • Hearing Memo [PDF] Added 12/08/2025 at 04:57 PM
  • FTR - Little Shell Chippewa Tribe Letter - Rep. Downing [PDF] Added 12/11/2025 at 02:32 PM
  • FTR - NCUIH Written Testimony to HNR - Rep. Randall [PDF] Added 12/30/2025 at 02:07 PM
  • QFR Responses Kitcheyan [PDF] Added 01/04/2026 at 05:47 PM

First Published: December 4, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Last Updated: January 4, 2026 at 05:47 PM