Raúl Grijalva: “And that is why your bill, Mr. Chairman, is so important, as well as the Biden administration's Justice40 Initiative.”

Mr. Cole's bill would simply restore the Secretary of the Interior's authority to take land into trust for all tribes, regardless of their date of Federal recognition.

My amendment would prevent this bill from creating a situation where the agency is required to decide on permits before the applicants have had a chance to go through environmental reviews. Without my amendment, this bill will force the…

We urge Congress to reject legislative proposals that make this colonial-era law worse.

The 1872 Mining Law is an outdated law that has failed to protect communities like mine.