"This would return land to the tribe that was seized by Army Corps of Engineers in the 1970s for a recreation project that was never completed."
"The San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe has historically lived in southern Utah and northern Arizona, and shared lands with the Navajo Nation."
"Are you aware of any changes that you would like to see to this bill?"
"Currently, only the Indian Health Service is required to confer with UIOs, while other agencies of HHS only are required to consult with tribes."
"The bill also includes a gaming prohibition on any future land that the tribe may be awarded as part of a land claims settlement."
"How can all of the HHS improve its communication with urban Indian organizations, even without a required confer policy?"
"H.R. 630, the Urban Indian Health Confer Act, would require all agencies within the Department of Health and Human Services, or HHS, to establish an Urban Indian Organization, or UIO, confer policy."
"H.R. 1722, the Grand Ronde Reservation Act Amendment of 2023, would amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to reflect that the Grand Ronde tribe's extinguishment of land claims against the United State..."
"H.R. 1240, the Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2023, would provide for an administrative transfer of jurisdiction of approximately 1,600 acres of land in Iowa."
"H.R. 2461, the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribal Homelands Act, would establish an approximate 5,400-acre reservation for the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe."
"It is going to be very difficult to ultimately protect the right whale... because the Biden administration... refuse to acknowledge perhaps the most significant threat to the species at issue: the con..."