Indian Affairs Committee
Studies problems facing American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native peoples and proposes legislation on issues like education, economic development, land management, health care, and claims against the United States.
AI-written from the committee's own website Committee website- Chamber: Senate
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Members (11)
- Lisa Murkowski (Republican - Alaska) - Chair
- Brian Schatz (Democratic - Hawaii) - Vice Chair
- John Hoeven (Republican - North Dakota) - Member
- Maria Cantwell (Democratic - Washington) - Member
- Steve Daines (Republican - Montana) - Member
- Catherine Cortez Masto (Democratic - Nevada) - Member
- Mike Rounds (Republican - South Dakota) - Member
- Tina Smith (Democratic - Minnesota) - Member
- Jerry Moran (Republican - Kansas) - Member
- Ben Ray Luján (Democratic - New Mexico) - Member
- Alan Armstrong (Republican - Oklahoma) - Member
Bills reported 40 this Congress, newest action first
S 3219
Passed a chamber
Former Albuquerque Indian School land placed in trust for 19 Pueblos
05-OCT-2026
S 1514
Passed a chamber
Puts 72 acres of Washington forest land in trust for Quinault Nation
05-OCT-2026
S 240
To President
Crow Tribe water settlement funds shift to tribal projects
05-OCT-2026
S 3383
Passed a chamber
Tribes grant their own rights-of-way without federal approval
05-OCT-2026
S 1055
Passed a chamber
Sets 15-day notice deadline for emergency care from outside providers
05-OCT-2026
HR 2400
Passed a chamber
Transfers 557 Forest Service acres to Pit River Tribe trust
30-SEP-2026
HR 3620
Passed a chamber
Transfers Anchorage land to Southcentral Foundation at no cost
29-SEP-2026
S 239
Advanced toward a vote
Exchanges mineral rights between the Crow Tribe and Montana federal tracts
28-SEP-2026
HR 2388
Passed a chamber
Washington land placed in trust for Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
28-SEP-2026
S 550
Became law
Miami Tribe land claims in Illinois sent to federal claims court
25-SEP-2026
S 5354
Cleared committee
Reauthorizes and updates federal Native American housing assistance programs
23-SEP-2026
HR 2302
Advanced toward a vote
Federal land in California placed into trust for Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians
22-SEP-2026
S 2735
Advanced toward a vote
Puts California federal land into trust for Shingle Springs Miwok
22-SEP-2026
HR 681
Advanced toward a vote
Allows 99-year leases on Mashpee and Aquinnah Wampanoag tribal lands
14-SEP-2026
S 1513
Advanced toward a vote
Federal land taken into trust for Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe
14-SEP-2026
S 236
Advanced toward a vote
Allows 99-year leases on Mashpee Wampanoag and Aquinnah tribal land
14-SEP-2026
S 2098
Advanced toward a vote
Transfers Anchorage land to Southcentral Foundation at no cost
03-AUG-2026
S 564
Advanced toward a vote
Settles Zuni Tribe water rights claims and protects Zuni Salt Lake
04-JUN-2026
S 563
Advanced toward a vote
Settles Ohkay Owingeh water rights claims in New Mexico
04-JUN-2026
S 723
Became law
Federal deadlines for processing mortgages on Indian land
04-MAY-2026
HR 165
Became law
Wounded Knee sacred site land held in restricted fee status for two tribes
19-DEC-2025
S 612
Passed a chamber
Federal tourism grants for tribes and Native Hawaiian groups
17-DEC-2025
S 748
Passed a chamber
Lytton Rancheria of California made eligible for trust land under Indian Reorganization Act
16-DEC-2025
S 390
Passed a chamber
Federal data and grants for missing or murdered Indian cases
15-DEC-2025
S 620
Passed a chamber
Veterinary disease prevention services for Indian Tribes
15-DEC-2025
S 622
Passed a chamber
Adds Chippewa National Forest land to Leech Lake Band transfer
15-DEC-2025
S 621
Passed a chamber
Revokes Lower Sioux Indian Community's federal corporate charter
15-DEC-2025
S 640
Passed a chamber
Adds interest payments to Navajo and Pueblo water trust funds
15-DEC-2025
S 642
Passed a chamber
Compensates Keweenaw Bay Indian Community for taken reservation land
15-DEC-2025
S 546
Passed a chamber
Funds adjusted interest for Duck Valley Tribes water settlement
15-DEC-2025
S 719
Passed a chamber
Expands tribal forest protection program to restoration and rangeland
15-DEC-2025
S 673
Advanced toward a vote
Expands Miccosukee Reserved Area to include Osceola Camp
28-OCT-2025
S 105
Advanced toward a vote
Wounded Knee land placed in restricted fee for two tribes
02-OCT-2025
S 761
Advanced toward a vote
Truth and Healing Commission on Indian boarding school policies
31-JUL-2025
S 689
Advanced toward a vote
Settles Tule River Tribe water rights claims in California
12-MAY-2025
S 632
Advanced toward a vote
Half-time practice to fulfill Indian Health Service obligations
12-MAY-2025
S 565
Cleared committee
Navajo water rights settlement in New Mexico's Rio San Jose
05-MAR-2025
S 562
Cleared committee
Water rights settlements for four New Mexico Pueblos
05-MAR-2025
S 241
Cleared committee
Settles Fort Belknap water rights claims and funds Montana irrigation projects
05-MAR-2025
S 637
Cleared committee
Expands Navajo-Gallup water project funding and service area
05-MAR-2025
Bills referred here (48)
Bills this site tracks: the ones that moved. Most bills referred to a committee never leave it; congress.gov lists them all.
- S 3219: Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2026 (latest action: 05-OCT-2026)
- S 1514: Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act (latest action: 05-OCT-2026)
- S 240: Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025 (latest action: 05-OCT-2026)
- S 3383: Unlocking Native Lands and Opportunities for Commerce and Key Economic Developments Act of 2025 (latest action: 05-OCT-2026)
- S 1055: Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act (latest action: 05-OCT-2026)
- HR 2400: Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2026 (latest action: 30-SEP-2026)
- HR 3620: Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025 (latest action: 29-SEP-2026)
- S 239: Crow Revenue Act (latest action: 28-SEP-2026)
- HR 2388: Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act (latest action: 28-SEP-2026)
- S 550: A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes. (latest action: 25-SEP-2026)
- S 5354: Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Modernization Act of 2026 (latest action: 23-SEP-2026)
- HR 2302: Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025 (latest action: 22-SEP-2026)
- S 2735: Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025 (latest action: 22-SEP-2026)
- HR 741: Stronger Engagement for Indian Health Needs Act of 2025 (latest action: 15-SEP-2026)
- HR 3925: Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation Land Exchange Act (latest action: 15-SEP-2026)
- HR 681: 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 in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes (latest action: 14-SEP-2026)
- S 1513: Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act (latest action: 14-SEP-2026)
- S 236: A bill 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 in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes. (latest action: 14-SEP-2026)
- S 2098: Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025 (latest action: 03-AUG-2026)
- S 564: Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025 (latest action: 04-JUN-2026)
- S 563: Ohkay Owingeh Rio Chama Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025 (latest action: 04-JUN-2026)
- HR 4463: To amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993. (latest action: 03-JUN-2026)
- HR 5682: To take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and for other purposes. (latest action: 03-JUN-2026)
- HR 2916: To authorize, ratify, and confirm the Agreement of Settlement and Compromise to Resolve the Akwesasne Mohawk Land Claim in the State of New York, and for other purposes. (latest action: 03-JUN-2026)
- S 723: Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025 (latest action: 04-MAY-2026)
- HR 3073: Shivwits Band of Paiutes Jurisdictional Clarity Act (latest action: 17-MAR-2026)
- HR 5910: To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes. (latest action: 04-MAR-2026)
- S 699: Purchased and Referred Care Improvement Act of 2025 (latest action: 04-FEB-2026)
- HR 165: Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act (latest action: 19-DEC-2025)
- S 612: A bill to amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act to authorize grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations, and for other purposes. (latest action: 17-DEC-2025)
- S 748: A bill to reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the Lytton Rancheria of California, and for other purposes. (latest action: 16-DEC-2025)
- S 390: BADGES for Native Communities Act (latest action: 15-DEC-2025)
- S 620: Veterinary Services to Improve Public Health in Rural Communities Act (latest action: 15-DEC-2025)
- S 622: Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Amendments Act of 2025 (latest action: 15-DEC-2025)
- S 621: A bill to accept the request to revoke the charter of incorporation of the Lower Sioux Indian Community in the State of Minnesota at the request of that Community, and for other purposes. (latest action: 15-DEC-2025)
- S 640: Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act (latest action: 15-DEC-2025)
- S 642: Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2025 (latest action: 15-DEC-2025)
- S 546: Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025 (latest action: 15-DEC-2025)
- S 719: Tribal Forest Protection Act Amendments Act of 2025 (latest action: 15-DEC-2025)
- S 673: Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act (latest action: 28-OCT-2025)
- S 105: Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act (latest action: 02-OCT-2025)
- S 761: Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2025 (latest action: 31-JUL-2025)
- S 689: Tule River Tribe Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025 (latest action: 12-MAY-2025)
- S 632: IHS Workforce Parity Act of 2025 (latest action: 12-MAY-2025)
- S 565: Navajo Nation Rio San José Stream System Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025 (latest action: 05-MAR-2025)
- S 562: Rio San José and Rio Jemez Water Settlements Act of 2025 (latest action: 05-MAR-2025)
- S 241: Northern Montana Water Security Act of 2025 (latest action: 05-MAR-2025)
- S 637: Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project Amendments Act of 2025 (latest action: 05-MAR-2025)