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Bennet Statement on Trump’s Executive Order Shrinking Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monument
including the Ute Mountain Ute and Southern Ute Indian Tribes in Colorado. Today’s actions are another broken … Mountain Ute and Southern Ute Indian Tribes of Colorado, both of whom strongly supported this designation. ### Contact Info
Hickenlooper Celebrates Long-Overdue Housing Bill Becoming Law
Rock Creek Affordable Housing & Associated Infrastructure Southern Ute Indian Tribe $3,000,000 Leadville Lake County Community Housing
Gallego Supports Bipartisan Bill to Help Arizona Tribes Combat MMIW Crisis, Fentanyl Trafficking
public safety and justice at the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) is funded at just 13% of need … personnel are needed to adequately serve Indian Country. This includes at least 13,000 more tribal law enforcement
Let Me Be Blunt: Special Edition ~ America 250
Delaware’s first peoples. I visited the Nanticoke Indian Museum in Millsboro, which was formerly the Harmon Colored … White Otter” Coker and leaders of the Lenape Indian Tribe of Delaware for a critical conversation. The Chief
Gallego Holds Community Conversation with Native Veterans
doctor, dentist, or nurse from rural Arizona, from Indian country, it’s really hard to replace them.” Senator
Van Hollen Joins Warren, Merkley, Colleagues in Opposition to Trump Administration Move to Enable Housing Discrimination Against LGBTQ Americans
lending, Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDs, and Indian and Native Hawaiian housing programs. Although they
Schumer, Gillibrand Deliver $14.3 Million in Federal Support for Clean-up at Brownfield Sites Across NEW YORK State
potential sites identified in the target area. Shinnecock Indian Nation Long Island $956,758 Community-wide grant funds
June 24th, 2026Heinrich, Lummis Introduce Legislation to Improve Teacher Pay at Tribal Schools
help improve teacher pay at Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools. New Mexico is home … Congress and distributed to schools through the Indian School Equalization Program (ISEP) formula. Years of underfunding of ISEP
Hickenlooper Celebrates Final Senate Passage of Major Housing Bill
Rock Creek Affordable Housing & Associated Infrastructure Southern Ute Indian Tribe $3,000,000 Leadville Lake County Community Housing
Shaheen Applauds Senate Passage of Bipartisan Housing Package Including Three of Her Bills to Lower Housing Costs
build more homes. Empower states, local governments and Indian tribes to streamline environmental reviews and speed up housing
Schatz Presses Museums And Universities To Quickly Return Native Ancestral Remains And Items, Comply With Native American Graves Protection And Repatriation Act
vice chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, renewed calls to 15 museums and universities to promptly
June 17th, 2026Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee Advances Bipartisan America the Beautiful Act
Management, Fish and Wildlife Service, and Bureau of Indian Education. The substitute amendment reflects months of negotiations among
Peters Reintroduces Bipartisan Legislation to Increase Tribal Input in Identifying Natural Resource Concerns
Priorities Inclusion Act helps strengthen the bonds between Indian Country and our federal partners by highlighting tribal visibility … Sault Ste. Marie Tribe of Chippewa Indians. “The measures of this bill will help ensure tribes and tribal
Warnock Pushes for Report on Head Start Programs for Rural Families
Start, Head Start Preschool, Head Start Programs, American Indian and Alaska Native Head Start Programs, and Migrant
Gillibrand, Schumer Announce $11.8 Million In Disaster Recovery Funding For New York State
Flooding). Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (St. Regis Mohawk Indian Reservation) North Country $403,588.50 This grant will fund
Sen. Ossoff Pushing to Help Georgia Pecan Growers Expand Access to World Markets
ability to continue expanding their exports to the Indian market. This step would also build on Sen. Ossoff
Warren, Blumenthal Open Investigation Into DOJ’s Move to Drop Charges Against Billionaire
Adani knowingly participated in a scheme to bribe Indian government officials and mislead investors to secure billions
Gallego Presses Interior Department on Post-2026 Colorado River Plans
strong support for the bipartisan Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act , urging the federal government to move
PASSED: Cortez Masto’s Legislation to Help Tribes Apprehend Violent Criminals
yearslong push to increase public safety in Indian Country and end the epidemic of Missing and Murdered Indigenous
Luján, Heinrich Introduce Legislation to Boost Funding for Indian Water Rights Settlements
member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) introduced … Protecting Indian Water Rights Settlements Act of 2026, legislation to ensure the federal government fulfills its trust responsibilities
June 10th, 2026Heinrich, Luján Introduce Legislation to Boost Funding for Indian Water Rights Settlements
member of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, to introduce the Protecting Indian Water Rights Settlements … trust responsibilities by providing dedicated, mandatory funding for Indian water rights settlements through the Bureau of Indian Affairs
June 10th, 2026Heinrich Calls for Consideration of Conservation Bills, Bipartisan Cooperation on ENR Legislation
establish the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians and Jefferson College as affiliated areas of the National Park … establish the Grand Village of the Natchez Indians and Jefferson College as affiliated areas of the National Park
Following Reports Of Tribal Citizens Being Questioned And Detained, Schatz, Durbin Demand Answers From Trump Administration On Immigration Enforcement, Targeting Of Native People
Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senate Democratic Whip Dick Durbin … unaware of any Tribe or Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) law enforcement agency that has entered into
Following Schatz-McMahon Agreement, Education Department Officially Begins Process To Extend Federal Funding For Native Hawaiian Education Program, $46 Million Set To Continue Flowing For Hawai‘i Kids
Schatz, vice chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and a senior member of the Senate Appropriations