Last updated: March 19, 2025
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Title: A resolution designating the week beginning February 3, 2025, as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week".
Title: Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act / A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete all actions necessary for certain land to be held in restricted fee status by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes.
Title: Lumbee Fairness Act / A bill to amend the Lumbee Act of 1956.
Title: 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.
Title: Crow Revenue Act / A bill to take certain mineral interests into trust for the benefit of the Crow Tribe of Montana, and for other purposes.
Title: Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025 / A bill to amend the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes.
Title: Northern Montana Water Security Act of 2025 / A bill to provide for the settlement of the water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian Community, and for other purposes.
Title: ARTIST Act / A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to protect the cultural practices and livelihoods of producers of Alaska Native handicrafts and marine mammal ivory products, and for other purposes.
Title: Archie Cavanaugh Migratory Bird Treaty Amendment Act / A bill to amend the Migratory Bird Treaty Act to clarify the treatment of authentic Alaska Native articles of handicraft containing nonedible migratory bird parts, and for other purposes.
Title: BADGES for Native Communities Act / A bill to require Federal law enforcement agencies to report on cases of missing or murdered Indians, and for other purposes.
Title: A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to allow Indian tribal governments to directly request fire management assistance declarations and grants, and for other purposes.
Title: Technical Correction to the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025 / A bill to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the water rights settlement for the Shoshone-Paiute Tribes of the Duck Valley Reservation, and for other purposes.
Title: A bill to provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes.
Title: Rio San José and Rio Jemez Water Settlements Act of 2025 / A bill to approve the settlement of water rights claims of the Pueblos of Acoma and Laguna in the Rio San Jose Stream System and the Pueblos of Jemez and Zia in the Rio Jemez Stream System in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.
Title: Ohkay Owingeh Rio Chama Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025 / A bill to approve the settlement of water rights claims of Ohkay Owingeh in the Rio Chama Stream System, to restore the Bosque on Pueblo Land in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.
Title: Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025 / A bill to approve the settlement of water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe in the Zuni River Stream System in the State of New Mexico, to protect the Zuni Salt Lake, and for other purposes.
Title: Navajo Nation Rio San José Stream System Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025 / A bill to approve the settlement of water rights claims of the Navajo Nation in the Rio San Jose Stream System in the State of New Mexico, and for other purposes.
Title: A bill to enhance the effectiveness of the Shadow Wolves Program, and for other purposes.
Title: 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.
Title: Veterinary Services to Improve Public Health in Rural Communities Act / A bill to provide public health veterinary services to Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations for rabies prevention, and for other purposes.
Title: 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.
Title: Leech Lake Reservation Restoration Amendments Act of 2025 / A bill to amend the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe Reservation Restoration Act to provide for the transfer of additional Federal land to the Leech Lake Band of Ojibwe, and for other purposes.
Title: A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to make payments to the Quapaw Nation and certain members of the Quapaw Nation in accordance with the recommendation of the United States Court of Federal Claims, and for other purposes.
Title: IHS Workforce Parity Act of 2025 / A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to allow Indian Health Service scholarship and loan recipients to fulfill service obligations through half-time clinical practice, and for other purposes.
Title: Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project Amendments Act of 2025 / A bill to amend the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes.
Title: Technical Corrections to the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act, Taos Pueblo Indian Water Rights Settlement Act, and Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act / A bill to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund, to amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to make technical corrections to the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund and Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund, and for other purposes.
Title: Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2025 / A bill to provide compensation to the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community for the taking without just compensation of land by the United States inside the exterior boundaries of the L'Anse Indian Reservation that were guaranteed to the Community under a treaty signed in 1854, and for other purposes.
Title: A bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to address the hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community, and for other purposes.
Title: Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act / A bill to amend the Miccosukee Reserved Area Act to authorize the expansion of the Miccosukee Reserved Area and to carry out activities to protect structures within the Osceola Camp from flooding, and for other purposes.
Title: Tule River Tribe Reserved Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025 / A bill to approve the settlement of the water right claims of the Tule River Tribe, and for other purposes.
Title: A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to address liability for payment of charges or costs associated with the provision of purchased/referred care services, and for other purposes.
Title: Tribal Forest Protection Act Amendments Act of 2025 / A bill to amend the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 to improve that Act, and for other purposes.
Title: Tribal Trust Land Homeownership Act of 2025 / A bill to require the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process and complete all mortgage packages associated with residential and business mortgages on Indian land by certain deadlines, and for other purposes.
Title: A bill to reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the Lytton Rancheria of California, and for other purposes.
Title: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to recognize Indian tribal governments for purposes of determining under the adoption credit whether a child has special needs.
Title: Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act of 2025 / A bill to establish the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States, and for other purposes.
Title: A bill to extend the Alaska Native Vietnam era Veterans Land Allotment Program.
Title: A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to enhance the longevity, dignity, empowerment, and respect of older individuals who are Native Americans, and for other purposes.
Title: A bill to provide for the settlement of the water rights claims of the Navajo Nation, the Hopi Tribe, and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, and for other purposes.
Title: Cape Fox Land Entitlement Finalization Act of 2025 / A bill to provide equitable treatment for the people of the Village Corporation established for the Native Village of Saxman, Alaska, and for other purposes.
Title: A bill to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to modify the notification requirement for emergency contract health services for certain beneficiaries, and for other purposes.
Title: A bill to authorize the relinquishment and in lieu selection of land and minerals in the State of North Dakota, to restore land and minerals to Indian Tribes within the State of North Dakota, and for other purposes.
Title: Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act / To provide for the recognition of certain Alaska Native communities and the settlement of certain claims under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes.
Title: Alaska Native Settlement Trust Eligibility Act / To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives from being used to determine eligibility for certain programs, and for other purposes.
Title: Alaska Native Village Municipal Lands Restoration Act of 2025 / To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Village Corporations shall not be required to convey land in trust to the State of Alaska for the establishment of Municipal Corporations, and for other purposes.
Title: Native American Education Opportunity Act / To expand opportunity for Native American children through additional options in education, and for other purposes.
Title: Congressional Border Security Assessment Act / To provide Members of Congress lawful access to certain Indian land to assess the security of the international boundary between the United States and Mexico located on that Indian land, and for other purposes.
Title: Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act / To direct the Secretary of the Interior to complete all actions necessary for certain land to be held in restricted fee status by the Oglala Sioux Tribe and Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes.
Title: Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act / To take certain Federal lands in Tennessee into trust for the benefit of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.
Title: Alaska Native Vietnam Era Veterans Land Allotment Extension Act of 2025 / To extend the Alaska Native Vietnam era veterans land allotment program, and for other purposes.
Title: Keweenaw Bay Indian Community Land Claim Settlement Act of 2025 / To provide compensation to the Keweenaw Bay Indian Community for the taking without just compensation of land by the United States inside the exterior boundaries of the L'Anse Indian Reservation that were guaranteed to the Community under a treaty signed in 1854.
Title: To authorize the Bay Mills Indian Community of the State of Michigan to convey land and interests in land owned by the Tribe.
Title: Native American Health Savings Improvement Act / To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit individuals eligible for Indian Health Service assistance to qualify for health savings accounts.
Title: Fix Our Forests Act / To expedite under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 and improve forest management activities on National Forest System lands, on public lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land Management, and on Tribal lands to return resilience to overgrown, fire-prone forested lands, and for other purposes.
Title: Lumbee Fairness Act / To amend the Lumbee Act of 1956.
Title: Miccosukee Reserved Area Amendments Act / To amend the Miccosukee Reserved Area Act to authorize the expansion of the Miccosukee Reserved Area and to carry out activities to protect structures within the Osceola Camp from flooding, and for other purposes.
Title: Nor Rel Muk Wintu Nation Federal Recognition Act / To extend Federal recognition to the Nor Rel Muk Wintu Nation, and for other purposes.
Title: WaterSMART Access for Tribes Act / To amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to increase Tribal access to water conservation and efficiency grants, and for other purposes.
Title: 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 held in trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes.
Title: Crow Revenue Act / To take certain mineral interests into trust for the benefit of the Crow Tribe of Montana, and for other purposes.
Title: Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025 / To amend the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 to make improvements to that Act, and for other purposes.
Title: Stronger Engagement for Indian Health Needs Act of 2025 / To elevate the position of Director of the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health, and for other purposes.
Title: Northern Montana Water Security Act of 2025 / To provide for the settlement of the water rights claims of the Fort Belknap Indian Community, and for other purposes.
Title: To require Federal law enforcement agencies to report on cases of missing or murdered Indians, and for other purposes.
Title: To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to address liability for payment of charges or costs associated with provision of purchased/referred care services, and for other purposes.
Title: To approve the settlement of water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe in the Zuni River Stream System in the State of New Mexico, to protect the Zuni Salt Lake, and for other purposes.
Title: To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to address the hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community, and for other purposes.
Title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, to implement the Climate Ready Tribes Initiative.
Title: To clarify the rights of Indians and Indian Tribes on Indian lands under the National Labor Relations Act.
Title: To provide for the settlement of the water rights claims of the Navajo Nation, the Hopi Tribe, and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, and for other purposes.
Title: To require the Bureau of Indian Affairs to process and complete all mortgage packages associated with residential and business mortgages on Indian land by certain deadlines, and for other purposes.
Title: To direct the Secretary of Agriculture to carry out a demonstration project to allow Tribal entities to purchase agricultural commodities under the commodity supplemental food program, and for other purposes.
Title: An original resolution authorizing expenditures by the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Title: A resolution designating February 2025 as "Hawaiian Language Month" or "'Olelo Hawai'i Month".
Title: Expressing support for the designation of the week beginning February 3, 2025, as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week".
Title: Expressing support for the designation of February 2025 as "Hawaiian Language Month" or "'Olelo Hawai'i Month".
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