Senate Indian Affairs Committee, 108th Congress (2003–2004): Members & Record

Showing the 108th Congress (2003–2004). Back to the 119th Congress

88 bills referred in the 108th Congress

930 across the 13 Congresses on file, most in the 119th at 95. A referral is not a hearing: most bills sent to a committee are never taken up.

Bills referred, by Congress 107th to 119th

Members

Served in the 108th Congress

Members, 108th Congress 15

Everyone who held a seat in the 108th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-CO	Ben Nighthorse Campbell	Chair
D-HI	Daniel K. Inouye	Vice Chair
D-ND	Byron L. Dorgan
R-WY	Craig Thomas
D-HI	Daniel K. Akaka
R-OR	Gordon H. Smith
D-NV	Harry Reid
R-OK	James M. Inhofe
R-AZ	John McCain
D-ND	Kent Conrad
R-AK	Lisa Murkowski
D-WA	Maria Cantwell
R-UT	Orrin G. Hatch
R-NM	Pete V. Domenici
D-SD	Tim Johnson

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 108th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 108th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 702	Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Reauthorization Act of 2003	Reported By	Nov 10, 2004
S 519	Indian Tribal Development Corporation Feasibility Study Act of 2004	Reported By	Nov 10, 2004
S 297	Federal Acknowledgment Process Reform Act of 2004	Reported By	Nov 10, 2004
HR 4471	Homeownership Opportunities for Native Americans Act of 2004	Discharged From	Oct 11, 2004
S 2571	Homeownership Opportunities for Native Americans Act of 2004	Discharged From	Oct 11, 2004
S 1438	Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Equitable Compensation Settlement Act	Reported By	Oct 8, 2004
S 2951	A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain land held in trust for the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah to the City of Richfield, Utah, and for other purposes.	Referred To	Oct 8, 2004
S 2605	Snake River Water Rights Act of 2004	Reported By	Oct 7, 2004

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 108th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 108-768	Application of Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act in the State of Hawaii97 pages	Dec 8, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-758	Water Problems on the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation83 pages	Nov 18, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-720	Tribal Lobbying Matters405 pages	Sep 29, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-693	Code Talkers98 pagesOn H.R. 1093, H.R. 2983, S. 540, S.Res. 116	Sep 22, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-677	Reauthorization of the Indian Health Care Improvement Act29 pagesOn H.R. 2440, S. 212	Jul 21, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-673	Native American Capital Formation and Economic Development Act112 pagesOn S. 344, S. 519	Jul 21, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-636	Nez Perce-Snake River Water Rights Act130 pagesOn S. 2605	Jul 20, 2004
S. Hrg. 108-630	Religious Freedom Act78 pages	Jul 14, 2004

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 108th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 108-414	Providing Habitable Living Quarters for Teachers, Administrators, Other School Staff, and Their Households in Rural Areas of Alaska Located in or Near Alaska Native VillagesOn S. 1905	Nov 17, 2004
S. Rept. 108-413	Amending the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to Provide Further Self-Governance by Indian TribesOn S. 1715	Nov 16, 2004
S. Rept. 108-412	Amending the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to Provide Further Self-Governance by Indian TribesOn S. 1696	Nov 16, 2004
S. Rept. 108-411	A Bill to Amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to Revise and Extend That ActOn S. 556	Nov 16, 2004
S. Rept. 108-406	Making Technical Corrections to Laws Relating to Native Americans, and for Other PurposesOn S. 2843	Nov 10, 2004
S. Rept. 108-405	Amending the Native Hawaiian Health Care Improvement Act to Revise and Extend That ActOn S. 702	Nov 10, 2004
S. Rept. 108-404	A Bill to Establish a Native American-Owned Financial Entity to Provide Financial Services to Indian Tribes, Native American Organizations, and Native Americans, and for Other PurposesOn S. 519	Nov 10, 2004
S. Rept. 108-403	Providing Reforms and Resources to the Bureau of Indian Affairs to Improve the Federal Acknowledgement Process, and for Other Purposes.On S. 297	Nov 10, 2004

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 108th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN935	David Wayne Anderson, of Minnesota, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior, vice Neal A. McCaleb, resigned.Department of the Interior	Confirmed Dec 9, 2003Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Sep 15, 2003
PN560	John Richard Grimes, of Massachusetts, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development for a term expiring May 19, 2006, vice Jayne G. Fawcett.Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development	Confirmed Jul 16, 2003Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Apr 30, 2003
PN559	Georgianna E. Ignace, of Wisconsin, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development for a term expiring October 18, 2004, vice Kenneth Blankenship, term expired.Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development	Confirmed Jul 16, 2003Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Apr 30, 2003
PN558	Lisa Genevieve Nason, of Alaska, to be a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development for a term expiring October 18, 2004, vice Thomas A. Thompson, term expired.Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development	Confirmed Jul 16, 2003Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Apr 30, 2003
PN468	Charles W. Grim, of Oklahoma, to be Director of the Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, for a term of four years, vice Michael H. Trujillo.Department of Health and Human Services	Confirmed Jul 16, 2003Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Mar 27, 2003
PN287	Ross Owen Swimmer, of Oklahoma, to be Special Trustee, Office of Special Trustee for American Indians, Department of the Interior, vice Thomas N. Slonaker, resigned.Department of the Interior	Confirmed Apr 10, 2003Confirmed by the Senate by Yea-Nay Vote. 72 - 24. Record Vote Number: 133.	Feb 4, 2003

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 108th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
POM-549	A resolution adopted by the Society of Mayflower Descendants of the State of Rhode Island relative to its Resolution dated January 10, 2001; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Petition or memorial	Oct 8, 2004
EC-9045	A communication from the Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Law and Order on Indian Reservations" received on August 18, 2004; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Sep 10, 2004
EC-7630	A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, Division of Transportation, Bureau of Indian Affairs, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Distribution of Fiscal Year 2004 Indian Reservation Roads Funds" (RIN1076-AE50) received on May 14, 2004; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	May 19, 2004
POM-396	A resolution adopted by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Sonoma of the State of California relative to gaming facilities in the County; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Petition or memorial	Apr 8, 2004
EC-6855	A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, a proposed plan for the use and distribution of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation (Tribe) judgment fund; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Mar 29, 2004
EC-6011	A communication from the Chairman, National Indian Gaming Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Fees" (RIN3141-AA16) received on January 13, 2004; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Feb 2, 2004
EC-5788	A communication from the Chairman, National Indian Gaming Commission, transmitting, a draft bill relative to the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act of 1988; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Jan 20, 2004
EC-5787	A communication from the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of the Secretary, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to Indian Tribal Judgment Funds to be distributed to the Mescalero Apache Tribe; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Jan 20, 2004

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 108th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 108-65	History, Jurisdiction, and Summary of Legislative Activities of the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs During the	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 108-37	Combatting Terrorism of the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs During the One Hundred Eighth Congress on the Role of Tribal Governments in Assuring America's Homelands Are Secure July 29, 2003	PDF · Text

By Congress

The committee's record in each Congress on file. Choose one to see the page as it stood then: its members, subcommittees and record. A dash means the official source has nothing that early, not that the committee did nothing.

Congress	Members	Bills referred	Reported	Became law	Reports	Meetings	Printed hearings	Nominations	Communications	Prints
119th2025–2026, sitting	12	95	36	6	35	25	8	3	17	0
118th2023–2024	11	75	34	3	33	26	18	1	29	0
117th2021–2022	12	81	26	15	24	34	26	2	34	1
116th2019–2020	13	90	38	11	37	16	22	2	35	0
115th2017–2018	17	71	35	11	34	—	33	2	33	1
114th2015–2016	14	78	39	11	38	—	43	1	47	2
113th2013–2014	14	60	27	7	22	—	35	5	32	1
112th2011–2012	14	53	20	7	13	—	45	6	33	2
111th2009–2010	15	55	25	6	21	—	43	6	16	2
110th2007–2008	16	59	26	8	25	—	42	8	19	2
109th2005–2006	14	66	32	12	32	—	41	1	21	1
108th2003–2004	15	88	35	9	33	—	57	6	20	2
107th2001–2002	15	59	20	6	18	—	53	5	40	1

Support LegiList

This page is free, carries no paywall, and is built and maintained by one person. If the record here is useful to you, a few dollars keeps it going.

$1 $5 $10

Processed by Stripe in a separate window. LegiList never sees card details.

Everything here is as published by Congress. Seats run from the 107th Congress, dated by the resolutions that made them and the Congressional Record; referrals and nominations from the 107th; meetings from the 116th. A committee older than that shows less than it has done. Records come from Congress.gov, GovInfo and the House and Senate.