Senate Indian Affairs Committee, 109th Congress (2005–2006): Members & Record

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66 bills referred in the 109th 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 109th Congress

Members, 109th Congress 14

Everyone who held a seat in the 109th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-AZ	John McCain	Chair
D-ND	Byron L. Dorgan	Vice Chair
R-WY	Craig Thomas
D-HI	Daniel K. Akaka
D-HI	Daniel K. Inouye
R-OR	Gordon H. Smith
D-ND	Kent Conrad
R-AK	Lisa Murkowski
D-WA	Maria Cantwell
R-ID	Mike Crapo
R-NM	Pete V. Domenici
R-NC	Richard Burr
D-SD	Tim Johnson
R-OK	Tom Coburn

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 109th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 109th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 660	Lumbee Recognition Act	Reported By	Sep 13, 2006
S 3885	Lake Traverse Reservation Act Amendments of 2006	Referred To	Sep 11, 2006
S 3526	Indian Land Consolidation Act Amendments of 2006	Reported By	Jul 26, 2006
S 3501	A bill to amend the Shivwits Band of the Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Water Rights Settlement Act to establish an acquisition fund for the water rights and habitat acquisition program.	Reported By	Jul 24, 2006
S 2464	Fort McDowell Indian Community Water Rights Settlement Act of 2006	Reported By	Jul 19, 2006
S 3635	Albuquerque Indian School Act	Referred To	Jul 11, 2006
S 480	Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2005	Hearings By	Jun 21, 2006
S 437	Grand River Band of Ottawa Indians of Michigan Referral Act	Hearings By	Jun 21, 2006

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 109th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 109-688	Tribal Self-Governance129 pages	Sep 20, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-665	Nomination of Carl J. Artman87 pages	Sep 14, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-610	Lumbee Recognition Act534 pagesOn H.R. 21, S. 660	Jul 12, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-579	Native American Indian Housing Programs71 pages	Jun 28, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-576	The Thomasina Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act and the Grand River Band of Ottawa Indians of Michigan Referral Act226 pagesOn S. 437, S. 480, S. 2694	Jun 21, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-572	Tribal Parity Act; and the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Amendments Act180 pagesOn S. 374, S. 1535	Jun 14, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-565	Indian Education340 pagesOn H.R. 4766, H.R. 5222, S. 2674	May 25, 2006
S. Hrg. 109-558	Indian Youth Suicide180 pagesOn S. 1057, S. 2245	May 17, 2006

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 109th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 109-354	Pueblo of Isleta Settlement and Natural Resources Restoration Act of 2006On S. 3648	Sep 29, 2006
S. Rept. 109-349	Waiving Application of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to a Specific Parcel of Real Property by the United States to 2 Indian Tribes in the State of Oregon and for Other PurposesOn S. 3687	Sep 26, 2006
S. Rept. 109-344	Tribal Parity ActOn S. 374	Sep 20, 2006
S. Rept. 109-343	Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Amendments Act of 2005On S. 1535	Sep 20, 2006
S. Rept. 109-342	Providing for Certain Lands to Be Held in Trust for the Utu Utu Gwaitu Paiute TribeOn H.R. 854	Sep 20, 2006
S. Rept. 109-334	Lumbee Recognition ActOn S. 660	Sep 13, 2006
S. Rept. 109-325	``gimme Five''--Investigation of Tribal Lobbying Matters	Sep 5, 2006
S. Rept. 109-294	Amending the Indian Land Consolidation Act to Modify Certain Requirements Under That ActOn S. 3526	Jul 26, 2006

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 109th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN1876	Carl Joseph Artman, of Colorado, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior, vice David Wayne Anderson.Department of the Interior	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Aug 1, 2006

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 109th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-9143	A communication from the Chairman, National Indian Gaming Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Description of Duties of the General Counsel" (Release No. 34-53755) received on November 27, 2006; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 5, 2006
EC-8328	A communication from the Acting General Counsel, Department of the Treasury, transmitting, a draft bill entitled "Yankton Sioux Tribe and Santee Sioux Tribe Equitable Compensation Act Amendments of 2006"; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Sep 18, 2006
POM-399	A resolution adopted by the Senate of the Legislature of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts relative to apologizing to all Native American peoples on behalf of the United States; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Petition or memorial	Jul 20, 2006
POM-385	A concurrent memorial adopted by the House of Representatives of the Legislature of the State of Arizona relative to authorizing funding for the Navajo Health Foundation/Sage Memorial Hospital; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Petition or memorial	Jul 19, 2006
EC-7169	A communication from the Assistant Attorney General, Office of Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice, transmitting, the report of proposed legislation relative to the use of gambling devices as technologic aids in Class II gaming in Indian Country; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Jun 15, 2006
EC-6519	A communication from the Chairman, National Indian Gaming Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Freedom of Information Act Procedures" (RIN3141-AA21) received on April 25, 2006; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Apr 27, 2006
EC-6077	A communication from the Special Trustee for American Indians, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act" (RIN1035-AA04) received on March 27, 2006; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Mar 27, 2006
EC-6006	A communication from the Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to the use and distribution of $12,000,000 awarded to the White Mountain Apache (Tribe) in Docket No. 99-148L; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Mar 14, 2006

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 109th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 109-88	History, Jurisdiction, and Summary of Legislative Activities of the United States Senate Committee on Indian Affairs During the	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

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