Senate Indian Affairs Committee, 113th Congress (2013–2014): Members & Record

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60 bills referred in the 113th 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 113th Congress

Members, 113th Congress 14

Everyone who held a seat in the 113th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
D-MT	Jon Tester	Chair
R-WY	John Barrasso	Vice Chair
D-MN	Al Franken
D-HI	Brian Schatz
R-NE	Deb Fischer
D-ND	Heidi Heitkamp
R-ND	John Hoeven
R-AZ	John McCain
R-AK	Lisa Murkowski
D-WA	Maria CantwellEarlier Chair
D-AK	Mark Begich
R-ID	Mike Crapo
D-SD	Tim Johnson
D-NM	Tom Udall

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 113th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 113th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 2479	Moapa Band of Paiutes Land Conveyance Act	Reported By	Aug 26, 2014
S 2465	Albuquerque Indian School Land Transfer Act	Reported By	Aug 26, 2014
S 2442	Northern Cheyenne Lands Act	Reported By	Aug 26, 2014
S 2299	Native American Languages Reauthorization Act of 2014	Reported By	Aug 26, 2014
S 2188	A bill to amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian tribes.	Reported By	Aug 26, 2014
S 2041	May 31, 1918 Act Repeal Act	Reported By	Aug 26, 2014
S 1948	Native Language Immersion Student Achievement Act	Reported By	Aug 26, 2014
S 1622	Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act	Reported By	Aug 26, 2014

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 113th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 113-527	Protecting Our Children's Mental Health: Preventing and Addressing Childhood Trauma in Indian Country70 pages 5 witnesses Boerner, Vernee, President/CEO, Alaska Native Health Board Enomoto, Kana, Principal Deputy Administrator, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration Listenbee Jr., Hon. Robert L., Administrator, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, U.S. Department of Justice Roubideaux, Hon. Yvette, MD, MPH, Acting Director, Indian Health Service van den Pol, Rick, Ph.D., Director and Principal Investigator, Institute of Educational Research and Service, the University of Montana National Native Children's Trauma Center	Nov 19, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-521	Nomination of Jonodev Osceola Chaudhuri to Be Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission36 pages 1 witness Chaudhuri, Jonodev Osceola, Nominee to be Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission	Nov 12, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-506	S. 2670, Keep the Promise Act of 2014100 pagesOn H.R. 1410, H.R. 1920, H.R. 2404, H.R. 2938, H.R. 3130 and 6 more 5 witnesses Mendoza, Hon. Gregory, Governor, Gila River Indian Community; accompanied by Allison C. Binney, Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP Norris, Jr., Hon. Ned, Chairman, Tohono O'odham Nation Sherwood, Hon. Gary, Councilman, City of Glendale, Arizona; accompanied by Hon. Sammy Chavira, Councilman, City of Glendale, Arizona Washburn, Hon. Kevin, Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior Weiers, Hon. Jerry, Mayor, City of Glendale, Arizona	Sep 17, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-505	Irrigation Projects in Indian Country71 pagesOn H.R. 144, H.R. 4420, S. 715, S. 2470 5 witnesses Cottenoir, Mitchel T., Tribal Water Engineer, Eastern Shoshone and Northern Arapaho Tribes Office of the Tribal Water Engineer Jim, Hon. Ruth, Council Member, Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation Old Coyote, Hon. Darrin, Chairman, Crow Nation Paisano, Hon. Stuart, Governor, Pueblo of Sandia Roberts, Larry, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior	Sep 10, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-522	When Catastrophe Strikes: Responses to Natural Disasters in Indian Country72 pages 6 witnesses Chavarria, Hon. J. Michael, Governor, Pueblo of Santa Clara David, Mary, Executive Vice President, Kawerak, Inc Gregory, Matt, Executive Director of Risk Management, Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma Heflin, Jake, President/CEO, Tribal Emergency Management Association Metcalf, Hon. Ronda, Secretary, Sauk-Suiattle Indian Tribe Zimmerman, Elizabeth, Deputy Associate Administrator, Office of Response and Recovery, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security	Jul 30, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-502	Indian Gaming: the Next 25 Years150 pagesOn H.R. 507, H.R. 841, H.R. 931, H.R. 1225, H.R. 1410 and 11 more 11 witnesses Chaudhuri, Jonodev Osceola, Vice Chairman, National Indian Gaming Commission Enos, Hon. Diane, President, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Fennell, Anne-Marie, Director, Natural Resources and Environment, U.S. Government Accountability Office Gosar, Hon. Paul A., U.S. Representative from Arizona Grijalva, Hon. Raul M., U.S. Representative from Arizona Hicks, Hon. Michell, Principal Chief, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians Norris, Jr., Hon. Ned, Chairman, Tohono O'odham Nation Stafne, Hon. A.T., Chairman, Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Indian Reservation Stevens, Jr., Ernest L., Chairman, National Indian Gaming Association Washburn, Hon. Kevin, Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior Weiers, Hon. Jerry, Mayor, City of Glendale, Arizona	Jul 23, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-423	Improving the Trust System: Continuing Oversight of the Department of the Interior's Land Buy-Back Program54 pagesOn H.R. 4322, H.R. 4694, H.R. 5020, S. 165, S. 1439 and 1 more 6 witnesses Connor, Hon. Michael, Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior Keough, Jennifer, Executive Vice President/CEO, The Garden City Group, Inc Lankford, Hon. Carol, Vice-Chair, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Hancock, Helo, Legislative Director, Coeur d'Alene Tribe Prepared statement of Hon. Ernest L. Stensgar, Vice-Chairman, Coeur d'Alene Tribe Waukon, Hon. Susan, Representative, Ho-Chunk Nation Legislature	Jul 16, 2014
S. Hrg. 113-419	S. 2442, S. 2465, S. 2479, S. 2480, and S. 250399 pagesOn H.R. 1158, H.R. 2107, H.R. 2455, H.R. 4924, S. 647 and 9 more 6 witnesses Black, Michael S., Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior Canfield, Michael, President/CEO, Indian Pueblos Marketing, Indian Pueblo Cultural Center Counts, Hon. Sherry J., Chairwoman, Hualapai Tribe Fisher, Hon. Llevando, President, Northern Cheyenne Tribe Melendez, Hon. Arlan, Chairman, Reno-Sparks Indian Colony Tom, Hon. Aletha, Chairwoman, Moapa Band of Paiute Indians	Jul 9, 2014

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 113th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 113-317	To Direct the Secretary of the Interior to Take Certain Land and Mineral Rights on the Reservation of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe of Montana and Other Culturally Important Land into Trust for the Benefit of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, and for Other PurposesOn S. 2442	Dec 12, 2014
S. Rept. 113-285	Amending the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to Provide Further Self-Governance by Indian Tribes, and for Other PurposesOn S. 919	Dec 4, 2014
S. Rept. 113-278	To Require the Secretary of the Interior to Convey Certain Federal Land to Elko County, Nevada, and to Take Land into Trust for Certain Indian Tribes, and for Other PurposesOn S. 2480	Dec 1, 2014
S. Rept. 113-277	To Provide for a Land Conveyance in the State of NevadaOn S. 2479	Dec 1, 2014
S. Rept. 113-271	To Repeal the Act of May 31, 1918On S. 2041	Nov 13, 2014
S. Rept. 113-267	To Require the Secretary of the Interior to Take into Trust Four Parcels of Federal Land for the Benefit of Certain Indian Pueblos in the State of New MexicoOn S. 2465	Oct 1, 2014
S. Rept. 113-266	Amending the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to Provide Flexibility and Reauthorization to Ensure the Survival and Continuing Vitality of Native American LanguagesOn S. 2299	Oct 1, 2014
S. Rept. 113-265	To Promote the Academic Achievement of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian Children with the Establishment of a Native American Language Grant ProgramOn S. 1948	Oct 1, 2014

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 113th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN1923	Jonodev Osceola Chaudhuri, of Arizona, to be Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission for the term of three years, vice Tracie Stevens.National Indian Gaming Commission	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Jul 22, 2014
PN1177	Vincent G. Logan, of New York, to be Special Trustee, Office of Special Trustee for American Indians, Department of the Interior, vice Ross Owen Swimmer, resigned.Department of the Interior	Confirmed Jun 26, 2014Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Jan 6, 2014
PN1176	Yvette Roubideaux, of Maryland, to be Director of the Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, for the term of four years. (Reappointment)Department of Health and Human Services	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Jan 6, 2014
PN340	Yvette Roubideaux, of Maryland, to be Director of the Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, for the term of four years. (Reappointment)Department of Health and Human Services	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Apr 23, 2013
PN175	Vincent G. Logan, of New York, to be Special Trustee, Office of Special Trustee for American Indians, Department of the Interior, vice Ross Owen Swimmer, resigned.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.	Feb 27, 2013

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 113th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-6935	A communication from the Director, Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "OMB Sequestration Update Report to the President and Congress for Fiscal Year 2015"; to the Special Committee on Aging; Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Appropriations; Armed Services; Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs; the Budget; Commerce, Science, and Transportation; Energy and Natural Resources; Environment and Public Works; Select Committee on Ethics; Finance; Foreign Relations; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Indian Affairs; Select Committee on Intelligence; the Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Sep 15, 2014
EC-6187	A communication from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "Consolidated Report to Congress on the Native Hawaiian Revolving Loan Fund for Fiscal Years 2005 through 2013"; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Jun 19, 2014
EC-5696	A communication from the Director of the Office of Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Indian Child Welfare Act; Change of Address" (RIN1076-AF21) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 7, 2014; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	May 12, 2014
EC-5409	A communication from the Human Resources Specialist, Office of the Executive Director, Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation, transmitting, pursuant to law, the Office's annual report on the category rating system; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Apr 29, 2014
EC-5066	A communication from the Associate General Counsel for Legislation and Regulations, Office of Public and Indian Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Conforming Amendment to the Section 184 Indian Housing Loan Guarantee Program Regulations" (RIN2577-AC91) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on March 19, 2014; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Mar 31, 2014
EC-4703	A communication from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled, "2012 Impact and Effectiveness of Administration for Native Americans (ANA) Projects: Report to Congress"; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Feb 12, 2014
EC-3871	A communication from the Director of the Office of Regulatory Affairs and Collaborative Action, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Land Acquisitions: Appeals of Land Acquisition Decisions" (RIN1076-AF15) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 3, 2013; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 16, 2013
EC-3870	A communication from the Acting General Counsel, National Indian Gaming Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Minimum Internal Control Standards" (RIN3141-AA27) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 4, 2013; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 16, 2013

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 113th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 113-35	Legislative Calendar One Hundred Thirteenth Congress 2013-2014	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

Membership changes 2

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 113th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Feb 12, 2014	Maria Cantwell D-WA	No longer Chair	S.Res. 359
Feb 12, 2014	Jon Tester D-MT	Became Chair	S.Res. 359

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