Senate Indian Affairs Committee, 114th Congress (2015–2016): Members & Record

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78 bills referred in the 114th 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 114th Congress

Members, 114th Congress 14

Everyone who held a seat in the 114th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
R-WY	John Barrasso	Chair
D-MT	Jon Tester	Vice Chair
D-MN	Al Franken
D-HI	Brian Schatz
D-ND	Heidi Heitkamp
R-OK	James Lankford
R-KS	Jerry Moran
R-ND	John Hoeven
R-AZ	John McCain
R-AK	Lisa Murkowski
D-WA	Maria Cantwell
R-ID	Mike Crapo
R-MT	Steve Daines
D-NM	Tom Udall

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 114th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 114th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 2739	Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act	Reported By	Nov 17, 2016
S 2564	Dine College Act of 2016	Reported By	Nov 16, 2016
S 2421	A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Tanana Tribal Council located in Tanana, Alaska, and to the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation located in Dillingham, Alaska, and for other purposes.	Reported By	Sep 27, 2016
S 2959	A bill to amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to clarify the use of amounts in the WMAT Settlement Fund.	Reported By	Sep 27, 2016
S 3261	Native American Business Incubators Program Act	Markup By	Sep 21, 2016
S 3234	Indian Community Economic Enhancement Act of 2016	Markup By	Sep 21, 2016
S 2953	IHS Accountability Act of 2016	Markup By	Sep 21, 2016
S 3300	Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2016	Hearings By	Sep 14, 2016

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 114th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 114-536	Examining the Department of the Interior's Land Buy-Back Program for Tribal Nations, Four Years Later52 pages 5 witnesses Azure, Hon. Floyd, Chairman, Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes, Fort Peck Reservation Cobell, Turk, Treasurer, Cobell Board of Trustees Connor, Hon. Michael L., Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior Monette-Barajas, Melvin, President/Executive Director, Indigenous Education, Inc Tatsey, Hon. Terry, Vice-Chairman, Blackfeet Nation	Dec 7, 2016
S. Hrg. 114-535	The Theft, Illegal Possession, Sale, Transfer, and Export of Tribal Cultural Items81 pagesOn H.Con.Res. 122, H.R. 5854, S. 49, S. 104, S. 156 and 3 more 9 witnesses Andrews-Maltais, Cheryl, Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior Begaye, Hon. Russell, President, Navajo Nation Keeler, Honor, Director, International Repatriation Project, Association on American Indian Affairs Riley, Hon. Kurt, Governor, Pueblo of Acoma Rodriguez, Waldemar, Special Agent In Charge, Homeland Security Investigations, El Paso, U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Schaaf, Gregory, Ph.D., Historian; Professor of Native American Studies, University of California (Retired) Taplin, Mark, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs Torres, Hon. E. Paul, Governor, Pueblo of Isleta Toulou, Tracy, Director, Office of Tribal Justice, U.S. Department of Justice	Oct 18, 2016
S. Hrg. 114-539	S. 2636, S. 3216, S. 3222, and S. 330054 pagesOn S. 2636, S. 3216, S. 3222, S. 3300 5 witnesses Allen, Hon. W. Ron, Treasurer, National Congress of American Indians Clarke, Hon. Damon, Ed.D., Chairman, Hualapai Tribe Jefferson, Hon. Lavern, Treasurer, Meskwaki Tribal Council, Sac and Fox Tribe of the Mississippi Lumley, Paul, Executive Director, Columbia River Inter-Tribal Fish Commission Roberts, Larry, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior	Sep 14, 2016
S. Hrg. 114-538	S. 2285, S. 3234, S. 3261, and H.R. 468551 pagesOn H.R. 4685, H.R. 4699, H.R. 4943, S. 209, S. 2285 and 2 more 4 witnesses Andrews-Maltais, Cheryl, Senior Policy Advisor to the Acting Assistant Secretary on Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior Godwin, Jr., Hon. Harvey, Chairman, Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina McDarment, Hon. Kenneth, Vice Chairman, Tule River Indian Tribe Watchman, Derrick, Chairman, National Center for American Indian Enterprise Development	Sep 7, 2016
S. Hrg. 114-446	Addressing Trauma and Mental Health Challenges in Indian Country63 pagesOn S. 246 5 witnesses Cruzan, Darren, Director, Office of Justice Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior DeCoteau, Tami, Ph.D., Clinical Psychologist, DeCoteau Trauma-- Informed Care and Practice, PLLC Eagle-Williams, Kathryn R., M.D., CEO/Quality Care Director, Elbowoods Memorial Health Center, Mandan, Hidatsa and Arikara Nation Robinson, Hon. Lillian Sparks, Commissioner, Administration of Native Americans--Administration for Children and Families, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Warrington, Hon. Myrna, Chairwoman, Health and Family Committee, Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin	Aug 17, 2016
S. Hrg. 114-401	S. 2796, S. 2959, and S. 301375 pagesOn H.R. 3326, S. 262, S. 313, S. 1125, S. 2796 and 3 more 4 witnesses Belin, Alletta, Senior Counselor to the Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of the Interior Finley, Hon. Vernon, Chairman, Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation Flute, Hon. David, Chairman, Sisseton-Wahpeton Oyate Sioux Tribe Velasquez, Hon. Kasey, Vice Chairman, White Mountain Apache Tribe	Jun 29, 2016
S. Hrg. 114-383	Accessing USDA Rural Development Programs in Native Communities41 pages 3 witnesses Haugen, Lafe, Executive Director, Northern Cheyenne Tribal Housing Authority Salerno, Lillian, Deputy Under Secretary, Rural Development Mission Area, U.S. Department of Agriculture Schuerch, Timothy, President/CEO, Maniilaq Association	Jun 22, 2016
S. Hrg. 114-522	Improving Accountability and Quality of Care at the Indian Health Service Through S. 2953106 pagesOn H.R. 3590, H.R. 5406, S. 536, S. 1790, S. 2953 6 witnesses Bear Shield, Hon. William, Chairman, Rosebud Sioux Tribal Health Board Bohlen, Stacy A., Executive Director, National Indian Health Board Blueshield, Ardell, Health Director, Spirit Lake Tribe Noem, Hon. Kristi Lynn, U.S. Representative from South Dakota Stabler, Wehnona, CEO, Carl T. Curtis Health and Education Center, Omaha Tribe of Nebraska Wakefield, Mary, Ph.D., R.N., Acting Deputy Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; accompanied by Mary Smith, Principal Deputy Director, Indian Health Service	Jun 17, 2016

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 114th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 114-431	A Bill to Provide That the Pueblo of Santa Clara May Lease for 99 Years Certain Restricted Land, and for Other PurposesOn S. 2916	Dec 20, 2016
S. Rept. 114-404	A Bill to Amend the Tribal Law and Order Act of 2010 and the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act to Provide for Advancements in Public Safety Services to Indian Communities, and for Other PurposesOn S. 2920	Dec 9, 2016
S. Rept. 114-382	A Bill to Improve the Safety and Address the Deferred Maintenance Needs of Indian Dams to Prevent Flooding on Indian Reservations, and for Other PurposesOn S. 2717	Nov 17, 2016
S. Rept. 114-381	A Bill to Improve the Implementation of the Settlement Agreement Reached Between the Pueblo De Cochiti of New Mexico and the Corps of Engineers, and for Other PurposesOn S. 2643	Nov 17, 2016
S. Rept. 114-380	Reforming American Indian Standards of Education Act of 2016On S. 2580	Nov 17, 2016
S. Rept. 114-377	A Bill to Provide for Equitable Compensation to the Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation for the Use of Tribal Land for the Production of Hydropower by the Grand Coulee Dam, and for Other PurposesOn S. 2739	Nov 16, 2016
S. Rept. 114-376	A Bill to Amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to Allow the Indian Health Service to Cover the Cost of a Copayment of an Indian or Alaska Native Veteran Receiving Medical Care or Services from the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for Other PurposesOn S. 2417	Nov 16, 2016
S. Rept. 114-373	The Dine College Act of 2016On S. 2564	Nov 15, 2016

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 114th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN59	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	Confirmed Apr 16, 2015Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Jan 8, 2015

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 114th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-7975	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 "Leasing of Osage Reservation Lands for Oil and Gas Mining" (RIN1076-AF17) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 7, 2016; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 9, 2016
EC-7974	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 "Civil Penalties Inflation Adjustments" (RIN1076-AF32) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 7, 2016; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 9, 2016
EC-7950	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 "Tribal Transportation Program" (RIN1076-AF19) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 7, 2016; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 9, 2016
EC-7949	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 Proceedings" (RIN1076-AF25) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 7, 2016; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 9, 2016
EC-7948	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 "Addition of the Wind River Indian Reservation to the List of Courts of Indian Offenses" (RIN1076-AF33) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 7, 2016; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 9, 2016
EC-7825	A communication from the Executive Analyst (Political), Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report relative to a vacancy in the position of Commissioner, Administration on Native Americans, Department of Health and Human Services, received in the Office of the President of the Senate on November 30, 2016; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 1, 2016
EC-7824	A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "Fiscal Year 2014 Report to Congress on Administration of the Tribal Self-Governance Program"; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 1, 2016
EC-7823	A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "Fiscal Year 2013 Report to Congress on Administration of the Tribal Self-Governance Program"; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 1, 2016

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 114th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 114-37	Legislative Calendar	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 114-22	Roundtable Before the Committee on Indian Affairs United States Senate One Hundred Fourteenth Congress Second Session	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 1

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 114th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Jan 8, 2015	John Barrasso R-WY	Became Chair	S.Res. 23

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