Senate Indian Affairs Committee, 112th Congress (2011–2012): Members & Record

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53 bills referred in the 112th 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 112th Congress

Members, 112th Congress 14

Everyone who held a seat in the 112th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
D-HI	Daniel K. Akaka	Chair
R-WY	John Barrasso	Vice Chair
D-MN	Al Franken
D-HI	Daniel K. InouyeLeft Dec 13, 2012
R-ND	John Hoeven
R-AZ	John McCain
D-MT	Jon Tester
D-ND	Kent Conrad
R-AK	Lisa Murkowski
D-WA	Maria Cantwell
R-ID	Mike Crapo
R-NE	Mike Johanns
D-SD	Tim Johnson
D-NM	Tom Udall

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 112th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 112th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 1763	SAVE Native Women Act	Reported By	Dec 28, 2012
S 1684	Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2012	Reported By	Dec 21, 2012
S 1262	Native Culture, Language, and Access for Success in Schools Act	Reported By	Dec 21, 2012
S 675	Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2011	Reported By	Dec 17, 2012
S 3685	Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act of 2012	Referred To	Dec 17, 2012
HR 443	To provide for the conveyance of certain property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association located in Kotzebue, Alaska.	Reported By	Dec 13, 2012
S 3679	Indian Trust Asset Reform Act	Referred To	Dec 13, 2012
HR 3319	To allow the Pascua Yaqui Tribe to determine the requirements for membership in that tribe.	Discharged From	Dec 11, 2012

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 112th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 112-720	Reclaiming Our Image and Identity for the Next Seven Generations51 pagesOn S.Res. 561 6 witnesses Carmelo, Tonantzin, Screen Actors Guild Award (SAG) Nominated Actor Lee, Andrew J., Trustee, National Museum of the American Indian, Smithsonian Institution; Executive, Aetna, Inc McCracken, Sam, General Manager, NIKE N7; Chairman, N7 Fund Tahbone, Marjorie Linne Tungwenuk, Former Miss Indian World 2011- 2012 Titla, Mary Kim, Communications Officer, San Carlos Unified School District;Board Member, National Indian Education Association Valbuena, Lynn, Chairwoman, Tribal Alliance of Sovereign Indian Nations	Nov 29, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-713	Advancing the Federal–tribal Relationship Through Self–governance and Self–determination54 pagesOn H.R. 2444, H.R. 2903, H.R. 3994, H.R. 4347, H.R. 4970 and 4 more 4 witnesses Erlich, Ian, President/CEO, Maniilaq Association Head, Charles, Secretary of State, Cherokee Nation Kalipi, D. Noelani, President, TiLeaf Group Roberts, Lawrence, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior	Sep 20, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-711	Nomination of Kevin Washburn to Be Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior50 pages 3 witnesses Anoatubby, Hon. Bill, Governor, Chickasaw Nation Cole, Hon. Tom, U.S. Representative from Oklahoma Washburn, Kevin, Nominee to be Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior	Sep 14, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-710	Addressing the Costly Administrative Burdens and Negative Impacts of the Carcieri and Patchak Decisions41 pagesOn H.R. 1234, H.R. 1291, S. 676, S. 1654 4 witnesses Echohawk, John, Executive Director, Native American Rights Fund Keel, Hon. Jefferson, President, National Congress of American Indians Laverdure, Donald ``Del'`, Acting Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior Routel, Colette, Associate Professor, William Mitchell College of Law	Sep 13, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-706	Regulation of Tribal Gaming: from Brick and Mortar to the Internet60 pagesOn H.R. 333, H.R. 2366, S. 1463 7 witnesses Bozsum, Hon. Bruce ``Two Dogs'', Chairman, the Mohegan Tribe Gobin, Glen, Secretary, Tulalip Tribes of Washington Hummingbird, Jamie, Chairman, National Tribal Gaming Commissioners/Regulators Association Homer, Elizabeth Lohah, Attorney, Homer Law Johnson, Gene, Senior Vice President, Market Research and Online Studies, Spectrum Gaming Group Porter, Hon. Jon C., Former Congressman; President, Porter Gordon Silver Communications Stevens, Hon. Tracie, Chairwoman, National Indian Gaming Commission	Jul 26, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-686	Impacts of Environmental Changes on Treaty Rights, Traditional Lifestyles, and Tribal Homelands94 pages 7 witnesses Akutagawa, Malia, Assistant Professor, William S. Richardson School of Law Chase, Joann K., Director, American Indian Environmental Office, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Dardar, Jr., Hon. Thomas, Principal Chief, United Houma Nation Davidson, Margaret A., Acting Director, Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management, NOAA, U.S. Department of Commerce Hall, Hon. Tex ``Red Tipped Arrow'', Chairman, Mandan, Hidasta and Arikara Nation Frank, Jr., Billy, Chairman, Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Williams, Hon. Mike, Chief, Yupiit Nation	Jul 19, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-684	Federal Recognition: Politics and Legal Relationship Between Governments61 pagesOn S. 297, S. 379, S. 546, S. 675, S.Res. 410 6 witnesses Adkins, Hon. Stephen R., Chief, Chickahominy Indian Tribe Anderson, Michael J., Owner, Anderson Indian Law Brooks, Hon. Paul, Chairman, Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina Gottschalk, K. Jerome, Staff Attorney, Native American Rights Fund Newland, Bryan, Senior Policy Advisor, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior Norwood, John, Co-Chair, Task Force on Federal Acknowledgment, National Congress of American Indians	Jul 12, 2012
S. Hrg. 112-674	New Tax Burdens on Tribal Self-Determination90 pagesOn S. 754 6 witnesses Jacobs, Christie J., Director, Office of Indian Tribal Governments, Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury Klein, Aaron, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Office of Economic Policy, U.S. Department of the Treasury Lomax, William, President, Native American Finance Officers Association Malerba, Hon. Lynn, Chief, Mohegan Tribe; on Behalf of the United South and Eastern Tribes, Inc Sanchey-Yallup, Hon. Athena, Executive Secretary, Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation Tribal Council Steele, Hon. John Yellow Bird, President, Oglala Sioux Tribe	Jun 14, 2012

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 112th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 112-265	Stand Against Violence and Empower Native Women ActOn S. 1763	Dec 27, 2012
S. Rept. 112-263	Amending the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act of 2005, and for Other PurposesOn S. 1684	Dec 21, 2012
S. Rept. 112-262	Providing a Comprehensive Framework to Improve Native American Education--One That Incorporates a Wide Range of Strategies to Strengthen Language and Culture Education, Local Access and Control, and Teacher Training and RecruitmentOn S. 1262	Dec 21, 2012
S. Rept. 112-251	To Express the Policy of the United States Regarding the United States Relationship with Native Hawaiians and to Provide Parity and a Process for the Recognition by the United States of the Native Hawaiian Governing EntityOn S. 675	Dec 17, 2012
S. Rept. 112-250	To Provide for the Conveyance of Certain Property from the United States to the Maniilaq Association Located in Kotzebue, AlaskaOn H.R. 443	Dec 13, 2012
S. Rept. 112-228	A Bill to Deem the Submission of Certain Claims to an Indian Health Service Contracting Officer as TimelyOn S. 2389	Sep 20, 2012
S. Rept. 112-218	A Bill to Authorize the Mescalero Apache Tribe to Lease Adjudicated Water RightsOn S. 134	Sep 19, 2012
S. Rept. 112-207	A Bill to Make Technical Corrections to the Legal Description of Certain Land to Be Held in Trust for the Barona Band of Mission Indians, and for Other PurposesOn S. 3193	Aug 28, 2012

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 112th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN1967	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.	Sep 21, 2012
PN1877	Kevin K. Washburn, of New Mexico, to be an Assistant Secretary of the Interior, vice Larry J. Echo Hawk, resigned.Department of the Interior	Confirmed Sep 22, 2012Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Aug 2, 2012
PN1820	Bidtah N. Becker, of New Mexico, 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, 2018, vice Perry R. Eaton, term expired.Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development	Returned to the PresidentReturned to the President under the provisions of Senate Rule XXXI, paragraph 6 of the Standing Rules of the Senate.	Jul 17, 2012
PN416	Cynthia Chavez Lamar, of New Mexico, 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, 2016. (Reappointment)Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development	Confirmed Aug 2, 2011Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Apr 8, 2011
PN415	Deborah Downing Goodman, of Oklahoma, 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, 2014, vice Jeanne Givens, term expired.Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development	Confirmed Aug 2, 2011Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Apr 8, 2011
PN414	Barbara Jeanne Ells, of Colorado, 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, 2016, vice Lisa Genevieve Nason, term expired.Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development	Confirmed Aug 2, 2011Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Apr 8, 2011

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 112th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-8065	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 November 8, 2012; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Nov 26, 2012
EC-7896	A communication from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "Fiscal Year 2011 Report to Congress on Funding Needs For Contract Support Cost of Self-Determination Awards"; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Nov 13, 2012
EC-7895	A communication from the Acting 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 "Heating, Cooling, and Lighting Standards for Bureau-funded Dormitory Facilities" (RIN1076-AF10) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on October 5, 2012; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Nov 13, 2012
EC-7322	A communication from the Acting 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 2013"; to the Committees on 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; Finance; Foreign Relations; Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs; Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions; the Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; Veterans' Affairs; Indian Affairs; and Select Committee on Intelligence.Executive communication	Sep 11, 2012
POM-120	A concurrent resolution adopted by the Legislature of the State of Utah urging the United States Congress to quickly pass legislation to establish a new management structure to protect the ability of Utah Navajo residents in San Juan County to receive the benefit of Navajo Trust Fund money; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Petition or memorial	Jul 25, 2012
POM-119	A concurrent resolution adopted by the Legislature of the State of Utah urging Congress to continue the Navajo Electrification Demonstration Project and fund it so that the entire Navajo Nation may receive electricity; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Petition or memorial	Jul 25, 2012
EC-6880	A communication from the Acting Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "Report to the Congress on Shortfall for Contract Support Costs of Self-Determination Contracts Fiscal Year 2011"; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Jul 18, 2012
EC-6571	A communication from the Director of Congressional Affairs, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Advance Notification to Native American Tribes of Transportation of Certain Types of Nuclear Waste" (RIN3150-AG41) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 19, 2012; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Jun 20, 2012

Reference documents the committee published: studies, compilations of law, rules. In the 112th Congress.

Print	Title	Text
S. Prt. 112-51	Legislative Calendar	PDF · Text
S. Prt. 112-50	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

Membership changes 1

Who joined, left or changed role after the committee was first filled in the 112th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Dec 13, 2012	Daniel K. Inouye D-HI	Left Congress	Last recorded vote

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