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90 bills referred in the 116th 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 116th Congress

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 116th Congress

Members, 116th Congress 13

Everyone who held a seat in the 116th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
D-NM	Tom Udall	Vice Chair
D-HI	Brian Schatz
D-NV	Catherine Cortez Masto
R-OK	James Lankford
R-KS	Jerry Moran
R-WY	John Barrasso
R-ND	John Hoeven
D-MT	Jon Tester
R-AK	Lisa Murkowski
D-WA	Maria Cantwell
R-AZ	Martha McSallyLeft Dec 2, 2020
R-MT	Steve Daines
D-MN	Tina Smith

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 116th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 116th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 4079	A bill to authorize the Seminole Tribe of Florida to lease or transfer certain land, and for other purposes.	Discharged From	Dec 19, 2020
HR 6237	PRC for Native Veterans Act	Discharged From	Dec 19, 2020
S 2716	A bill to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, and for other purposes.	Reported By	Dec 15, 2020
S 2610	Tribal Energy Reauthorization Act	Reported By	Dec 10, 2020
HR 5541	Tribal Power Act	Referred To	Dec 10, 2020
S 2165	Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2020	Reported By	Dec 9, 2020
S 3044	Western Tribal Water Infrastructure Act of 2020	Reported By	Dec 9, 2020
S 790	Catawba Indian Nation Lands Act	Reported By	Dec 9, 2020

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 116th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Meeting	Hearings to examine advancing tribal self-governance and cultural sovereignty for future generations, focusing on languages to homelands.Dirksen Senate Office Building 628	Scheduled	Dec 9, 2020
Meeting	Business meeting to consider S.790, to clarify certain provisions of Public Law 103-116, the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993, S.3264, to expedite and streamline the deployment of affordable broadband service on Tribal land, S.4079, to authorize the Seminole Tribe of Florida to lease or transfer certain land, and S.4556, to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Indian Health Service, to acquire private land to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California.Dirksen Senate Office Building 6281 document	Scheduled	Nov 18, 2020

Meeting	Hearings to examine S.3126, to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a special behavioral health program for Indians, S.3264, to expedite and streamline the deployment of affordable broadband service on Tribal land, S.3937, to amend section 330C of the Public Health Service Act to reauthorize special programs for Indians for providing services for the prevention and treatment of diabetes, S.4079, to authorize the Seminole Tribe of Florida to lease or transfer certain land, and S.4556, to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, acting through the Director of the Indian Health Service, to acquire private land to facilitate access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California.Dirksen Senate Office Building 6281 document	Scheduled	Sep 23, 2020

Meeting	Business meeting to consider S.1161, to support the education of Indian children, S.2165, to enhance protections of Native American tangible cultural heritage, S.2610, to reauthorize certain programs under the Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs of the Department of Energy, S.2716, to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, S.2891, to require the Secretary of the Interior to establish Tribal Wildlife Corridors, S.2912, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to take certain land located in Pinal County, Arizona, into trust for the benefit of the Gila River Indian Community, S.3019, to protect access to water for all Montanans, S.3044, to amend the American's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 to expand the Indian reservation drinking water program, S.3099, to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium located in Sitka, Alaska, S.3100, to convey land in Anchorage, Alaska, to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, S.3650, to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to deem employees of urban Indian organizations as part of the Public Health Service for certain purposes, and S.3948, to amend the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act to extend the deadline for a report by the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children; to be immediately followed by an oversight hearing to examine how to safely reopen Bureau of Indian Education schools, focusing on preparing to head back to class.Dirksen Senate Office Building 6281 document	Scheduled	Jul 29, 2020

Meeting	An oversight hearing to examine the response and mitigation to the COVID-19 pandemic in Native communities, including S.3650, to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to deem employees of urban Indian organizations as part of the Public Health Service for certain purposes.Dirksen Senate Office Building 5621 document	Scheduled	Jul 1, 2020

Meeting	Hearings to examine S.2165, to enhance protections of Native American tangible cultural heritage, S.2716, to amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, S.2912, to direct the Secretary of the Interior to take certain land located in Pinal County, Arizona, into trust for the benefit of the Gila River Indian Community, S.3019, to protect access to water for all Montanans, S.3044, to amend the American's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 to expand the Indian reservation drinking water program, S.3099, to provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Southeast Alaska Regional Health Consortium located in Sitka, Alaska, and S.3100, to convey land in Anchorage, Alaska, to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium.Dirksen Senate Office Building 5621 document	Scheduled	Jun 24, 2020

Meeting	Hearings to examine S.2610, to reauthorize certain programs under the Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs of the Department of Energy, and S.2891, to require the Secretary of the Interior to establish Tribal Wildlife Corridors.Dirksen Senate Office Building 6281 document	Scheduled	Mar 4, 2020

Meeting	Business meeting to consider S.1853, to require Federal law enforcement agencies to report on cases of missing or murdered Indians, and S.2365, to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to authorize urban Indian organizations to enter into arrangements for the sharing of medical services and facilities; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the nomination of Michael D. Weahkee, of New Mexico, to be Director of the Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services.Dirksen Senate Office Building 6282 documents	Scheduled	Dec 11, 2019

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 116th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 116-410	From Languages to Homelands: Advancing Tribal Self-Governance and Cultural Sovereignty for Future Generations64 pagesOn H.Con.Res. 122, H.R. 2181, H.R. 3846, S. 211, S. 212 and 4 more 3 witnesses Echohawk, John E., Executive Director, Native American Rights Fund Francis, Hon. Kirk, President, United South and Eastern Tribes Sovereignty Protection Fund Vallo, Hon. Brian D., Governor, Pueblo of Acoma	Dec 9, 2020
S. Hrg. 116-359	S. 3126, S. 3264, S. 3937, S. 4079, and S. 455668 pagesOn H.R. 4495, H.R. 7565, H.R. 8337, S. 3126, S. 3264 and 4 more 4 witnesses Chavarria, Hon. Michael, Governor, Santa Clara Pueblo; Chairman, All Pueblo Council of Governors Nuvangyaoma, Hon. Timothy, Chairman, Hopi Nation Osceola, Jr., Hon. Marcellus, Chairman, Seminole Nation Weahkee, Hon. Rear Admiral Michael D., Director, Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services	Sep 23, 2020
S. Hrg. 116-357	Preparing to Head Back to Class: Addressing How to Safely Reopen Bureau of Indian Education Schools50 pagesOn H.R. 1957 3 witnesses Dearman, Tony L., Director, Bureau of Indian Education, U.S. Department of the Interior Hinds, Marita, President, National Indian Education Association Yarlott, Jr., Dr. David, Chair, American Indian Higher Education Consortium Board of Directors; President, Little Big Horn College	Jul 29, 2020
S. Hrg. 116-269	Evaluating the Response and Mitigation to the COVID-19 Pandemic in Native Communities and S. 3650103 pagesOn H.R. 2316, H.R. 4153, H.R. 6535, S. 1180, S. 2165 and 4 more 4 witnesses Davis, Scott J., Executive Director, North Dakota Indian Affairs Commission, Office of The Governor, State of North Dakota Elgin, Lisa, Secretary, National Indian Health Board Fenton, Jr., Robert J., Regional Administrator, Region 9, Federal Emergency Management Agency, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Weahkee, Hon. Rear Admiral Michael D., Director, Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services	Jul 1, 2020
S. Hrg. 116-338	S. 2165, S. 2716, S. 2912, S. 3019, S. 3044, S. 3099, and S. 3100141 pagesOn H.Con.Res. 122, H.R. 1904, H.R. 3846, H.R. 7075, S. 262 and 17 more 2 witnesses Lacounte, Darryl, Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior Petty, Hon. Timothy R., Ph.D., Assistant Secretary, Water and Science, United States Department of the Interior	Jun 24, 2020
S. Hrg. 116-198	S. 2610, the Tribal Energy Reauthorization Act; and S. 2891, the Tribal Wildlife Corridors Act of 201938 pagesOn S. 2610, S. 2891 4 witnesses Auginaush, Sr., Hon. Raymond, Council Member, White Earth Nation Frost, Kevin R., Director, Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs, U.S. Department of Energy Guertin, Stephen, Deputy Director for Program Management and Policy, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Montoya, Hon. Lawrence, Governor, Pueblo of Santa Ana	Mar 4, 2020
S. Hrg. 116-124	Nomination of Radm Michael D. Weahkee to Serve as Director of the Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services114 pagesOn S. 229, S. 2541 1 witness Weahkee, Rear Admiral Michael D. Nominee For Director of the Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services	Dec 11, 2019
S. Hrg. 116-183	Recognizing the Sacrifice: Honoring a Nation's Promise to Native Veterans to Receive Testimony on S. 1001, Tribal Veterans Health Care Enhancement Act and S. 2365, Health Care Access for Urban Native Veterans Act of 201968 pagesOn S. 304, H.R. 4153, S. 229, S. 247, S. 257 and 5 more 4 witnesses Buchanan, Rear Admiral Chris, Deputy Director, Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Service Dupree, Hon. Jestin, Councilman, Fort Peck Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes Fox, Hon. Mark, Chairman, Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation Wilkie, Hon. Robert L., Secretary, Veterans Affairs, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs	Nov 20, 2019

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 116th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 116-324	Amending the Grand Ronde Reservation Act, and for Other PurposesOn S. 2716	Dec 15, 2020
S. Rept. 116-310	To Reauthorize Certain Programs Under the Office of Indian Energy Policy and Programs of the Department of Energy, and for Other PurposesOn S. 2610	Dec 10, 2020
S. Rept. 116-309	To Amend the America's Water Infrastructure Act of 2018 to Expand the Indian Reservation Drinking Water Program, and for Other PurposesOn S. 3044	Dec 9, 2020
S. Rept. 116-308	To Enhance Protections of Native American Tangible Cultural Heritage, and for Other PurposesOn S. 2165	Dec 9, 2020
S. Rept. 116-307	To Clarify Certain Provisions of Public Law 103-116, the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993, and for Other PurposesOn S. 790	Dec 9, 2020
S. Rept. 116-306	To Authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services, Acting Through the Director of the Indian Health Service, to Acquire Private Land to Facilitate Access to the Desert Sage Youth Wellness Center in Hemet, California, and for Other PurposesOn S. 4556	Dec 9, 2020
S. Rept. 116-305	To Require the Secretary of the Interior to Establish Tribal Wildlife Corridors, and for Other PurposesOn S. 2891	Dec 9, 2020
S. Rept. 116-282	To Convey Land in Anchorage, Alaska, to the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium, and for Other PurposesOn S. 3100	Oct 20, 2020

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 116th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN1250	Michael D. Weahkee, of New Mexico, to be Director of the Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, for the term of four years, vice Yvette Roubideaux, term expired.Department of Health and Human Services	Confirmed Apr 21, 2020Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Oct 30, 2019
PN901	E. Sequoyah Simermeyer, of Maryland, to be Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission for the term of three years, vice Jonodev Osceola Chaudhuri, term expired.National Indian Gaming Commission	Confirmed Nov 21, 2019Confirmed by the Senate by Voice Vote.	Jun 26, 2019

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 116th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-5590	A communication from the Branch Chief, Fish and Wildlife Service, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Migratory Bird Hunting; Migratory Bird Hunting Regulations on Certain Federal Indian Reservations and Ceded Lands for the 2020-21 Season" (RIN1018-BD89) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on September 23, 2020; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Sep 30, 2020
EC-5508	A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "2019 Annual Report to Congress on the Native Hawaiian Revolving Loan Fund"; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Sep 22, 2020
EC-4955	A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "Report to Congress on the Social and Economic Conditions of Native Americans: Fiscal Year 2016"; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Jul 1, 2020
EC-4933	A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "Report to Congress on the Social and Economic Conditions of Native Americans: Fiscal Year 2017"; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Jun 30, 2020
EC-4818	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 "Standards, Assessments, and Accountability System" (RIN1076-AF13) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 10, 2020; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Jun 11, 2020
EC-4817	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 "Education Contracts Under Johnson-O'Malley Act" (RIN1076-AF24) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 10, 2020; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Jun 11, 2020
EC-4816	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; Inventory of Proposed Roads" (RIN1076-AF45) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 10, 2020; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Jun 11, 2020
EC-4815	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; Annual Adjustments" (RIN1076-AF49) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 10, 2020; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Jun 11, 2020

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	24	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 116th Congress, newest first, each with the official record.

Date	Member	Change	Record
Dec 2, 2020	Martha McSally R-AZ	Left Congress	Last recorded vote

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