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75 bills referred in the 118th 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 118th Congress

Meetings

Hearings and business meetings in the 118th Congress

Members, 118th Congress 11

Everyone who held a seat in the 118th Congress, leaders first, with the day they joined or left when it was not with the rest.

Seat	Member	Role
D-HI	Brian Schatz	Chair
R-AK	Lisa Murkowski	Vice Chair
D-NM	Ben Ray Luján
D-NV	Catherine Cortez Masto
R-ND	John Hoeven
D-MT	Jon Tester
D-WA	Maria Cantwell
R-OK	Markwayne Mullin
R-SD	Mike Rounds
R-MT	Steve Daines
D-MN	Tina Smith

Record

Bills, meetings, hearings, reports and more, newest first. In the 118th Congress.

Newest activity first. In the 118th Congress.

Bill	Title	Referral	Date
S 5636	Honoring Promises to Native Nations Act	Referred To	Dec 19, 2024
S 5619	Quapaw Tribal Settlement Act of 2024	Referred To	Dec 19, 2024
S 5559	A bill to amend the Act of August 9, 1955 (commonly known as the "Long-Term Leasing Act"), to authorize leases of up to 99 years for land in the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Reservation and land held in trust for the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes.	Referred To	Dec 17, 2024
S 5453	PROTECT Act of 2024	Referred To	Dec 9, 2024
S 4998	Navajo Nation Rio San José Stream System Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024	Reported By	Dec 4, 2024
S 4643	Zuni Indian Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024	Reported By	Dec 4, 2024
S 4505	Ohkay Owingeh Rio Chama Water Rights Settlement Act of 2024	Reported By	Dec 4, 2024
S 4442	Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2024	Reported By	Dec 4, 2024

Hearings, markups and business meetings, newest first. In the 118th Congress.

Kind	Subject	Status	Date
Meeting	Business meeting to consider S.4643, to approve the settlement of water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe in the Zuni River Stream System in the State of New Mexico, to protect the Zuni Salt Lake, S.4998, to approve the settlement of water rights claims of the Navajo Nation in the Rio San Jose Stream System in the State of New Mexico, and the nomination of Patrice H. Kunesh, of Minnesota, to be Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission.Dirksen Senate Office Building 6282 documents	Scheduled	Nov 20, 2024

Meeting	Business meeting to consider S.465, to require Federal law enforcement agencies to report on cases of missing or murdered Indians, S.2908, to assist Tribal governments in the management of buffalo and buffalo habitat and the reestablishment of buffalo on Indian land, and S.4370, to amend the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 to improve that Act; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine S.4444, to take certain mineral interests into trust for the benefit of the Crow Tribe of Montana, S.4633, to provide for the settlement of the water rights claims of the Navajo Nation, the Hopi Tribe, and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, S.4643, to approve the settlement of water rights claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe in the Zuni River Stream System in the State of New Mexico, to protect the Zuni Salt Lake, S.4705, to approve the settlement of water rights claims of the Yavapai-Apache Nation in the State of Arizona, to authorize construction of a water project relating to those water rights claims, and S.4998, to approve the settlement of water rights claims of the Navajo Nation in the Rio San Jose Stream System in the State of New Mexico.Dirksen Senate Office Building 6281 document	Scheduled	Sep 25, 2024

Meeting	Business meeting to consider S.2695, to amend the Indian Law Enforcement Reform Act to provide for advancements in public safety services to Indian communities, S.3857, to take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Jamul Indian Village of California, S.4442, to amend the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 to make improvements to that Act, and S.4505, to approve the settlement of water rights claims of Ohkay Owingeh in the Rio Chama Stream System, to restore the Bosque on Pueblo Land in the State of New Mexico; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine the nomination of Patrice H. Kunesh, of Minnesota, to be Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission.Dirksen Senate Office Building 6282 documents	Scheduled	Sep 18, 2024

Meeting	Business meeting to consider S.2783, to amend the Miccosukee Reserved Area Act to authorize the expansion of the Miccosukee Reserved Area and to carry out activities to protect structures within the Osceola Camp from flooding, S.3406, to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund, to amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to make technical corrections to the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund and Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund, S.4000, to reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the Lytton Rancheria of California, and S.4365, to provide public health veterinary services to Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations for rabies prevention; to be immediately followed by a hearing to examine S.4370, to amend the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 to improve that Act, and S.4505, to approve the settlement of water rights claims of Ohkay Owingeh in the Rio Chama Stream System, to restore the Bosque on Pueblo Land in the State of New Mexico.Dirksen Senate Office Building 6281 document	Scheduled	Jul 25, 2024

Meeting	Hearings to examine S.2783, to amend the Miccosukee Reserved Area Act to authorize the expansion of the Miccosukee Reserved Area and to carry out activities to protect structures within the Osceola Camp from flooding, S.3406, to amend the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 to make a technical correction to the Navajo Nation Water Resources Development Trust Fund, to amend the Claims Resolution Act of 2010 to make technical corrections to the Taos Pueblo Water Development Fund and Aamodt Settlement Pueblos' Fund, S.3857, to take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Jamul Indian Village of California, and S.4365, to provide public health veterinary services to Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations for rabies prevention.Dirksen Senate Office Building 6281 document	Scheduled	Jul 10, 2024

Meeting	Hearings to examine S.2908, to assist Tribal governments in the management of buffalo and buffalo habitat and the reestablishment of buffalo on Indian land, S.3263, to reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, S.4000, to reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the Lytton Rancheria of California, and S.4442, to amend the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 to make improvements to that Act.Dirksen Senate Office Building 6281 document	Scheduled	Jun 12, 2024

Meeting	An oversight hearing to examine public safety and justice resources in Native communities.Dirksen Senate Office Building 628	Scheduled	May 22, 2024
Meeting	To receive a briefing on the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission's Report on Native Children.Dirksen Senate Office Building 628	Scheduled	May 8, 2024

The published transcripts, newest first, from GovInfo. In the 118th Congress.

Hearing	Title	Held
S. Hrg. 118-551	S. 4444, S. 4633, S. 4643, S. 4705, S. 4998190 pagesOn H.R. 2461, H.R. 8940, H.R. 8949, S. 4, S. 444 and 8 more 7 witnesses Kucate, Hon. Arden, Governor, Zuni Tribe Lehi, Jr., Hon. Johnny, Vice President, San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe Lewis, Hon. Tanya, Chairwoman, Yavapai Apache Nation Newland, Hon. Bryan, Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior Nuvangyaoma, Hon. Timothy L., Chairman, Hopi Tribe Nygren, Hon. Buu, President, Navajo Nation White Clay, Hon. Frank, Chairman, Crow Nation	Sep 25, 2024
S. Hrg. 118-565	Nomination of Hon. Patrice H. Kunesh to Be Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission42 pagesOn S. 1328 1 witness Kunesh, Hon. Patrice H., Nominee to be Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission	Sep 18, 2024
S. Hrg. 118-532	S. 4370 and S. 450545 pagesOn S. 4370, S. 4505 5 witnesses Crockett, John, Associate Deputy Chief for State, Private, and Tribal Forestry, U.S. Department of Agriculture Goodluck, Tracy Canard, Senior Advisor to the Assistant Secretary--Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior Padilla, Hon. Thora, President, Mescalero Apache Tribe Phillips, Jr., Hon. Larry M., Governor, Pueblo of Ohkay Owingeh Mallott, Benjamin, President-Elect, Alaska Federation of Natives	Jul 25, 2024
S. Hrg. 118-530	S. 2783, S. 3406, S. 3857 and S. 436550 pagesOn H.R. 423, H.R. 6443, H.R. 6643, S. 2738, S. 2783 and 4 more 5 witnesses Cypress, Hon. Talbert, Chairman, Miccosukee Tribe of Indians Egorin, Hon. Melanie Anne, Ph.D., Assistant Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Freihage, Jason, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Management, Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior Lefferts, Brian, Director of Public Health, Yukon Kuskokwim Health Corporation Pinto, Hon. Erica, Chairwoman, Jamul Indian Village of California	Jul 10, 2024
S. Hrg. 118-418	S. 2908, S. 3263, S. 4000, and S. 444252 pagesOn H.R. 130, H.R. 131, H.R. 249, H.R. 279, H.R. 312 and 28 more 5 witnesses Bryan, Hon. Stephanie, Chair/CEO, Poarch Band of Creek Indians Carlson, Sr., Ervin, President, Intertribal Buffalo Council Mejia, Hon. Andy, Chairperson, Lytton Rancheria of California Newland, Hon. Bryan, Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior Whiteclay, Hon. Frank, Chairman, Crow Nation of Montana	Jun 12, 2024
S. Hrg. 118-440	Examining Public Safety and Justice Resources in Native Communities68 pagesOn S. 2695 3 witnesses Kunesh, Hon. Patrice, Commissioner, Administration for Native Americans, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Newland, Hon. Bryan, Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior Randall, Allison, Principal Deputy Director, Office on Violence Against Women, U.S. Department of Justice	May 22, 2024
S. Hrg. 118-406	S. 465 and S. 269533 pagesOn H.R. 4524, S. 465, S. 2695 3 witnesses Macarro, Hon. Mark, President, National Congress of American Indians Newland, Hon. Bryan, Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior Sutter, Chris, Chief of Police, Tulalip Tribes	May 1, 2024
S. Hrg. 118-416	S. 2385, S. 2796, S. 2868, S. 3022, and S. 323060 pagesOn H.R. 183, H.R. 396, H.R. 521, H.R. 791, H.R. 1240 and 11 more 7 witnesses Egorin, Hon. Melanie Anne, Ph.D., Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Health and Human Services Heart, Hon. Manuel, Chairman, Ute Mountain Ute Tribe Isom-Clause, Kathryn, Deputy Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior Kitcheyan, Hon. Victoria, Chairwoman, Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska Lankford, Hon. Douglas, Chief, Miami Tribe of Oklahoma Larsen, Hon. Robert L., President, Lower Sioux Indian Community Wilson, Angie, Executive Director, Reno Sparks Indian Colony Tribal Health Center	Feb 8, 2024

The committee's written reports, most on a bill it sent to the floor. In the 118th Congress.

Report	Title	Issued
S. Rept. 118-263	A Bill to Approve the Settlement of Water Rights Claims of the Navajo Nation in the Rio San Jose Stream System in the State of New Mexico, and for Other PurposesOn S. 4998	Dec 4, 2024
S. Rept. 118-262	A Bill to Approve the Settlement of Water Rights Claims of the Zuni Indian Tribe in the Zuni River Stream System in the State of New Mexico, to Protect the Zuni Salt Lake, and for Other PurposesOn S. 4643	Dec 4, 2024
S. Rept. 118-261	A Bill to Approve the Settlement of Water Rights Claims of Ohkay Owingeh in the Rio Chama Stream System, to Restore the Bosque on Pueblo Land in the State of New Mexico, and for Other PurposesOn S. 4505	Dec 4, 2024
S. Rept. 118-260	A Bill to Amend the Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2010 to Make Improvements to That Act, and for Other PurposesOn S. 4442	Dec 4, 2024
S. Rept. 118-259	A Bill to Amend the Northwestern New Mexico Rural Water Projects Act to Make Improvements to That Act, and for Other PurposesOn S. 1898	Dec 4, 2024
S. Rept. 118-249	A Bill to Amend the Tribal Forest Protection Act of 2004 to Improve That Act, and for Other PurposesOn S. 4370	Nov 20, 2024
S. Rept. 118-248	A Bill to Provide Public Health Veterinary Services to Indian Tribes and Tribal Organizations for Rabies Prevention, and for Other PurposesOn S. 4365	Nov 18, 2024
S. Rept. 118-247	A Bill to Take Certain Land in the State of California into Trust for the Benefit of the Jamul Indian Village of California, and for Other PurposesOn S. 3857	Nov 18, 2024

Referred to this committee for confirmation, newest first, with the outcome and the latest action. In the 118th Congress.

Nomination	Nominee and post	Outcome	Received
PN1983	Patrice H. Kunesh, of Minnesota, to be Chairman of the National Indian Gaming Commission for the term of three years, vice E. Sequoyah Simermeyer, term expired.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 23, 2024

Reports, rules and messages sent to Congress by agencies and the President, and petitions and memorials, referred to this committee. Newest first. In the 118th Congress.

Number	Communication	Referred
EC-7015	A communication from the Assistant to 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 "Self-Governance PROGRESS Act Regulations" (RIN1076-AF62) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on December 20, 2024; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Dec 20, 2024
EC-5844	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 Congress for Fiscal Year 2025"; 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; Joint Committee on Taxation; the Judiciary; Rules and Administration; Small Business and Entrepreneurship; and Veterans' Affairs.Executive communication	Sep 9, 2024
EC-5715	A communication from the Regulations Coordinator, Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund" (RIN0917-AA10) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on August 30, 2024; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Sep 9, 2024
POM-143	A joint memorial adopted by the legislature of the State of Colorado urging the United States Congress to fully fund the authorized thirty-five million dollars to the "Water Infrastructure Improvements for the Nation Act" according to the recommendations of the Colorado River Drought Task Force; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Petition or memorial	Jul 11, 2024
EC-5253	A communication from the Associate General Counsel for Legislation and Regulations, Office of Housing, Department of Housing and Urban Development, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "Certification of Tribal Housing Counselors" (RIN2502-AJ64) received in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 17, 2024; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Jul 8, 2024
EC-5194	A communication from the Assistant Secretary for Legislation, Department of Health and Human Services, transmitting, pursuant to law, a report entitled "Fiscal Year 2016 and Fiscal Year 2017 Report to Congress on Administration of the Tribal Self-Governance Program"; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Jul 8, 2024
EC-5098	A communication from the Administrative Specialist, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting, pursuant to law, the report of a rule entitled "American Indian Probate Regulations; Corrections" (RIN1094-AA55) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on June 10, 2024; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Jun 18, 2024
EC-4903	A communication from the Assistant to 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-AF75) received during adjournment of the Senate in the Office of the President of the Senate on May 30, 2024; to the Committee on Indian Affairs.Executive communication	Jun 5, 2024

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

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