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What is Senate Committee on Indian Affairs working on?

Recent hearings

  • Business meeting to consider S.5354, to reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996; to be immediately followed by hearings to examine S.1750, to reaffirm the applicability of the Indian Reorganization Act to the Poarch Band of Creek Indians, S.3859, to amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993 with respect to future membership in the Catawba Indian Nation, S.4053, to take certain land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pechanga Band of Indians, and H.R.226, to take certain Federal lands in Tennessee into trust for the benefit of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

    Sep 23, 2026

    Open Business Meeting

  • Hearings to examine housing needs in native communities, including  S.5354, to reauthorize the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996.

    Sep 16, 2026

    Open Hearing

  • Business meeting to consider S.239, to take certain mineral interests into trust for the benefit of the Crow Tribe of Montana, S.1055, to amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to modify the notification requirement for emergency contract health services for certain beneficiaries, S.1514, to take certain land in the State of Washington into trust for the benefit of the Quinault Indian Nation, S.3219, to transfer certain Federal land into trust for certain Indian Pueblos in the State of New Mexico, and H.R.2400, to take certain Federal land in the State of California into trust for the benefit of the Pit River Tribe.

    Aug 5, 2026

    Open Business Meeting

  • Hearings to examine tracking prediction markets' exponential growth, focusing on tribal implications and beyond.

    Aug 4, 2026

    Open Hearing

  • Hearings to examine S.3573, to amend the Aamodt Litigation Settlement Act to modify a provision relating to the extension of certain dates for the completion of the Regional Water System, S.3617, 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, S.4368, to approve the settlement of the water rights claims of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians, S.4417, to amend the Pechanga Band of Luiseno Mission Indians Water Rights Settlement Act to make technical corrections, and S.4890, to amend the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act to establish subaccounts in the Indian Water Rights Settlement Completion Fund.

    Jul 29, 2026

    Open Hearing

As of Oct 17, 2026. Sparse coverage can reflect a quiet recess period or a filter gap; the full schedule lives on Congress.gov.

Bills in committee

Status reflects the bill’s latest action on Congress.gov, which may be past this committee (e.g. a bill “Passed House, in Senate” has cleared this committee and chamber).

Jurisdiction

The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs has jurisdiction to study the unique problems of American Indian, Native Hawaiian, and Alaska Native peoples and to propose legislation to alleviate these difficulties. These issues include, but are not limited to, Indian education, economic development, land management, trust responsibilities, health care, and claims against the United States. Additionally, all legislation proposed by Members of the Senate that specifically pertains to American Indians, Native Hawaiians, or Alaska Natives is under the jurisdiction of the Committee.

Committee activity data from Congress.gov. Full methodology

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