House Natural Resources Committee
Indigenous Peoples of the United States Subcommittee
Udall Trust Fund Reauthorization, Quapaw Tribal Landowner Settlement Act, Advancing Equality for Wabanaki Nations Act
On Thursday, March 31, 2022 at 1:00 p.m. ET, the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States (SCIP) will host a virtual, fully remote legislative hearing on the following tribal-related legislation:
- H.R. 4715 (Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-OK), To authorize appropriations to the Secretary of the Interior to make payments to certain members of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma in accordance with the recommendation of the United States Court of Federal Claims. Quapaw Tribal Landowner Settlement Act of 2021.
- H.R. 5715 (Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-AZ), To reauthorize the Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Trust Fund, and for other purposes.
- H.R. 6707 (Rep. Jared Golden, D-ME), To amend the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980 to advance equality for Wabanaki nations, and for other purposes. Advancing Equality for Wabanaki Nations Act.
The Udall Foundation awards scholarships, fellowships, and internships for study in fields related to the environment and to American Indians and Alaska Natives in fields related to health care and tribal public policy; provides funding to the Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy and to the Native Nations Institute to conduct environmental policy research, research on American Indian and Alaska Native health care issues and tribal public policy issues, and training; and provides assessment, mediation, training, and other related services through the John S. McCain III National Center for Environmental Conflict Resolution (National Center or NCECR).