The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will be hosting a Tribal Listening Session to receive input from Tribal Nations on USDA Rural Development’s environmental review process. Specifically USDA is soliciting input on its environmental review policies and procedures in 7 CFR Part 1970. Details on the Listening Session are as follows— Date/Time: Tuesday, June 29, […]
HHS would like to continue discussions regarding strengthening its Tribal Consultation Policy pursuant to the Presidential Memorandum on Tribal Consultation and Strengthening Nation-to-Nation Relationships. According to the DTLL, a special workgroup of the Secretary’s Tribal Advisory Committee (STAC) will convene to review written comments and develop a strengthened Tribal Consultation Policy. Once complete, the plan […]
The Office of Head Start (OHS) has scheduled four Tribal Consultation sessions. These one-day sessions will be held between U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Administration for Children and Families (ACF), and OHS leadership and the leadership of tribal governments operating Head Start and Early Head Start programs. The purpose of these consultation […]
Monday, July 12 at 5:00 pm Eastern House Appropriations Subcommittee on Departments of Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies: Markup of Fiscal Year 2022 Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Subcommittee Appropriations Bill
Tuesday, July 13 at 10:00 am Eastern House Appropriations: Markup of the Report on the Homeland and Defense Appropriations Bills, FY 2022
Wednesday, July 14 at 11:00 am Eastern House Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment: Hearing on “President Biden’s Fiscal Year 2022 Budget Request: Agency Policies and Perspectives (Part II)”
On March 7, 2021, the President issued an Executive Order on Promoting Access to Voting. The EO established an Interagency Steering Group on Native American Voting Rights (Steering Group). The charge of the Steering Group includes studying best practices for protecting voting rights of Native Americans and producing a report within 1 year of the […]
Wednesday, July 14 at 2:30 pm Eastern Senate Committee on Indian Affairs: Business Meeting to Consider Bryan Newland to be Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs, and Legislative Hearing to Receive Testimony on H.R. 1688, S. 1797, and S. 1895.
OMB to Host Historic, First-Ever Tribal Consultation on President’s FY 2022 Budget Request The Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has announced that it will host a Tribal consultation on the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2022 Budget. This is a historic announcement since OMB has never consulted with Tribal Nations on a Presidential Budget Request. […]
Thursday, July 15 at 2:30 pm Eastern House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis: Hearing on “Advancing Environmental Justice Through Climate Action”
House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indigenous Peoples of the United States Tuesday July 20, 2021 (12:00 PM EDT) https://www.congress.gov/event/117th-congress/house-event/113928?s=3&r=16