Hearing
Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 681 (Rep. Keating), 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 held in trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes H.R. 3654 (Rep. Randall), “Tribal Emergency Response Resources Act” H.R. 3903 (Rep. Begich), “Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025” H.R. 3925 (Rep. Obernolte), “Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation Land Exchange Act” H.R. 4463 (Rep. Norman), To amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993.
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- Title
- Legislative Hearing on: H.R. 681 (Rep. Keating), 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 held in trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes H.R. 3654 (Rep. Randall), “Tribal Emergency Response Resources Act” H.R. 3903 (Rep. Begich), “Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025” H.R. 3925 (Rep. Obernolte), “Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation Land Exchange Act” H.R. 4463 (Rep. Norman), To amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993
- Committee
- Committee on Natural Resources / Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs
- Date line
- Tuesday, September 9, 2025 (2:00 PM)
- Published
- September 2, 2025 at 03:58 PM
- Last updated
- September 26, 2025 at 06:13 PM
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Mr. John Crockett
Deputy Chief for State, Private, and Tribal Forestry, U.S. Forest Service, Washington, D.C., on behalf of U.S. Department of Agriculture
Private, and Tribal Forestry, U.S. Forest Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C., on behalf of Secretary Brooke RollinsMr. Bryan Mercier
Director, Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, D.C., on behalf of U.S. Department of the Interior
Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C., on behalf of Secretary Doug BurgumThe Honorable Cheryl Andrews-Maltais
Chairwoman, Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), Aquinnah, MA
Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), Aquinnah, MAMs. Sheri Buretta
Chairman of the Board, Chugach Alaska Corporation, Anchorage, AK
Chugach Alaska Corporation, Anchorage, AKThe Honorable Quintin Swanson
Chairman, Shoalwater Bay Indian Tribe, Tokeland, WA
Shoalwater Bay Indian TribeMr. Joe Maarango
Councilman, Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation, Highland, CA
Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation, Highland, CADocuments
Source materials
bill textH.R. 681 (Rep. Keating), 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 held in trust for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe and the Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah), and for other purposes.bill textH.R. 3654 (Rep. Randall), “Tribal Emergency Response Resources Act”bill textH.R. 3903 (Rep. Begich), “Chugach Alaska Land Exchange Oil Spill Recovery Act of 2025”bill textH.R. 3925 (Rep. Obernolte), “Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation Land Exchange Act”bill textH.R. 4463 (Rep. Norman), To amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993.noticeHearing NoticememorandumHearing MemoDocumentFTR - BLM Statement for the Record - Mr. MercierDocumentFTR - Chugach Land Exchange Support Letters - Rep. BegichDocumentQFR Responses SwansonDocumentQFR Responses BurettaDocumentQFR Responses Andrews-MaltaisDocumentQFR Responses Maarango