Senate committee
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
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.
- Members
- 11
- Bills referred this Congress
- 15
- Reported out
- 6
Bills
Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act
Sep 23, 2026: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025
Sep 22, 2026: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-150.
Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2025
Sep 22, 2026: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 119-147.
Yuhaaviatam of San Manuel Nation Land Exchange Act
Sep 15, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Stronger Engagement for Indian Health Needs Act of 2025
Sep 15, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe Project Lands Restoration Act
Sep 14, 2026: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Armstrong for Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-137.
Sep 14, 2026: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Armstrong for Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-136.
Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025
Aug 3, 2026: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-132.
Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act
Jun 3, 2026: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
Jun 3, 2026: Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held.
To amend the Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina Land Claims Settlement Act of 1993.
Jun 3, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Jun 3, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Shivwits Band of Paiutes Jurisdictional Clarity Act
Mar 17, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
To authorize leases of up to 99 years for land held in trust for federally recognized Indian Tribes.
Mar 4, 2026: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Wounded Knee Massacre Memorial and Sacred Site Act
Oct 2, 2025: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-72.