Senate Committee on Indian Affairs to Hold Business Meeting & Legislative Hearing

Published June 18, 2019

WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 2:30 PM EDT, the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs will hold a business meeting to consider:

·        S. 1211, the Addressing Underdeveloped and Tribally Operated Streets (AUTOS) Act

·        H.R. 1388, the Lytton Rancheria Homelands Act of 2019

The business meeting will be immediately followed by a Committee legislative hearing to receive testimony on:

·        S. 227, Savanna’s Act

·        S. 288, the Justice for Native Survivors of Sexual Violence Act

·        S. 290, the Native Youth and Tribal Officer Protection Act

·        S. 982, the Not Invisible Act of 2019

·        S. 1853, Bridging Agency Data Gaps and Ensuring Safety (BADGES) for Native Communities Act

DETAILS:

WHAT:         A committee business meeting, followed by a legislative hearing to receive testimony on S. 227, S. 288, S. 290, S. 982, and S. 1853

WHEN:         2:30 PM EDT, Wednesday, June 19, 2019

WHERE:      628 Dirksen Senate Office Building

Live video and written testimony for the business meeting and legislative hearing will be provided here.

WITNESSES:

MR. TRACY TOULOU, Director, Office of Tribal Justice, U.S. Department of Justice, Washington, D.C.

MR. CHARLES ADDINGTON, Deputy Bureau Director, Office of Justice Services, Bureau of Indian Affairs, U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington, D.C.

THE HONORABLE MICHELLE DEMMERT, Chief Justice, Central Council Tlingit and Haida Indian Tribes of Alaska, Juneau, AK

THE HONORABLE LYNN MALERBA, Secretary, United South & Eastern Tribes, Washington, D.C.