Senate Committee on Indian Affairs schedules hearing on five bills

The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs has added another hearing to its April schedule.

The committee will take testimony on five bills on Wednesday April 13. They are:

• S.2205, the Tribal Healing to Wellness Courts Act. The bill establishes a grant program for tribal healing to wellness courts.

• S.2421, a bill to convey Indian Health Service properties to the Tanana Tribal Council and to the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation, both in Alaska. A similar bill for the Yukon-Kuskokwim Health Corporation cleared Congress in October.

• S.2564, the Dine College Act. The bill modernizes prior legislation relating to Dine College on the Navajo Nation.

• S.2643, the Pueblo de Cochiti Self-Governance Act. The bill addresses a settlement agreement between Cochiti Pueblo in New Mexico and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers.

• S.2717, the Dam Repairs and Improvements for Tribes Act (DRIFT ACT). The bill improves flood prevention and dam safety in Indian Country.

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