Testimonies Presented to Congress in 2013

Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs – Bureau of Indian Affairs

List of testimonies delivered by BIA officials to Congress during 2013, including dates and topics.

Date	Title
2/27/13	Statement of Kevin K. Washburn, Before the House Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies U.S. House of Representatives on Appropriations
3/19/13	Testimony of Kevin K. Washburn, Before the House Subcommittee on AIANA, U.S. House of Representatives on Authorization, Standards, and Procedures for Whether, How, and When Indian Tribes Should be Newly Recognized by the Federal Government
4/24/13	Statement of Kevin Washburn, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate on the President’s FY 2014 Budget Request for Indian Programs in DOI
4/26/13	Testimony of Mike Black, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 1548, Native American Energy Act
5/8/13	Testimony of Kevin K. Washburn, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs U.S. Senate on S. 434, Blackfeet Water Rights Settlement Act of 2013
5/15/13	Testimony of Sally Jewell, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
5/16/13	Testimony of Michael S. Black, Before the House Subcommittee on American Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 931, a Bill to Provide for the Addition of Certain Real Property to the Reservation of the Siletz Tribe in OR
5/16/13	Testimony of Michael S. Black, Before the House Subcommittee on American Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 841, to Amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act
5/16/13	Testimony of Mike Black, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 1410
7/23/13	Testimony of Michael S. Black, Before the House Subcommittee on American Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, on H.R. 2650, the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Non-Intercourse Act of 2013
7/23/13	Statement for the Record, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 1103, Alexander Creek Village Recognition Act
7/23/13	Statement for the Record, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 2455, Nevada Native Nations Lands Act
7/23/13	Testimony of Mike Black, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 1225, the Samish Indian Nation Homelands Act of 2013
7/23/13	Statement for the Record, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 2388, Land into Trust for the Shingle Springs Band of Miwok Indians
7/31/13	Statement of Sarah Harris, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate on S. 920, the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa Non-Intercourse Act of 2013
9/10/13	Testimony of Kevin K. Washburn, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs U.S. Senate on S. 1219, the Pechanga Band of Luiseño Indians Water Rights Settlement Act
9/10/13	Testimony of Kevin K. Washburn, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs U.S. Senate on S. 1447, New Mexico Native American Water Settlements Technical Corrections Act
9/10/13	Testimony of Kevin K. Washburn, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs U.S. Senate on S. 1448, Spokane Tribe of Indians of the Spokane Reservation Equitable Compensation Act
9/19/13	Testimony of Kevin K. Washburn, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Hearing on “Executive Branch Standards for Land-In-Trust Decisions for Gaming Purposes”
10/30/13	Testimony of Kevin Washburn, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs U.S. Senate on S. 1132, S. 161, and S. 1074
11/14/13	Statement of Kevin Washburn, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs U.S. Senate on “Contract Support Costs and Sequestration: Fiscal Crisis in Indian Country"
11/20/13	Statement of Kevin K. Washburn, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate on Carcieri: Bringing Certainty to Trust Land Acquisitions
12/11/13	Statement of Lawrence S. Roberts, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate on “Implementation of the Department of the Interior’s Land Buy-Back Program”