Testimonies Presented to Congress in 2015

Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs – Bureau of Indian Affairs

List of testimonies delivered by BIA officials to Congress during 2015, including dates and topics.

Date	Title
2/25/15	Statement of Kevin Washburn, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate on the President’s FY 2016 Budget Request for Indian Programs in the Department of the Interior
3/4/15	Statement of Kevin Washburn, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate on S. 438 the Irrigation Rehabilitation and Renovation for Indian Tribal Governments and Their Economies Act
3/18/15	Statement of Kevin K. Washburn, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on the President's FY 2016 Budget Request for Indian Programs in the Department of the Interior
3/31/15	Testimony of Darren Cruzan, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate on Addressing the Harmful Effects of Dangerous Drugs in Native Communities
4/22/15	Statement of Michael Black, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate Oversight Hearing on Tribal Transportation: Pathways to Safer Roads
4/22/15	Testimony of Kevin K. Washburn, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on the Federal Acknowledgment Process
5/13/15	Statement of Charles Roessel, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate on Bureau of Indian Education: "Examining Organizational Challenges in Transforming Educational Opportunities for Indian Children”
5/14/15	Statement of Kevin K. Washburn, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on the Lack of Adequate Standards for Trust Land Acquisition in the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934
5/14/15	Statement of Charles Roessel, Before the House Subcommittee on House Education and the Workforce, U.S. House of Representatives on Examining the Federal Government’s Mismanagement of Native American Schools
6/10/15	Statement of Darren Cruzan, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate on “Addressing the Need for Victim Services in Indian Country”
6/10/15	Testimony of Mike Black, Before the House Subcommittee on American Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 487, a Bill to Allow the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma to Lease or Transfer Certain Lands
6/10/15	Statement for the Record, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 2212 Land into Trust for the Susanville Indian Rancheria
6/10/15	Statement for the Record, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 2387, Alaska Native Veterans Land Allotment Equity Act
6/17/15	Testimony of Michael Black, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 2538, the “Lytton Rancheria Homelands Act of 2015”
6/17/15	Statement for the Record, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian, Insular, and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 2386, Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act
6/17/15	Testimony of Michael Black, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 1157, the “Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2015”
7/8/15	Testimony of Kevin Washburn, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate on A Path Forward: Trust Modernization & Reform For Indian Lands
7/15/15	Testimony of Michael R. Smith, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 1028, The “Return of Certain Lands at Fort Wingate to the Original Inhabitants Act”
7/15/15	Testimony of Michael R. Smith, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 2684, “Alabama-Coushatta Tribe of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Settlement Act”
7/15/15	Statement of Darren Cruzan, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate on “Juvenile Justice in Indian Country: Challenges and Promising Strategies”
7/15/15	Statement for the Record, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian, Insular, and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 2733, Nevada Native Nations Lands Act
7/22/15	Testimony of Michael Black, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian, Insular, and Alaska Native Affairs on H.R. 1880
7/22/15	Statement for the Record, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian, Insular, and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 2388, the Subsistence Access Management Act of 2015
9/29/15	Testimony of Kevin Washburn, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 872, “Thomasina E. Jordan Indian Tribes of Virginia Federal Recognition Act of 2015"
9/29/15	Testimony of Kevin Washburn, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 286, “Little Shell Tribe of Chippewa Indians Restoration Act of 2015”
10/7/15	Testimony of Mike Smith, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate on S. 817, a Bill to Provide for the Addition of Certain Real Property to the Reservation of the Siletz Tribe in the State of Oregon
10/7/15	Statement of Michael R. Smith, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate on S. 1986, Moapa Band of Paiutes Land Conveyance Act
10/7/15	Testimony of Mike Smith, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate on S. 818, to Amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act
10/7/15	Statement of Michael R. Smith, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate on S. 1761, Land into Trust for the Susanville Indian Rancheria
10/7/15	Testimony of Michael Smith, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate on H.R. 387, the “Economic Development Through Tribal Land Exchange Act”
10/7/15	Statement of Michael R. Smith, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate on S. 1436, Nevada Native Nations Land Act
10/21/15	Testimony of Lawrence S. Roberts, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate on U.S. GAO Office Report, “Indian Energy Development – Poor Management By BIA has Hindered Energy Development on Indian Lands,” June 2015
10/28/15	Testimony of Kevin K. Washburn, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 3764, Tribal Recognition Act of 2015
11/4/15	Statement of Michael Smith, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 2009, Pascua Yaqui Tribe Land Conveyance Act of 2015
12/2/15	Testimony of Lawrence S. Roberts, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate on the Tribal Law and Order Act: Five Years Later: How Have the Justice Systems in Indian Country Improved?