Testimonies Presented to Congress in 2017

Office of Congressional and Legislative Affairs – Bureau of Indian Affairs

List of testimonies delivered by BIA officials to Congress during 2017, including dates and topics.

Date	Title
4/21/17	Testimony of Michael Black, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate on Safeguarding to the Seventh Generation: Protection and Justice for Indian Children and the Implementation of the Native American Children’s Safety Act of 2016”
5/17/17	Testimony of Tony Dearman, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate on “High Risk, No Reward: GAO’s High Risk List for Indian Programs”
5/17/17	Testimony of Michael Black, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate on “High Risk, No Reward: GAO’s High Risk List for Indian Programs”
6/07/17	Testimony of Weldon “Bruce” Loudermilk, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 1074, to Repeal the Act Entitled “An Act to Confer Jurisdiction on the State of Iowa Over Offenses
6/07/17	Testimony of Weldon “Bruce” Loudermilk, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representative on S. 249
7/12/17	Testimony of Tony Dearman, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate on S. 1223 the “Klamath Tribe Judgment Fund Repeal Act”
7/12/17	Testimony of Tony Dearman, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate on S. 1285, the “Oregon Tribal Economic Development Act”
7/12/17	Testimony of Tony Dearman, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate on S. 943, the “Johnson-O'Malley Supplemental Indian Education Program Modernization Act”
9/13/17	Testimony of Tony Dearman, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate on "High Risk, No Reward: GAO's High Risk List for Indian Programs: Progress and Efforts in Addressing GAO's Recommendations
9/13/17	Testimony of Mike Black, Before the Committee on Indian Affairs U.S. Senate
9/26/17	Testimony of John Tahsuda, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 3744
9/26/17	Testimony of John Tahsuda, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 3650
9/26/17	Testimony of John Tahsuda, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 3535
9/27/17	Statement of Jason Thompson, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate on “Gao Reports on Human Trafficking of American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States"
10/04/17	Testimony of John Tahsuda III, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate on Doubling Down on Indian Gaming: Examining New Issues and Opportunities for Success in the Next 30 Years
10/04/17	Statement for the Record, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 2402, “San Juan County Settlement Implementation Act"
10/04/17	Statement for the Record, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 146, the ‘‘Eastern Band Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act’’
10/04/17	Statement for the Record, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 2606 “The Stigler Act Amendments of 2017’’
10/25/17	Testimony of John Tahsuda III, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 215, American Indian Empowerment Act of 2017
10/25/17	Testimony of Bryan Rice, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate on S. 1953 Tribal Law and Order Reauthorization Act of 2017
11/08/17	Testimony of John Tahsuda III, Before the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, U.S. Senate on S. 1400, The Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2017
11/15/17	Testimony of John Tahsuda III, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 3225, the Oregon Tribal Economic Development Act
11/15/17	Testimony of John Tahsuda III, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 212, the Expediting Funding for Efficient Contracting Tribes Act
11/15/17	Testimony of John Tahsuda III, Before the House Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs, U.S. House of Representatives on H.R. 2320, the Samish Indian Nation Land Conveyance Act of 2017