| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Alaska Newsletter for Sunday June 09, 2024 ( 9 items ) |
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Murkowski Introduces Legislation Amending the Tribal Forest Protection Act to Work Better for All Tribes, Including in Alaska
WASHINGTON, June 3 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release:
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, introduced S.4370, the Tribal Forest Protection Act Amendments Act of 2024, to promote greater indigenous stewardship of Federal and Indian forest and rangelands.
The 2004 TFPA law was intended to protect Indian forest lands and resources from various threats, including wildfires, by allowing Tribes to enter into agreeme
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Murkowski, Sullivan Call for Five Year Tribal BABA Waiver
WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, issued the following news release:
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Vice Chairman of the U.S. Senate on Indian Affairs (SCIA), and U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) expressing their concern with the implementation of the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act and the impact on infrastructure development in Native communities.
In the letter, the Senators note that Native communities conti
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Murkowski, Sullivan Call for Five Year Tribal BABA Waiver
WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release:
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), vice chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA), and U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) expressing their concern with the implementation of the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act and the impact on infrastructure development in Native communities.
In the letter, the senators note that Native c
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Peltola on Biden's Overdue Action on Border Security
WASHINGTON, June 5 -- Rep. Mary Sattler Peltola, D-Alaska, issued the following statement on June 4, 2024, with Reps. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, D- Washington, Jared Golden, D-Maine, and Don Davis, North Carolina:
Today, Reps. Mary Peltola (AK-AL), Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (WA-03), Jared Golden (ME-02), and Don Davis (NC-01) released the following statement regarding President Biden's new executive order on border security:
"This order is an overdue step, but our Southern Border is still not secu
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Senate Indian Affairs Committee Chairman Schatz, Vice Chairman Murkowski: Supreme Court Decision is Win for Indian Country
WASHINGTON, June 7 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, vice chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), vice chairman of the Committee, released the following statements after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the federal government must reimburse the San Carlos Apache Tribe and the Northern Arapaho Tribe millions of dollars fo
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Senate Indian Affairs Committee Vice Chair Murkowski Introduces Legislation Amending the Tribal Forest Protection Act to Work Better for All Tribes, Including in Alaska
WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, vice chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 3, 2024:
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Vice Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, today introduced S.4370, the Tribal Forest Protection Act Amendments Act of 2024, to promote greater indigenous stewardship of Federal and Indian forest and rangelands.
The 2004 TFPA law was intended to protect Indian forest lands and resources from
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Senate Indian Affairs Committee Vice Chair Murkowski Introduces Legislation To Combat Rabies In Rural, Tribal Communities
WASHINGTON, June 4 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, vice chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release on June 3, 2024:
Today, U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Vice Chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs (SCIA), introduced S.4365 the Veterinary Services to Improve Public Health in Rural Communities Act, to prevent and control severe and life threatening zoonotic diseases (infections that spread between people and animals), in rural, tribal
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Senate Indian Affairs Committee Vice Chairman Murkowski Calls for Five Year Tribal BABA Waiver
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, vice chair of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Vice Chairman of the U.S. Senate on Indian Affairs (SCIA), and U.S. Senator Dan Sullivan (R-AK) sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) expressing their concern with the implementation of the Build America, Buy America (BABA) Act and the impact on infrastructure development in Native communities.
In the
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Sens. Schatz, Murkowski: Supreme Court Decision Is A Win For Indian Country
WASHINGTON, June 6 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), vice chairman of the Committee, released the following statements after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the federal government must reimburse the San Carlos Apache Tribe and the Northern Arapaho Tribe millions of dollars for ad
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