These congressional committees gain the most expertise and pay the most consistent attention to issues relating to Indian Country, including the federal government’s relationship to Indian nations and the federal government’s trust responsibilities under treaties and other exchanges.
Senate Committee on Indian Affairs
Republican Members - John Hoeven, ND – Chair - John Barrasso, WY - John McCain, AZ - Lisa Murkowski, AK - James Lankford, OK - Steve Daines, MT - Mike Crapo, ID - Jerry Moran, KS
Democratic Members - Tom Udall, D-NM – Vice Chair - Maria Cantwell, WA - Jon Tester, MT - Al Franken, MN - Brian Schatz, HI - Heidi Heitkamp, ND - Catherine Cortez Masto, NV
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House Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs
Republican Members - Doug LaMalfa, CA-01 - Chairman - Don Young, AK-01 - Jeff Denham, CA-10 - Paul Cook, CA-08 - Aumua Amata Coleman Radewagen, American Samoa - Darin LaHood, IL-18 - Jack Bergman, MI-01 - Jenniffer González-Colón, Vice Chairman - Rob Bishop, UT-01, Ex Officio
Democratic Members - Norma J. Torres, CA-35 - Ranking Member - Madeleine Z. Bordallo, Guam - Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan, Northern Marianas - Ruben Gallego, AZ-07 - Darren Soto, FL 09 - Colleen Hanabusa - HI-01 - Raúl Grijalva, AZ-03, Ex officio
Senate Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies
(“2” = also serves on Senate Committee on Indian Affairs)
Republican Members - Lisa Murkowski, AK - Chairman (2) - Lamar Alexander, TN - Thad Cochran, MS - Roy Blunt, MO - John Hoeven, ND (2) - Mitch McConnell, KY - Steve Daines, MT (2) - Shelley Moore Capito, WV
Democratic Members - Tom Udall, NM - Ranking Member (2) - Dianne Feinstein, CA - Patrick J. Leahy, VT - Jack Reed, RI - Jon Tester, MT (2) - Jeff Merkley, OR - Chris Van Hollen, MD
House Appropriations Committee, Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies
Republican Members - Ken Calvert, CA-42 - Chairman - Chris Stewart, UT-02 - Vice Chair - Mike Simpson, ID-02 - Tom Cole, OK-04 - David Joyce, OH-14 - Mark Amodei, NV-02 - Evan H. Jenkins, WV-03
Democratic Members - Betty McCollum, MN-04 - Ranking Member - Chellie Pingree, ME-01 - Derek Kilmer, WA-06 - Marcy Kaptur, OH-09