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| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Alaska Newsletter for 2024-06-09 ( 9 items ) |
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Murkowski Introduces Legislation Amending the Tribal Forest Protection Act to Work Better for All Tribes, Including in Alaska (10)
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 more PR
Murkowski, Sullivan Call for Five Year Tribal BABA Waiver (10)
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 more PR
Murkowski, Sullivan Call for Five Year Tribal BABA Waiver (10)
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 more PR
Peltola on Biden's Overdue Action on Border Security (10)
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 more PR
Senate Indian Affairs Committee Chairman Schatz, Vice Chairman Murkowski: Supreme Court Decision is Win for Indian Country (10)
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 more PR
Senate Indian Affairs Committee Vice Chair Murkowski Introduces Legislation Amending the Tribal Forest Protection Act to Work Better for All Tribes, Including in Alaska (10)
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 more PR
Senate Indian Affairs Committee Vice Chair Murkowski Introduces Legislation To Combat Rabies In Rural, Tribal Communities (10)
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 more PR
Senate Indian Affairs Committee Vice Chairman Murkowski Calls for Five Year Tribal BABA Waiver (10)
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 more PR
Sens. Schatz, Murkowski: Supreme Court Decision Is A Win For Indian Country (10)
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 more PR
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