Legislative Hearing: Subcommittee Hearing on H.R. 4289 and S. 246

Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Date: Wednesday, May 18, 2016 Time: 02:00 PM Location: Longworth House Office Building 1324

On Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at 2:00 p.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:

  • H.R. 4289 (Rep. Don Young), To provide for the conveyance of certain property to the Tanana Tribal Council located in Tanana, Alaska, and to the Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation located in Dillingham, Alaska, and for other purposes; and
  • S. 246 (Sen. Heidi Heitkamp), To establish the Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children, and for other purposes. “Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act”

Witnesses

  1. Mr. Gary Hartz
    Director, Office of Environmental Health and Engineering
    Indian Health Service
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services , Washington, D.C.
  2. Dorothy Jordan
    Secretary
    Tanana Tribal Council
  3. Lecia Scotford
    Executive Vice President & Chief Operations Officer
    Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation
    Dillingham, AK
  4. Ms. Cheryl Andrews-Maltais
    Senior Adviser to the Assistant Secretary
    Office of the Assistant Secretary, Indian Affairs
    U.S. Department of the Interior , Washington, D.C.
  5. The Honorable Lillian Sparks-Robinson
    Commissioner
    Administration for Children and Families
    U.S. Department of Health and Human Services , Washington, D.C.
  6. Aaron Payment
    Secretary
    National Congress of American Indians
    Washington, D.C.