Senate Indian Affairs business meeting and hearing
Friday, June 13, 2008
Filed Under:
Politics
The
Senate Indian Affairs
Committee is holding a business meeting and hearing next Thursday, June 19.
The agenda for the business meeting has not been released.
Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-North
Dakota), the chairman of the committee, said last week that he wants to subpoena the
Bureau of Indian Affairs over
a long-delayed detention facilities report.
The meeting will be followed by a hearing on a draft bill to address law enforcement in Indian Country. The committee released an updated
version of the proposed legislation after taking input from tribes during four hearings and a number of listening sessions.
Other Documents:
Concept
Paper |
Press
Release
Committee Notice:
BUSINESS MEETING to consider pending legislative issues, to be followed immediately by a HEARING on a draft bill to address law and order in Indian country.
(June 19, 2008)
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