WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Legislative Branch released the following testimony by Architect of the Capitol Thomas Austin from March 18, 2026, hearing on fiscal 2027 budget request: * * * Chairman Valadao, Ranking Member Espaillat, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to present the Architect of the Capitol's (AOC) budget request for Fiscal Year (FY) 2027. We remain committed to collaborating closely with you and your more PR

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe Chairman Ryman LeBeau from a March 18, 2026, public witness day hearing on fiscal 2027 funding requests: * * * Chairman Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree and Members of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. My name is Ryman LeBeau and I am the Chairman of the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe (CRST). The CRS more PR

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Michael Dolson, member of the Tribal Council of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation, from a March 18, 2026, public witness day hearing on fiscal 2027 appropriations: * * * My name is Michael Dolson and I am a member of the Tribal Council of the Confederated Salish and Kootenai Tribes of the Flathead Reservation (CSKT more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Cowlitz Indian Tribe Chairman William 'Bill' Iyall from a March 18, 2026, public witness day hearing on funding requests: * * * Thank you Chairman Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee for the opportunity to provide testimony for the Cowlitz Indian Tribe. The Cowlitz have lived in southwest Washington since time more PR

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following written testimony by Crow Creek Sioux Tribe Chairman Peter Lengkeek from a March 18, 2026, public witness day hearing on fiscal 2027 funding requests: * * * On behalf of the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe "Hunkpati Dakota /Nakota Oyate", I am pleased to submit this written testimony on our funding priorities and request for fiscal year 2027 Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA),  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following written testimony by Hoopa Valley Tribe Chairman Joe Davis from a March 18, 2026, public witness day hearing on fiscal 2027 budgets: * * * On behalf of the Hoopa Valley Tribal Council and our citizens, it is an honor to provide our funding priorities and recommendations for the FY2027 Budgets for the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA), Indian Health Service (IHS), and  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Ervin Carlson, president of the InterTribal Buffalo Council and a member of the Blackfeet Nation in Montana, from a March 18, 2026, public witness day hearing on appropriations requests: * * * Chairman Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree and distinguished members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, my more PR

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Cody Desautel, president of the Intertribal Timber Council and executive director of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, from a March 18, 2026, public witness day hearing on fiscal 2027 funding requests: * * * I am Cody Desautel, President of the Intertribal Timber Council (ITC) and Executive Director of the Confederated Tribes of the  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following written testimony by Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe Vice-Chair Loni Greninger from a March 18, 2026, public witness day hearing on fiscal 2027 funding requests: * * * On behalf of the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, I am honored to submit this written testimony on our funding priorities and requests for the Fiscal Year 2027 Department of the Interior (DOI) U.S. Fish and Wild more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Muckleshoot Indian Tribe Councilman Louie Ungaro from a March 18, 2026, public witness day hearing on budget requests: * * * Chairman Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree, and Honorable Members of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies. My name is Louie Ungaro, and I have the privilege of serving on the Muckleshoot Tribal Council an more PR

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Ira L. Matt, executive director of the National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers, from a March 18, 2026, public witness day hearing on fiscal 2027 appropriations: * * * Chair Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree, and Members of the Subcommittee, I would like to share the National Association of Tribal Historic Preservation Officers' (NAT more PR

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following written testimony by National Congress of American Indians President Mark Macarro from a March 18, 2026, public witness day hearing on fiscal 2027 funding requests: * * * On behalf of the National Congress of American Indians (NCAI), thank you for this opportunity to provide testimony on Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 funding for the Department of the Interior (DOI), the In more PR

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Native American Contractors Association Co-chair Jon Panamaroff from a March 18, 2026, public witness day hearing on funding requests: * * * Chairman Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree, and distinguished members of the Subcommittee, thank you for hosting today's important hearing highlighting the various issues facing Tribal and Native communities. My nam more PR

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission Chair Ed Johnstone from a March 18, 2026, public witness day hearing on fiscal 2027 appropriations requests: * * * Chair Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree, and Honorable Members of the Subcommittee, for the record my name is Ed Johnstone, and I am Chair of the Northwest Indian Fisheries Commission (NWIFC). The NWIFC  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Paiute Indian Tribe of Utah Chairwoman Laurel Ann Yellowhorse, Cedar City, Utah, from a March 18, 2026, public witness day hearing on funding to support the Tiwahe Initiative: * * * Chairman Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree, and Members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. My names is Laurel Ann Yellowhorse, I am the Trib more PR

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Chairman Joseph P. Rupnick from a March 18, 2026, public witness day hearing on fiscal 2027 appropriations for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Health Service: * * * Chair Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree, and Honorable Members of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies, thank you for the opp more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Puyallup Tribe of Indians Councilwoman Annette Bryan from a March 18, 2026, public witness day hearing on funding requests: * * * The Puyallup Tribe is an independent sovereign nation having historically negotiated with several foreign nations, including the United States in the Medicine Creek Treaty of 1854. This relationship is rooted in Article I, S more PR

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following written testimony by Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Chief Michael Conners from a March 18, 2026, public witness day hearing on fiscal 2027 appropriation requests: * * * On behalf of the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe (SRMT or the Tribe), we are submitting this written testimony to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies to advocate  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Jestin Dupree, councilman of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation, from a March 18, 2026, public witness day hearing on fiscal 2027 appropriations: * * * Chair and Members of the Subcommittee, thank you for the opportunity to present testimony on behalf of the Assiniboine and Sioux Tribes of the Fort Peck Reservation regarding  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 21 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Snoqualmie Indian Tribe Chairman Robert de los Angeles from a March 18, 2026, public witness day hearing on funding requests: * * * Good afternoon, Chairman Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree, and Members of the Subcommittee. Thank you for the opportunity to testify today. I am a long-standing Councilmember of the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe ("Snoqualmie"),  more PR

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following testimony by Mike Natchee, vice chairman of the Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah and Ouray Reservation, from a March 18, 2026, public witness day hearing on fiscal 2027 appropriations: * * * Chair Simpson, Ranking Member Pingree, and Honorable Members of the Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies, thank you for the opportunity to testify on Fiscal more PR

WASHINGTON, March 22 -- The House Appropriations Subcommittee on Interior, Environment and Related Agencies released the following written testimony by Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska Councilman Eugene DeCora Sr. from a March 18, 2026, public witness day hearing on fiscal 2027 budget requests: * * * Summary of Budget Requests: * Bureau of Indian Affairs - Increase Funding for Public Safety & Justice a. Criminal Investigations & Police Services b. Detention/Corrections c. School Resource Office more PR