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Congressional Hearing: House Natural Resources Committee – June 22, 2023 – IFAI Notes
Hearing: House Natural Resources Committee Thursday, June 22nd In her opening testimony, Chair Mallory mentioned tribal nations in the context of the Biden Administration’s “America the Beautiful” initiative that aims to restore and conserve wetlands across the...
Hearing: House Committee on Natural Resources June 21, 2023 – IFAI Notes
Hearing: House Committee on Natural Resources 21 June 2023 Transcript Overview: The Committee held a hearing over several bills, but the main bill of conversation was over H.R. 3397 proposed by Rep. Curtis, to require the Director of the Bureau of Land Management...

Policy Brief – June 26, 2023
Policy Brief Summary:
Congress goes on a two-week recess, though some legislative hearings took place including House Agriculture’s focus on broadband expansion in rural communities, markup on a Bureau of Land Management rule concerning conservation issues that may impact tribes and a House Natural Resources committee hearing with the chair of the Council on Environmental Quality. There in a 5-4 decision, the Supreme Court rules against the Navajo Nation in a water rights case v. the State of Arizona. Native News Online covers the departure of Janie Simms Hipp from USDA.
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Model Tribal Food and Ag Code
The Model Tribal Food and Agriculture Code Project serves as a resource for Tribal governments, providing a comprehensive set of model laws for review, adoption, and implementation. The model laws contained in the code were designed by IFAI and contributing attorneys to facilitate agricultural production, food systems development, and health outcomes improvement in Indian Country.