Committee Hearings

Business Meeting to consider Mark Cruz to be Director of the Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services & Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on S.4276

July 22, 2026 at 2:30 PM

Past Hearings

Nomination Hearing to consider Mark Cruz to be Director of the Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services

June 24, 2026 at 10:00 AM

Legislative Hearing to receive testimony on several bills

June 3, 2026 at 2:00 PM

Business Meeting to consider several bills & Oversight Hearing to “Examine the President’s Budget Requests for Fiscal Year 2027 for the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Indian Health Service”

May 20, 2026 at 2:30 PM

Chairman

Lisa Murkowski

Chairman's News

Murkowski, Schatz Introduce Major Legislative Package to Support Native Children, Families, and Communities

July 15, 2026

MURKOWSKI VOICES SUPPORT FOR INDIAN HEALTH SERVICES NOMINEE MARK CRUZ DURING NOMINATION HEARING

June 25, 2026

MURKOWSKI, SCHATZ HOLD LEGISLATIVE HEARING ON BILLS RELATED TO TRIBAL LAND TRANSFERS AND SETTLEMENTS

June 4, 2026

Vice Chairman

Brian Schatz

Vice Chairman's News

SCHATZ PRESSES MUSEUMS AND UNIVERSITIES TO QUICKLY RETURN NATIVE ANCESTRAL REMAINS AND ITEMS, COMPLY WITH NATIVE AMERICAN GRAVES PROTECTION AND REPATRIATION ACT

June 18, 2026

FOLLOWING REPORTS OF TRIBAL CITIZENS BEING QUESTIONED AND DETAINED, SCHATZ, DURBIN DEMAND ANSWERS FROM TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ON IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT, TARGETING OF NATIVE PEOPLE

June 8, 2026

FOLLOWING SCHATZ-MCMAHON AGREEMENT, EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OFFICIALLY BEGINS PROCESS TO EXTEND FEDERAL FUNDING FOR NATIVE HAWAIIAN EDUCATION PROGRAM, $46 MILLION SET TO CONTINUE FLOWING FOR HAWAI‘I KIDS

June 5, 2026