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- Omnibus Funding Bill for FY 2018 Signed into Law
- Spending Bill Includes Increases for Tribal Community & Economic Development
- Final FY2018 Budget Includes Funding Increase for THPOs/Tribes
- Final 2018 Budget Released
- The FY 2018 Omnibus & its Impact on Indian Health
- FY18 Omnibus Funding Bill Passed
- NCAI FY 2019 Budget Webinar Follow Up
- HSDW General Memorandum 18-003 Senate Appropriations Committee Releases FY
2018 Chairman's Mark for Indian Affairs
- HSDW General Memorandum 17-060 FY 2018 Continuing Resolution to Fund Federal
Agencies Enacted through January 19; Includes Funding for CHIP, SDPI, and
Community Health Centers through March 31
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Indian Health Services (IHS) Budget Formulation Workgroup
Labor HHS Appropriations
Labor HHS Appropriations Archive 2016
President’s Budget Request
- USET SPF Written Testimony for the Record for the Senate
Committee on Indian Affairs Oversight Hearing on, “The President’s
FY2019 Budget Request for Indian Programs” April 11, 2018
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- RESPONSE REQUESTED: Impact of Community Health
Representatives and Health Education program – Survey Deadline
April 6
President’s Budget Request Archive 2017
President’s Budget Request Archive 2016
President’s Budget Request Archive 2015
Sequestration Sequestration Archives 2015
Tribal Interior Budget Council (TIBC)
TIBC Archives 2013
Census
- Counting Indian Country: 2020 Census Hearing Held 2/21/2018
Census Archive 2017 Census Archive 2016
Congress
- Congressional Calendar 2018
Congress Archive 2017 Congress Archive 2016 Congress Archive 2015
SCIA
- Hoeven: Senate Passes Six Bills for Indian Country - USET SPF Testimony for the Record of SCIA Agribusiness Hearing
January 31, 2018
SCIA Archive 2017
SCIA Archive 2015
Constitutionality of Federal Indian Programs and Protections
- USET SPF Alert: Challenges to the Constitutionality of Federal Indian
Programs and Protections 4.27.2018
Culture And Heritage
- Help Advocate for Increased Federal Approps for Tribes and
Cultural Preservation
Culture and Heritage Archive 2017 Culture and Heritage Archives 2015
Doctrine of Discovery
Doctrine of Discovery Archive 2016
Indian Arts & Crafts
Indian Arts & Crafts Archives 2013
Indian Child Welfare Act
- Law360 - At40, ICWA May Be Facing Its Biggest Legal Hurdle
Indian Child Welfare Act Archive 2017 Indian Child Welfare Act Archive 2016 Indian Child Welfare Act Archive 2015 Indian Child Welfare Act Archive 2014 Indian Child Welfare Act Archive 2013
Indian Programs Indian Programs Archive 2015
Mascot
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H.R. 1278 - Non-Disparagement of Native Americans in Trademark Registration Act
Washington Mascot Change Archive 2017 Washington Mascot Change Archive 2016 Washington Mascot Change Archive 2015 Washington Mascot Change Archive 2014 Washington Mascot Change Archive 2013
Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act
NAGPRA Archive 2016
Native American Graves
Protection and Repatriation Act
Archive 2013
• Other
Other Culture & Heritage Archives 2016 Other Culture & Heritage Archives 2014
Other Culture & Heritage Archives 2012
Sacred Sites
- Update on Bears Ears National Monument Hearing
Sacred Sites Archive 2017 Sacred Sites Archive 2016 Sacred Sites Archive 2015 Sacred Sites Archive 2014 Sacred Sites Archive 2013
Traditional Gathering
Traditional Gathering Archive 2015
Department of Health and Human Services
DHHS Archive 2017
Administration on Children and Families
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Administration on Children and Families Archive 2017 Administration on Children and Families Archive 2014
Department of the Interior
- USET SPF Letter to Secretary Zinke re: DOI Reorganization 4.13.2018
- Zinke’s Interior Dept Disproportionately Reassigned Native American Workers
Reorganization
- Law360 Article: Organizing Indian Affairs For The Next 100 Years
Department of the Interior Archives 2017
Department of the Interior Archives 2016
Economic Development
- Senate Passes Hoeven Legislation to Boost Economic Development in
Native Communities
- CEDS Central - Resource and Training Archive from NADO Research
Foundation
- Center for Indian Country Development Blog on Indian Business Alliances
Economic Development Archive 2017
Economic Development Archive 2016
CDFI
CDFI Archive 2017 CDFI Archive 2015
CDFI Archive 2014
Gaming
- USET SPF Support for Publication of Mohegan-Mashantucket Compact Amendments
Gaming Archive 2017 Gaming Archive 2015 Gaming Archive 2014 Gaming Archive 2013
Marijuana
- National Indian Cannabis Coalition - Cannabis legislation call 1:00 pm ET May 1
- HSDW General Memorandum 18-001 Attorney General Sessions Rescinds
Obama-Era Marijuana Policy for Indian Tribes
- APNews.com Article: Sessions terminates US policy that let legal pot flourish
Marijuana Archive 2015
Native Act
NATIVE Act Archive 2016
Small Business Administration (SBA)
SBA Section 8 Archive 2015 SBA Section 8 Archive 2013
SBA 8(a) Contracting
TED Bonds
TED Bonds Archive 2016
Tobacco
Tobacco Archive 2016
Tobacco Archive 2015
Tobacco Archive 2014
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Tobacco Master Settlement Agreement Archive 2015
USC Title 25 Chapter 44 – Native American Business Development, Trade
Promotion, and Tourism
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DelBene Archive 2014
Education - Native Americans and Career Development
Education Archive 2017 Education Archive 2016 Education Archive 2014 Education Archive 2013
Bureau of Indian Education (BIE)
BIE Archive 2016 BIE Archive 2015 BIE Archive 2014
Department of Education
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Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act
Esther Martinez Native American Languages Preservation Act Archive 2013
Generation Indigenous Gen-I
Gen-I Archive 2016
Johnson O’Malley
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Johnson O’Malley Archive 2015 Johnson O’Malley Archive 2014
Native Education Support and Training Act (NEST) Native Education Support and Training Act (NEST) Archive 2015
Emergency Management Emergency Management Archive 2017
Environment and Natural Resources - USET SPF Comments re: Updates to CATEXs Under NEPA 5.7.2018 - US Forest Service Seeks Comments on Streamlining NEPA Procedures – Comments
Due February 2
Environment and Natural Resources Archive 2016 Environment and Natural Resources Archive 2014
Climate Change
- Eastern Tribal Climate Change Newsletter – January 2018
Climate Change Archive 2016
Climate Change Archive 2014
Energy - DOE Loan Programs Office Seeking Input for Tribal Energy Loan Guarantee Program—
Submission Deadline June 15
- FERC Opens Notice of Inquiry for Review of Natural Gas Pipeline Policies Submission
Deadline 30 days from published NOI (not yet published)
- Bloomberg.com Article: Trump Seeks to Open Most U.S. Coastal Waters to New Drilling
Energy Archive 2017
Energy Archive 2016
Energy Archive 2015
Energy Archive 2014 Energy Archive 2013
EPA
USET SPF Comments on Interim Final EPA Region 4 Consultation Policy
SOP May 14
- USET SPF Comments on EPA Repeal of Clean Power Plan April 26
- USET SPF Comments on EPA Draft Tribal Assessment Submitted March
20
- USET SPF Comments on EPA Potential Revisions to Lead and Copper
Rule Submitted March 15
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EPA Archive 2016
EPA Archive 2013
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EPA Clean Air Archive 2014 EPA Clean Air Archive 2013
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EPA Clean Water Archive 2017
EPA Clean Water Archive 2015
EPA Clean Water Archive 2014
EPA Clean Water Archive 2013
• Gap Guidance EPA Gap Guidance Archive 2013
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EPA Solid Waste Archive 2013
Fracking
Fracking Archive 2015
Hydraulic Fracturing
Hydraulic Fracturing Archive 2014
U.S. Fish and Wildlife U.S. Fish and Wildlife Archive 2015
Water Water Archive 2017
Water Archive 2016
Waters of the United States - Webinar for Tribal Governments and Staff on Direction and Progress as
Agencies Consider Revisions to Definition of WOTUS – 2:00 – 3:15 pm
ET February 20
Waters of the United States Archive 2017
Farm Bill - Hoeven, Udall Introduce Legislation to Support Native Farmers, Ranchers, and
Communities - USDA Tribal Consultation -- 2018 Farm Bill Institute of American Indian Arts Santa Fe,
NM May 14-15 AGENDA - Civil Eats: Native Communities are Fighting for a More Inclusive Farm Bill - U.S. Department of Agriculture Releases 2018 Farm Bill Principles
Farm Bill Archive 2014
Farm Bill Archive 2013
Federal Communications Commission - FCC Order: Accelerating Wireless Broadband Deployment by
Removing Barriers to Infrastructure Investment - FCC Settles with Sprint & Mobilitie for $11.6 Million Regarding
Wireless Structures Built without Required Review - USET SPF Support Letter for Tribal Leader Applications to FCC Native
Nations Communications Task Force 3/30/2018 - TR Daily Article March 22: FCC Adopts Wireless Infrastructure
Order over Dems’ Dissents
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- TR Daily Article March 21: Clyburn, Other Dems Seek Delay on Wireless Infrastructure Item
- Letter (March 21) to FFC Chairman Pai and Other Commissioners re: Tribal Consultation – “Wireless Infrastructure Streamlining”
- Law 360 Article: Tribal Groups Blast FCC Plan To Ease Wireless Buildout
- Draft Second Report and Order in Wireless Infrastructure rulemaking proceeding with Fact Sheet
- FCC Section 106 Consultation Conference Calls – 1:00 – 4:00 pm ET January 22; 1:00 – 4:00 pm ET January 24; 1:00 – 4:00 pm ET February 5
FCC Archive 2017 FCC Archive 2016 FCC Archive 2013
Broadband - Accelerating Wireless Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure
Investment - Second Report and Order Released
- FCC Takes Final Steps for Next Phase of Rural Broadband Expansion
Broadband Archive 2016
Broadband Archive 2015 Broadband Archive 2014
Cell Tower Placement
Cell Tower Placement Archive 2013
Positive Train Control/Railroad
Positive Train Control/Railroad Archive 2014
Spectrum Licenses
Spectrum Licenses Archive 2015
Federal Emergency Management Agency
- US DHS FEMA - Draft Disaster Assistance Policy Guide; Request for Public Comment – Submission Deadline: June 7
FEMA Archive 2017 FEMA Archive 2016 FEMA Archive 2015
FEMA Archive 2014 FEMA Archive 2013
Stafford Act
Stafford Act Archive 2017 Stafford Act Archive 2016 Stafford Act Archive 2013
Federal Recognition
Federal Recognition Archive 2016 Federal Recognition Archive 2014 Federal Recognition Archive 2013
BIA Part 83 Recognition
BIA Part 83 Recognition Archives 2015
Native Hawaiian
Native Hawaiian Archive 2016 Native Hawaiian Archive 2014
Food and Drug Administration
FDA Archive 2016
Government Accountability Office
Gov’t Accountability Office Archive 2017
Health
- Trump challenge to Native Americans' health splits HHS, alarms Hill GOP
- NIHB Tribal Public Health Broadcast May 3
- President’s Task Force on Environmental Health Risks and Safety to Children
Seeking Tribal Representatives to Provide Input on Draft Lead Strategy – March
26th & 27th
- How a Government Shutdown Impacts Tribal Healthcare
- NIHB Public Health Alert – Widespread Flu Activity
Health Archive 2017 Health Archive 2016 Health Archive 2014
Advance Appropriations Advance Appropriations Archive 2015 Advance Appropriations Archive 2014
Affordable Care Act
• Indian Health Care Improvement Act
- All Tribes Broadcast (ACA)- Health Care Reform in Indian Country
ACA Archive 2017 ACA Archive 2016 ACA Archive 2015 ACA Archive 2014 ACA Archive 2013
Behavioral Health
Behavioral Health Archive 2017
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Budget
Health Budget Archive 2017
Center for Disease Control (CDC)
CDC Archive 2017
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- USET SPF Alert: House Congressional Sign-on Letter re: CMS Work Requirements
- CMS National Training Program's Learning Series Webinar 1:00 – 2:30 pm ET March 8
- New Medicare Card Provider Materials - AND - Beneficiary Materials
- Covering Indian Country CMS Newsletter – February 2018
- New Medicare Card - New Partner Resources and Web Page Updates
- CMS ALL TRIBES’ CALL: Opportunities to Promote Work and Community Engagement
Among Medicaid Beneficiaries State Medicaid Director Letter12:00 – 1:00 pm ET
January 22
- All State SOTA Call: 1115 Community Engagement Initiative 2:00 – 4:00 pm ET January
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- Webinar - CMS National Training Program learning series webinar -- overview of when
people can enroll in or change Medicare coverage 1:00 – 2:30 pm ET January 11
CMS Archive 2017 CMS Archive 2016 CMS Archive 2015 CMS Archive 2014
Definition of Indian
Definition of Indian Archive 2015
Dental
Dental Archive 2017
Executive Branch Reorganization
Executive Branch Reorganization Archive 2017
Federal Employee Health Benefits
Federal Employee Health Benefits Archive 2017
Federal Employee Health Benefits Archive 2016
Federally Qualified Health Center
Federally Qualified Health Center Archive 2016
Federal Medical Assistance Percentage (FMAP)
FMAP Archive 2016
HHS
- Tribal/IHS Compliance Training - Protecting Indian Health and Human Services
Programs and their Beneficiaries: The Basics of Health Care and Grants Management
Compliance Edmond, OK May 15-16
HHS Archive 2017
HHS Archive 2016
HIPAA
HIPAA Archive 2013
Indian Health Care Improvement Act
Indian Health Care Improvement Act Archive 2016 Indian Health Care Improvement Act Archive 2014
IHS
- Roll Call Article: The Never-Ending Crisis at the Indian Health Service - HSDW General Memorandum 17-059 House-Senate FY 2018 Indian Health Service
Appropriations Recommendations
IHS Archive 2017 IHS Archive 2016
IHS Facilities
IHS Facilities Archive 2015
IHS-VA Agreements IHS-VA Agreements Archive 2015
Insurance
- CMS SOTA Announcement: Tri-agency Proposed Rule Regarding Short-term Limited
Duration Insurance
Long-Term Services and Supports
Long-Term Services and Supports Archive 2017
Medicaid
Medicaid Archive 2017
Medicaid Archive 2015
Medicare
Medicare Archive 2015
Medicare-Like Rates Medicare-Like Rates Archive 2017 Medicare-Like Rates Archive 2016
Mental & Behavioral Health Mental & Behavioral Health Archive 2016
MMPC/TTAG MMPC/TTAG Archive 2015
MSPI/DVPI
MSPI/DVPI Archive
Native Contract and Rate Expenditure (CARE) Act (previously - Medicare-Like Rates)
Medicare-Like Rates Archive 2015 Medicare-Like Rates Archive 2014 Medicare-Like Rates Archive 2013
OMB Reimbursement Rates
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- HSDW Memo 1.8.2018: IHS Issues Reimbursement Rates for Calendar Year
2018
Purchased-Referred Care (previously – Contract Health Services)
Purchased-Referred Care
(previously – Contract Health Services) Archive 2016
Purchased-Referred Care (previously – Contract Health
Services) Archive 2013
SAMHSA
- SAMHSA Virtual Tribal Consultation on 42 CFR Part 2 - 2:30 pm ET January 22
Self-Governance
- HSDW General Memorandum 18-021 Corrected Self-Governance Grants’ Application Due Dates are June 18
- HSDW General Memorandum 18-020 IHS Corrects Self-Governance Grants’ Application Due Dates
Self-Governance Archive 2017 Self-Governance Archive 2016 Self-Governance Archive 2015 Self-Governance Archive 2014
Self-Insurance
Self-Insurance Archive 2016
Special Diabetes Program for Indians
- USET SPF Comments re: SDPI Funding Distribution in FY 2019 May 11 - HSDW Memo 3.1.2018: Tribal Leaders Diabetes Committee Meeting February
2018 - Template Letter - In Letter to Congressional Leadership, Sen. Udall Urges Reauthorization of the
Special Diabetes Program for American Indians - USET SPF URGENT ACTION ALERT: Call House Members to Reauthorize
SDPI - USET SPF Alert: Government Funding and SDPI Extended in Year-End CR
12/22/17 SDPI Archive 2017 SDPI Archive 2016 SDPI Archive 2015 SDPI Archive 2014 SPDI Archive 2013
Third-Party Revenue
Third-Party Revenue Archive 2015
VA
VA Archive 2017
VA Archive 2016
VA Archive 2015
Zika
- Zika Champions in Indian Country: Spotlight on Three Zika Projects
Funded by the National Indian Health Board 1:00 - 2:00 pm ET May
18
- Zika Summit in Louisiana Brings Together Tribes and their State
and Local Partners
- Webinar - Public Health Crisis Communication and a Spotlight on the
Utah Department of Health's Tribal Model January 9 3:30 - 5:00 pm ET
Zika Archive 2017
Zika Archive 2016
Homeland Security
Emergency Management Emergency Management Archive 2016
Housing - Housing Assistance Council (HAC) Report: Exploring the Challenges and
Opportunities for Mortgage Finance in Indian Country
- Section 184 Regulations Tribal Consultation updates: Dear Tribal Leader letter, national call recording, additional consultation session in Chicago UPCOMING DATES: April 17 Worley, ID; April 19 Catoose, OK; April 24-25 Albuquerque, NM; May 3 Chicago, IL
Housing Archive 2017 Housing Archive 2016 Housing Archive 2014
Housing Improvement Program (HIP)
HIP Archive 2016 HIP Archive 2015 HIP Archive 2014
HUD 184 Loan Program
HUD 184 Loan Program Archive 2017 HUD 184 Loan Program Archive 2016 HUD 184 Loan Program Archive 2015 HUD 184 Loan Program Archive 2014
NAHASDA
NAHASDA Archive 2017
NAHASDA Archive 2015
NAHASDA Archive 2014
NAHASDA Archive 2013
Other
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- Low-Income Housing Tax Credits Increase in Spending Bill
Other Archive 2016
Other Archive 2015
Other Archive 2014
Other Archive 2013
Infrastructure President's National Infrastructure Advisory Council (NIAC) will meet, in Washington, DC 1:00 – 5:00 pm June 14
- USET SPF Comments to USACE New Draft Policy Document (Draft Engineering Circular) for Section 408 4.6.2018
- Senate Democrats Release Infrastructure Plan - USACE New Draft Policy Document for Section 408 Requests – Webinar
2:00 – 3:00 pm ET February 7 & 10:30 – 11:30 am ET February 8 - Trump's Infrastructure Plan Outlined
Infrastructure Archive 2017
International Affairs
International Affairs Archive 2017
Human Rights Human Rights Archive 2017 Human Rights Archive 2016 Human Rights Archive 2015
United Nations - Apr 17 UN meeting on participation of indigenous peoples'
governments at UN United Nations Archive 2017 United Nations Archive 2016 United Nations Archive 2015
United Nations Declaration on Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP)
UNDRIP Archive 2016 UNDRIP Archive 2015 UNDRIP Archive 2014
➢ American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
• DRAFT American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples
American Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous
Peoples Archive 2016
➢ World Conference On Indigenous Peoples (WCIP)
WCIP Archive 2016
WCIP Archive 2015
WCIP Archive 2014
Justice & Law Enforcement - National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Seeks Your Input - Civil
Protection Order Needs Assessment - Justice Department Welcomes Tribal Nations Leadership Council
Justice & Law Enforcement Archive 2017 Justice & Law Enforcement Archive 2016
Code X Program
Code X Program Archive 2015
Indian Juvenile Justice Code Indian Juvenile Justice Code Archive 2016
Joint Task Force on Maine Native Killings
Joint Task Force on Maine Native Killings Archive 2016
Joint Task Force on Maine Native Killings Archive 2015
Marijuana
Marijuana Archive 2015
Tobacco
Tobacco Archive 2015
Tribal Law and Order Act
Tribal Law and Order Act Archive 2016
Tribal Law and Order Act Archive 2015
Voting Rights
Voting Rights Archive 2015
Labor & Employment - Jobs for Tribes Act Passes Key House Committee
Labor & Employment Archive 2017
Labor & Employment Archive 2016
Labor & Employment Archive 2014
Labor & Employment Archive 2013
Overtime
Overtime Archive 2016
Overtime Archive 2015
NLRB
NLRB Archive 2016
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NLRB Archive 2015
Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act
- USET SPF Urges the Senate to Support TLSA April 16, 2018 TLSA Archive 2017 TLSA Archive 2016 TLSA Archive 2015
Land Issues
- Two Opportunities to Attend DOI Lands Consultation in USET SPF Region
Land Issues Archive 2017
Land Issues Archive 2016
Land Issues Archive 2015
Land Issues Archive 2014
BIA/Rights of Way
BIA/Rights of Way Archive 2016
Carcieri
Barrasso Carcieri Bill S. 1879: Interior Improvement Act
Information
Co-Sponsors of S. 1879
Moran Trust Land Bill S. 1931
- H.R. 1532, Poarch Band of Creek Indians Land Reaffirmation Act
Carcieri Archive 2016
Carcieri Archive 2015
Carcieri Archive 2014
Carcieri Archive 2013
HEARTH Act
HEARTH Act Archive 2017
HEARTH Act Archive 2016
HEARTH Act Archive 2014
Indian Reorganization Act Indian Reorganization Act Archive 2017 Indian Reorganization Act Archive 2015
Interior Improvement Act Interior Improvement Act Archive 2016 Interior Improvement Act Archive 2015
Land Buy-Back Land Buy-Back Archive 2015
Land-into-Trust Land-into-Trust Archive 2017 Land-into-Trust Archive 2016 Land-into-Trust Archive 2015
Land Reaffirmation
- USET SPF Support for the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe Land Reaffirmation Act
Land Reaffirmation Archive 2015
Rights-of-Way
Rights-of-Way Archive 2016
Rights-of-Way Archive 2015
Rights-of-Way Archive 2014
25 CFR Part 151
25 CFR Part 151 Archive 2014
Native American Enterprise Initiative (NAEI) NAEI Archive 2016
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
- OMB Requests Comments on Data Collection Form Submission Deadline June 4
OMB Archive 2017 OMB Archive 2014 OMB Archive 2013
• Uniform Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for federal Awards
Uniform Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for federal Awards Archive 2017
Uniform Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for federal Awards Archive 2016
Uniform Requirements, Cost Principles, and Audit Requirements for federal
Awards Archive 2015
Research
All of Us Project
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- USET SPF Comments on the NIH All of Us Initial Research Protocol February 9, 2017
Common Rule Common Rule Archive 2016
Restrictive Settlement Act
Restrictive Settlement Act Archive 2017
Restrictive Settlement Act Archive 2014
Self-Governance - USET SPF Testimony for the Record of, ““The 30th Anniversary of Tribal
Self-Governance: Successes in Self-governance and an Outlook for the Next 30 Years” May 2, 2018
Self-Governance Archive 2017
Self-Governance Archive 2016
Self-Governance Archive 2015
Self-Governance Archive 2014
Self-Governance Archive 2013
477
- Bill Strengthens Tribal Employment and Training Programs
Social Security Administration SSA Archive 2016
Social Services Social Services Archive 2017
Child Care Child Care Archive 2014
Foster Care and Family Stability Foster Care and Family Stability Archive 2016 Foster Care and Family Stability Archive 2015
Sovereign Immunity
Apple Inc. v MEC Resources LLC
Clark v Harrah’s NC Casino Co. LLC
Upper Skagit Indian Tribe v. Sharline Lundgren et al.
- Law360 Article: Justices Wary Of Weakening Tribal Immunity In Property Row
- Law360 Article: Tribe Faults 'New Argument' In High Court Immunity Dispute
- Law360 Article: Tribal Immunity Can’t Be Skirted In Land Fight, Justices Told
Sovereign Immunity Archive 2017
State of the Union/Indian Nations
State of the Union/Indian Nations Archive 2015
Substance Abuse AmerisourceBergen Foundation Drug Deactivation Resource Program Applications Accepted on a Rolling Basis
- Drug-Exposed Children: Strategies for Child Care Providers
Substance Abuse Archive 2016
Opioids - Webinar - Opioids in Indian Country, Part 3: From Treatment to Recovery 2:30 pm ET
May 16
- USET SPF Section-by-Section Comments on the Opioid Crisis Response Act
- Opioids Webinar: Tribal Litigation Options to Combat the Opioid Epidemic 2:00 pm ET
April 26
- Warren, Cummings Introduce Comprehensive Legislation to Combat Opioid Epidemic
- Opioid & Substance Abuse Information - USET SPF Testimony for the Record of SCIA Hearing, "Opioids in Indian Country"
March 28, 2018 - National Health Emergency Demonstration Grant for Communities Impacted by Opioid
Abuse -- $21M Application Deadline Open - Penobscot Wellness Court in Vice Article March 15 - USET SPF Testimony for the Record of, "The Opioid Crisis: The Role of
Technology and Data in Preventing and Treating Addiction" - USDA Launches Website on Opioid Misuse in Rural America - January Opioids Update – Recent Releases - Legislation Introduced to Increase Tribal Opioid and Methamphetamine
Resources Opioids Archive 2017 Opioids Archive 2016
Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS)
NARF – Tribal Supreme Court Project Memo May 2018
- NARF - Tribal Supreme Court Project Memo April 2018
SCOTUS Archive 2017
SCOTUS Archive 2016
SCOTUS Archive 2015
SCOTUS Archive 2014
SCOTUS Archive 2013
Taxation - HSDW Memo 4.9.2018 Tax Policy Developments
- IRS Releases Employment Tax Training for Tribes
- Six Tips for Tribal Governments to Reduce Tribal Member Taxes in
2018
Taxation Archive 2017
Taxation Archive 2016
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Taxation Archive 2015
Taxation Archive 2014
General Tax Updates
General Tax Updates Archive 2015 General Tax Updates Archive 2014
Comprehensive Tax Reform - Webinar - Indian Country and Tax Reform: What Happened, What’s Next and What Can
We Do? January 18 12:00 - 1:00 pm ET
Comprehensive Tax Reform Archive 2017
Comprehensive Tax Reform Archive 2014
Comprehensive Tax Reform Archive 2013
GWE
GWE Archive 2015
GWE Archive 2014
GWE Archive 2013
Health
Health Archive 2014
HITECH (Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health)
HITECH Archive 2013
IRS
IRS Archive 2016 IRS Archive 2015
New Market Tax Credits
New Market Tax Credits Archive 2014
State and Dual Taxation State and Dual Taxation Archive 2017
State and Dual Taxation Archive 2016
State and Dual Taxation Archive 2015
State and Dual Taxation Archive 2014
State and Dual Taxation Archive 2013
Tax Extenders
- Indian Tax Extenders Included in the Budget
Extenders Archive 2015 Extenders Archive 2014
Tax Reform
Tax Reform Archive 2015
Tribal Council Pay Tribal Council Pay Archive 2015
Tribal Treasury Advisory Committee (TTAC)
- Rebecca M. Benally: Final Appointee to the Tribal Treasury Advisory Committee Announced
TTAC Archive 2016
Trust Per Capita
Trust Per Capita Archive 2016 Trust Per Capita Archive 2015 Trust Per Capita Archive 2014 Trust Per Capita Archive 2013
Transportation Transportation Archive 2017
BIA Roads
BIA Roads Archive 2013
Department of Transportation
DOT Archive 2014
FAST ACT FAST ACT Archive 2015
Indian Reservation Roads (IRR)
IRR Archive 2013
Map-21
Map-21 Archive 2015
Surface Transportation Bill Reauthorization Surface Transportation Bill
Reauthorization Archive 2016
Transportation Reauthorization
Transportation Reauthorization Archive 2014
Tribal Administration - GASB Exposure Draft Capitalization of Interest Cost Comments Due March 5 - GASB Proposes Guidance on Capitalization of Interest Cost and Implementation
of Recent Pronouncements Tribal Administration Archive 2017
Financial Reporting Financial Reporting Archive 2017
Treasury Treasury Archive 2016
Tribal Consultation Policy
Tribal Consultation Policy Archive 2015
Tribal Governments Tribal Governments Archive 2015
Tribal Justice - New Resource: Tribal Domestic Violence Courts/Dockets Webpage
Tribal Justice Archive 2017
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Crime Victim Services Crime Victim Services Archive 2017 Crime Victim Services Archive 2016
Human Trafficking Human Trafficking Archive 2017
Tribal Sovereign Immunity
TSI Archive 2017
Other Other TSI Archive 2016 Other TSI Archive 2015 Other TSI Archive 2014 Other TSI Archive 2013
Trust Asset Reform/Trust Reform/Trust Responsibility - Indian Trust Asset Reform Act Consultation Prior Lake, MN 1:00 - 4:00 pm
February 27 ; Portland, OR 1:00 - 4:00 pm March 1; Teleconference 1:00 - 4:00 pm ET March 8
Trust Responsibility/Trust Reform Archive 2016
Trust Responsibility/Trust Reform Archive 2013
Administration/Department of Interior Administration/Department of Interior Archive 2014
Cobell
Cobell Archive 2017
Cobell Archive 2015
Cobell Archive 2014
Cobell Archive 2013
Secretarial Commission on Indian Trust Administration and Reform (SCITAR) SCITAR Archive 2014
SCITAR Archive 2013
Trust Modernization
Trust Modernization Archive 2017
Trust Modernization Archive 2016 Trust Modernization Archive 2015
Trust Reform Legislation Trust Reform Legislation Archive 2014
USET Trust Reform USET Trust Reform Archive 2012
USDA - Report to the President from the Task Force on Agriculture and Rural
Prosperity USDA Archive 2017 USDA Archive 2016
VAWA
VAWA - with Tribal Provisions Intact - has been signed into LAW!* - USPSTF Seeks Feedback on Draft Recommendation Statement &
Evidence Review: Screening for Intimate Partner Violence, Elder Abuse, & Abuse of Vulnerable Adults
- 2018 Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation Sioux Falls, SD August 21-22
- National Congress of American Indians Releases VAWA Implementation Report
- A Call to Action to Declare May 5, 2018 a National Day of Awareness for Missing and Murdered Native Women and Girls
VAWA Archive 2017
VAWA Archive 2016
VAWA Archive 2014
VAWA Archive 2013
Victims of Crime Act Fund Victims of Crime Act Archive 2017 Victims of Crime Act Archive 2016 Victims of Crime Act Archive 2015
Veterans Affairs
- Consultation Conference Call with regards to Veteran’s Administration Medical Center at Perry Point, Maryland 1:00 - 2:00 pm ET April 11
- VA is launching a nationwide Presumptive Conditions campaign “Your Service. Our Mission: Bringing Benefits Home” to roll out veteran disability enrollment claim events collaboratively with 20 Tribal communities. Navajo Nation March 21-22, Seminole Nation of Oklahoma April 17-18, Osage Nation of Oklahoma, May 7-8 Additional Dates & locations to follow
- VA Office of Tribal Government Relations Newsletter ~ Winter 2017/2018
Veterans Affairs Archive 2017
Veterans Affairs Archive 2016
Veterans Affairs Archive 2015
Veterans Affairs Archive 2014
Veterans Affairs Archive 2013
White House White House Archive 2017
My Brother’s Keeper My Brother’s Keeper Archive 2014
White House Advisory Council on Financial Capability for Young Americans White House Advisory Council on
Financial Capability for Young Americans Archive 2013
White House Council on Native American Affairs
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WHCNAA Archive 2016
WHCNAA Archive 2014
WHCNNA Archive 2013
White House Tribal Nations Conference
WHTNC Archive 2016
WHTNC Archive 2015
WHTNC Archive 2014
WHTNC Archive 2013
Youth WH Youth Archive 2015
Youth Youth Archive 2017
Youth Archive 2016
Youth Archive 2015
Youth Archive 2014
OTHER OTHER Archive 2016 OTHER Archive 2013
Litigation
Litigation - Supreme Court: Remaining $300 Million To Native Farmer Orgs, Not Keepseagle
Claimants Decision designates hundreds of millions in leftover settlement funds to organizations for Native American farmers and ranchers rather than to the previous claimants
- Supreme Court to Decide Three Tribal Rights Cases This Term - Indian Nations Law Update – January 2018 - Law 360 Article: Native American Cases To Watch In 2018
Apple Inc. v MEC Resources LLC
Apple Inc. v MEC Resources LLC Archive 2017 Big Lagoon Rancheria v State of California
Big Lagoon Rancheria Archive 2015
Big Lagoon Rancheria Archive 2014 Brackeen et al. v Zinke et al. Carcieri v Salazar
Carcieri Archive 2016
Carcieri Archive 2015
Carcieri Archive 2014
Carcieri Archive 2013
Cherokee Nation v McKesson Corp. Clark v Harrah’s NC Casino Co. LLC
Clark v Harrah’s NC Casino Co. LLC Archive 2017
Confederated Tribe of the Grande Ronde Community of Oregon and Clark County, WA v Jewell (Cowlitz)
Cowlitz Archive 2017 Cowlitz Archive 2014
Dollar General v Mississippi Band of Choctaw
Dollar General Archive 2016
Dollar General Archive 2015 Harrison Family v PCBI Gaming
Harrison Family v PCBI Gaming Archive 2014 Jerry Rape v Poarch Band of Creek Indians et al.
Jerry Rape v Poarch Band of
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Creek Indians et al Archive 2017 King v Burwell
King v. Burwell Archive 2015 Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish v Patchak
Patchak Archive 2014
Patchak Archive 2013
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida v Tein, Lewis & Tein
- Justices Won’t Hear Fla. Firm’s Tribal Immunity Case Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of
Florida v Tein, Lewis & Tein Archive 2017
Michigan v Bay Mills
Michigan vs Bay Mills Archive 2014
Michigan vs Bay Mills Archive 2013
Morton v Mancari
Morton v Mancari Archive 2013
Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. v. Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe Nebraska v Parker
Nebraska v Parker Archive 2016 Patchak v Zinke
- Supreme Court upholds constitutionality of Gun Lake law – SCOTUS Decides Patchak, Affirms, Decision February 28, 2018
Plaintiffs v Jewell & Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribe
Plaintiffs v Jewell & Mashpee Wampanoag Indian Tribe Archive 2016
Redding Rancheria v Price Redding Rancheria v Price Archive 2017
Upper Skagit Indian Tribe v. Sharline Lundgren et al.