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Senate Committee on Indian Affairs

11 members as currently published (6 in the majority, 5 in the minority). 94 bills and resolutions were referred to it in the 119th Congress; 3 became law.

Members
11
Majority 6 · Minority 5
Referred
94
119th Congress
Reported or further
45
Became law
3
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Members

Current seats as published, by side and rank, with their titles.

Majority · 6

  1. Lisa MurkowskiR-AKChairman
  2. John HoevenR-ND#2
  3. Steve DainesR-MT#3
  4. Mike RoundsR-SD#4
  5. Jerry MoranR-KS#5
  6. Alan ArmstrongR-OK#6

Minority · 5

  1. Brian SchatzD-HIVice Chairman
  2. Maria CantwellD-WA#2
  3. Catherine Cortez MastoD-NV#3
  4. Tina SmithD-MN#4
  5. Ben Ray LujánD-NM#5

Agencies in its jurisdiction

Analisa's mapping of committee jurisdiction to federal agencies, with each agency's contract obligations in FY2026. A mapping, not an official list.

  1. Department of the Interior$6.4B100%

Indian Affairs (Bureau of Indian Affairs, Indian Health Service)

Bills referred in the 119th Congress

Measures referred to this committee in the current Congress and how far they got.

  1. S. 1514 Quinault Indian Nation Land Transfer Act
    Passed one chamber· Maria Cantwell (D-WA)· Native Americans· Sep 30, 2026
  2. S. 1055 Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act
    Passed one chamber· Mike Rounds (R-SD)· Native Americans· Sep 30, 2026
  3. H.R. 2400 Pit River Land Transfer Act of 2026
    Passed both chambers· Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-1)· Native Americans· Sep 30, 2026
  4. S. 3383 Unlocking Native Lands and Opportunities for Commerce and Key Economic Developments Act of 2025
    Passed one chamber· Brian Schatz (D-HI)· Native Americans· Sep 29, 2026
  5. S. 3219 Albuquerque Indian School Act of 2026
    Passed one chamber· Martin Heinrich (D-NM)· Native Americans· Sep 29, 2026
  6. H.R. 3620 Southcentral Foundation Land Transfer Act of 2025
    Passed both chambers· Nicholas J. Begich III (R-AK)· Public Lands and Natural Resources· Sep 29, 2026
  7. S. 240 Crow Tribe Water Rights Settlement Amendments Act of 2025
    Passed both chambers· Steve Daines (R-MT)· Native Americans· Sep 28, 2026
  8. S. 239 Crow Revenue Act
    Reported by committee· Steve Daines (R-MT)· Native Americans· Sep 28, 2026

Sources and method

Every figure on this page traces to these records.

  • Members of Congress, their terms, committees and identifiers (The @unitedstates project (from the Biographical Directory of the U.S. Congress, the House and the Senate))unitedstates/congress-legislators: legislators, committees and current committee membership · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: CC0 1.0 (public domain dedication)
  • Bill status: bills and resolutions, sponsors, actions, subjects and CRS summaries (U.S. Government Publishing Office (GovInfo), from Congress.gov (Library of Congress))GovInfo Bill Status bulk data (Congress.gov; summaries by the Congressional Research Service) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov)USAspending.gov, prime award contract transactions (FPDS) · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Public domain (U.S. Government work, 17 U.S.C. § 105)
  • Money and votes are shown side by side; neither explains the other.