AUTHORIZING APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE INDIAN CLAIMS COMMISSION FOR FISCAL YEAR 1977 4 HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON INDIAN AFFAIRS OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS NINETY-FOURTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION ON H.R. 11909 TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE INDIAN COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES JAMES A. HALEY, Florida, Chairman ROY A. TAYLOR, North Carolina ROBERT W. KASTENMEIER, Wisconsin LLOYD MEEDS, Washington BOB ECKHARDT, Texas GOODLOE E. BYRON, Maryland JAIME BENITEZ, Puerto Rico JIM SANTINI, Nevada PAUL E. TSONGAS, Massachusetts ALLAN T. HOWE, Utah JAMES WEAVER, Oregon BOB CARR, Michigan GEORGE MILLER, California THEODORE M. (TED) RISENHOOVER, Oklahoma JAMES J. FLORIO, New Jersey JOE SKUBITZ, Kansas, Ranking Minority Member DON H. CLAUSEN, California MANUEL LUJAN, JR., New Mexico KEITH G. SEBELIUS, Kansas DON YOUNG, Alaska ROBERT E. BAUMAN, Maryland JAMES P. (JIM) JOHNSON, Colorado SHIRLEY N. PETTIS, California FRANK DUCHENEAUX, Consultant MICHAEL D. JACKSON, Minority Consultant NOTE. The first listed minority member is counterpart to the subcommittee chairman. (II) Cowen, Hon. Wilson, Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Claims. Kuykendall, Hon. Jerome K., Chairman, Indian Claims Commission Trimble, Charles, executive director, National Congress of American Letters: Kuykendall, Hon. Jerome K., Chairman, Indian Claims Commission, Annual report of the Indian Claims Commission, 1975- Summary of Indian claims cases on March 18, 1976 (table) – Summary of Indian claims cases on December 31, 1975 (table). TO AUTHORIZE APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE INDIAN CLAIMS COMMISSION FOR FISCAL YEAR 1977 THURSDAY, MARCH 18, 1976 U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE COMMITTEE ON INTERIOR AND INSULAR AFFAIRS, Washington, D.C. The subcommittee met, pursuant to notice, at 9:45 a.m., in room 1324, Longworth House Office Building, Hon. Lloyd Meeds (chairman of the subcommittee) presiding. Mr. MEEDS. The Subcommittee on Indian Affairs, of the full Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs will be in session for the purpose of testimony on bill H.R. 11909. This is a very simple bill which authorizes appropriations for fiscal year 1977 for the Indian Claims Commission. Without objection a copy of the bill and communication from the administration will be made a part of the record at this point. [The documents referred to follow:] (1) |