On Thursday, May 21, 2026, at 2:00 p.m., in room 1324 Longworth House Office Building, the Committee on Natural Resources, Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs will hold a legislative hearing on the following bills:
H.R. 1010 (Rep. Leger Fernandez), “Bridging Agency Data Gaps and Ensuring Safety for Native Communities Act” or the “BADGES for Native Communities Act”
H.R. 7954 (Rep. Hurd), “Don Young Doug LaMalfa Indian Buffalo Management Act”
H.R. 8483 (Rep. Issa), “Barona Group of Capitan Grande Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2025”
H.R. 8658 (Rep. Kennedy of UT), “Indian Health Service Emergency Claims Parity Act”
The FY 2027 President’s Budget requests $114.1 billion in budgetary
resources for the Department of Transportation (DOT), including $26.8 billion
in discretionary budget authority and $87.3 billion in mandatory budget
authority.
The budget requests $16.3 billion (-23 percent) for public transit and $2.8 billion (-82 percent) for passenger rail in FY 2027.
The budget does not request to continue any advance appropriations under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which results in substantial cuts to key public transit and passenger rail investments, including:
Capital Investment Grants (-$1.6 billion)
Low or No Emission Competitive Grants (-$1.05 billion)
State of Good Repair grants (-$950 million)
All Station Accessibility Program (-$350 million)
Ferry Competitive Grants (-$250 million)
Federal-State Partnership for Intercity Passenger Rail Grants (-$7.2 billion)
10 AM:
Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Clean Air, Climate and Nuclear Innovation and Safety Subcommittee Nuclear Power Plant Deregulation Bills