Committee Announces American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearing Dates and Testimony Instructions

Washington, D.C. – Today, the House Appropriations Interior, Environment, and Related Agencies Subcommittee announced the Fiscal Year 2027 American Indian and Alaska Native public witness hearing dates and instructions for providing a written public testimony.

The subcommittee will host American Indian and Alaska Native public witness hearings on Tuesday, March 17, and Wednesday, March 18, 2026.

No other outside public witness hearings are scheduled at this time. 

As in years past, written testimony from Tribes or any other organizations will be accepted. All testimony must be in accordance with the guidelines below. It will then be reviewed by the subcommittee and included in the public record.

Testifying In-Person 

The deadline to submit requests to testify is Monday, February 23, 2026. 

Please find instructions for submitting a request to testify at the American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearings by clicking here.

Written Testimony Submissions

The deadline to submit written public testimony for all groups is Friday, April 24, 2026.

For all groups, please find instructions for providing written public testimony by clicking here.

Examples of previously written testimonies can be found here and here.

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