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Reorganization now due September 22
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of Policy & Legislative Affairs Liz Malerba (Mohegan) – June 13
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- DOI Reorganization Listening Sessions Kansas City, MO 1:00 pm June 3 (at
NCAI Mid Year Conference); New Buffalo, MI 9:00 am - 1:00 pm June 19;
Billings, MT 9:00 am - 1:00 pm June 21; Albuquerque, NM 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
June 25; Jackson, CA 9:00 am - 1:00 pm June 28; Cabazon, CA 9:00 a - 1:00
pm July 24; Juneau, AK 9:00 am - 1:00 pm August 2; Oklahoma City, OK 9:00
am - 1:00 pm August 7; Choctaw, MS 1:00 - 4:00 pm August 9 - USET SPF Letter to Secretary Zinke re: DOI Reorganization 4.13.2018
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am – 12:00 pm August 4
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20
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- 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 - BROADBAND INTERNET: FCC's Data Overstate Access on Tribal Lands - Accelerating Wireless Broadband Deployment by Removing Barriers to Infrastructure
Investment - Second Report and Order Released
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Government Accountability Office
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Health
- HSDW Memo 10.15.18: SCIA Approves IHS Assessment Bill, S. 465
• IHS Assessment Bill S. 465
- HSDW Memo 10.15.18: TSGAC Discusses Indian Healthcare Priorities with
Federal Leadership in Washington, DC
- Embracing Quality in Public Health – A Practitioner’s Quality Improvement
Guidebook
- 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
Administration for Children and Families - Administration for Children & Families Annual Tribal Consultation Washington,
DC 9 am - 5:15 pm September 13 – planning teleconferences to be held August 22, 4:00 – 4:30 pm ET; August 23, 4:00 – 4:30 pm ET; August 28, 4:00 – 4:30 pm ET
Advance Appropriations - HSDW General Memorandum 18-035: President Signs FY 2019 Continuing Resolution
through December 7; Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations to be Funded through the CR
Advance Appropriations Archive 2015 Advance Appropriations Archive 2014
Affordable Care Act
• Indian Health Care Improvement Act
- Modules for the Assister Readiness Webinar Series
- 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
- CMS Informational Bulletin on CURES Section 12005
Behavioral Health Archive 2017
Budget
Health Budget Archive 2017
Center for Disease Control (CDC)
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
- CMS National Training Program Learning Series Webinar – MEDIGAP 1:00 – 2:30 pm
ET November 8
- CMS Quality Payment Program - Prepare For 2018 MIPS Data Submission (Deadline
December 31) By Obtaining Your EIDM Credentials Now
- CMS Physician Compare National Provider Call 1:30 – 3:00 pm ET October 30
- USET SPF Comments to CMS on the Alabama Medicaid Workforce Initiative, Section
1115 Demonstration Application 10.21.18
- Webinar – CMS Tribal Affairs Medicare Part “D” 2:00 - 3:30 pm ET November 6
- USET SPF Comments on Maine Section 1115 Demonstration for Individuals with
HIV/AIDS August 17
- New Medicare Card Mailing Update 7.23.2018 – Wave 4 Begins, Wave 2 Ends
- New Medicare Card: MBI Look-up Tool Available
- 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
16
- 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
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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 Reform Plan and Reorganization
Recommendations – “Delivering Government Solutions in the 21st
Century”
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
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Region IV Tribal Consultation
Executive Summary Report from April 21, 2018
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services (HHS) Region IV Tribal Consultation
Summary Report from April 21, 2018
- HHS Tribal Consultation Policy Evaluation – Comments Due December 19
- HHS Region IV Tribal Consultation Atmore, AL August 21-22
- 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
Joint Letter RE: GAO-18-652, “Indian Health Service: Considerations Related to Providing Advance Appropriation Authority” 11/8/18
- DTLL October 4 – Re: New, automated tool for electronically submitting Catastrophic Health Emergency Fund (CHEF) requests
- INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE Considerations Related to Providing Advance Appropriation Authority
- USET SPF Comments to IHS on Proposed Updates to SDS Guidelines for AI/ANs 9.12.2018
- USET SPF Comments on Draft IHS Strategic Plan FY 2018-2022 8.23.2018 - USET SPF Comments Re: IHS Behavioral Health Funding 8.1.2018 - DTLL July 2: Tribal Consultation on Sanitation Deficiency System (SDS) - A Guide for
Reporting Sanitation Deficiencies for American Indian and Alaska Native Homes and Communities (commonly known as the “SDS Guide”).
- USET SPF Comments on FY 2018 Funding Decision Regarding 105(l) Leases - Joint letter: Comments on recommendations made by the Indian Health Care
Improvement Fund Workgroup to revise the formula used to allocate funding increases appropriated for the Indian Health Care Improvement Fund July 13, 2018
- HSDW Memo 6.18.2018: House Committee on Natural Resources Full Mark-up of the Restoring Accountability in the IHS Act of 2018
- HSDW Memo 6.15.2018: IHS Initiates Consultation on Changes to the Indian Health Manual, Part 2, Chapter 3 on Purchase/Referred Care - Changes Proposed by IHS - Sample Tribal Comment Letter - Redline Document accompanying written comments - DTLL June 8 - DTLL May 18
- 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
- LTSS webinar - Tribal/State Elder Justice Collaborations That Work 2:00 pm ET
October 24
Long-Term Services and Supports Archive 2017
Meaningful Use
- CMS Announces EHR Hardship Exception Application – Deadline July 1
Medicaid
- HSDW Memo 7.5.2018: Court Strikes Down Medicaid Waiver for
Kentucky (Work Requirements)
Medicaid Archive 2017
Medicaid Archive 2015
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Medicare
- Medicare Learning Network® Publications & Multimedia
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
- HSDW Memo 1.8.2018: IHS Issues Reimbursement Rates for Calendar Year
2018
Purchased-Referred Care (previously – Contract Health Services)
- USET SPF Comments on Revisions to IHS Manual PRC Chapter 7.5.2018 - USET SPF Comments re: IHS Collection of Residency Information for PRC 5.25.2018
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
- HSDW Memo 5.30.18: Congress Approves Veterans Health Reform Legislation,
Including the VA Choice Program
VA Archive 2017
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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 - USDA Announces Pilot Program to Increase Homeownership
Opportunities on Native Lands - NAIHC Native Housing Update – July 26
20
- NAIHC Members Meeting: Resolutions, Board Chair Nominations, and Agenda
- 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’s Tribal Directory Assessment Tool (TDAT)
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 - 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 - Departments of Interior and Justice Team Up for Major Expansion of Tribal
Access to National Crime Information Databases - 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
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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 - U.S. Secretary of Labor Acosta Statement Regarding National Native American
Heritage Month - 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
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 - USET SPF Comments on Fee-to-Trust Consultation 6.29.2018 - 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
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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)
- Office of Management and Budget issued a memorandum, M-18-18, Implementing Statutory Changes to the Micro-Purchase and the Simplified Acquisition Thresholds for Financial Assistance
- 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 - Prepare for the OMB Uniform Guidance Grace Period Conclusion
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 - 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
- Self-Governance Communication & Education Bulletin August 17 - 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
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- Bill Strengthens Tribal Employment and Training Programs
Social Security Administration - Senate Passes Tribal Social Security Fairness Act - House Passes Tribal Social Security Fairness Act
SSA Archive 2016
Social Services - Dear Tribal Leader Letter for 2018 Welfare Assistance
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
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- Drug-Exposed Children: Strategies for Child Care Providers
Substance Abuse Archive 2016
Opioids Release of IHS policy - “Internet Eligible Controlled Substance Provider Designation.”
- SAMHSA Resource – Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network Educational
Packets for Opioid Use Disorders
- USDA and ONDCP Unveil Latest Tool to Help Rural Communities Address the Opioid
Epidemic -- Rural Resource Guide is the One-Stop-Shop Listing of Federal Programs
That Can Support Grassroots Strategies to Address the Opioid Epidemic and Build
Resiliency
- USET SPF Action Alert: Opioid Multi-District Litigation (MDL)/Tribal Amicus Brief
September 20, 2018
- USET SPF Legislative Action Alert - Upcoming Vote on the Opioid Crisis Response Act
September 12, 2018
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Chronic Pain Treatment Study --
Noninvasive Nonpharmacological Treatment for Chronic Pain: A Systematic Review,
Published
- 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) - USET SPF Letter to Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on Brett
Kavanaugh Confirmation - NARF Memo: Nomination of Brett M. Kavanaugh to the Supreme
Court of the United States - Turtletalk Summary of SCOTUS Nominee Kavanaugh's Indian Law
Record - NARF – Tribal Supreme Court Project Memo June 2018
- 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 - Proposed Opportunity Zones Regulations Released
- HSDW Memo 7.2.2018: Supreme Court Rules that States May
Compel On-Line Retailers to Collect Sales Tax
- 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
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 Subcommittee on Indian Tribal Governments Releases Report
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IRS Archive 2016 IRS Archive 2015
New Market Tax Credits
New Market Tax Credits Archive 2014
State and Dual Taxation - Fed Court Rules in Favor of State Taxes on Tribal Lands – U.S. District Court
Rules Against the Tulalip Tribes in Washington State Sales Tax Case
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
- USET SPF Letter to House Committee on Ways & Means and Senate Finance Committee on Tribal Priorities for Tax Reform 2.0
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 - Tribal Transportation Program Coordinating Committee – July 2018 Rapid
City Meeting
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
Self-Governance - USET SPF Alert: Update from Tribal Transportation Self-governance Program
Negotiated Rulemaking--Send Letters to Congress July 18, 2018
- Tribal Representatives suspend participation in Tribal Transportation Self-Governance Program Negotiated Rulemaking
Surface Transportation Bill Reauthorization Surface Transportation Bill
Reauthorization Archive 2016
Transportation Reauthorization
Transportation Reauthorization Archive 2014
Tribal Administration - Tribal Government Accounting Working Group Members Announced – will work
to solve Tribal audit issues - NAFOA Survey Released to Help Resolve Tribal Audit Issues – Deadline for
Survey Completion September 17 - New Yellow Book Impacts Auditors Preparing Tribal Financial Statements - 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 - Tribal Government Accounting Working Group (TGAWG), formed
by the GASB, needs your help to explore solutions to resolve tribal government financial reporting matters and audit issues. Please complete the Survey on Financial Reporting for Tribal Enterprises
- Financial Accounting Foundation to Form Tribal Government Working Group
Financial Reporting Archive 2017
Treasury - OCC Issues ANPR on Modernizing CRA Regulations
Treasury Archive 2016
Tribal Consultation Policy
Tribal Consultation Policy Archive 2015
Tribal Governments Tribal Governments Archive 2015
Tribal Justice - DOJ Tribal Access Program applications due Oct. 1, 2018 - New Resource: Tribal Domestic Violence Courts/Dockets Webpage
Tribal Justice Archive 2017
Crime Victim Services Crime Victim Services Archive 2017
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Crime Victim Services Archive 2016
Human Trafficking Human Trafficking Archive 2017
Tribal Sovereign Immunity - Fed. Circ. Says Tribal Immunity Doesn't Apply In IPR
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 Comment Period on USDA-APHIS Proposal to Remove the Domestic Quarantine for Emerald Ash Borer Closes November 19
- USDA Announces Pilot Program to Increase Homeownership Opportunities on Native Lands
- Report to the President from the Task Force on Agriculture and Rural
Prosperity USDA Archive 2017 USDA Archive 2016
VAWA
- VAWA Conference Live Streaming from Oklahoma November 6 & 7 - NEW DEADLINE November 5th for Written Testimony &
Recommendations for DOJ, Office on Violence Against Women regarding the Annual Government-to-Government Violence Against Women Tribal Consultation
- NIWRC Update on Reauthorization Status of the Violence Against Women Act
- 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 - USET SPF Comments re: DOJ Distribution of VOCA Tribal Set Aside
6.29.2018 - HSDW General Memorandum 18-026: August 6 Deadline to Apply for
$110 Million from New Tribal Victim Services Program
Victims of Crime Act Archive 2017 Victims of Crime Act Archive 2016 Victims of Crime Act Archive 2015
Veterans Affairs - VA Commits $17 Million to Expand Intimate Partner Violence Assistance
Program - VA releases 2017 OTGR Executive Summary Report
- 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
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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
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
- CNAY Annual GEN-I Survey Now Open
- NATIVE AMERICAN YOUTH: Involvement in Justice Systems and Information on
Grants to Help Address Juvenile Delinquency
Youth Archive 2017
Youth Archive 2016
Youth Archive 2015
Youth Archive 2014
OTHER OTHER Archive 2016 OTHER Archive 2013
Litigation - IN RE: National Prescription Opioid Litigation – Final Brief Amici Curaie of 448
Federally Recognized Tribes in Opioid Litigation 10.5.2018 - Additional Information and how to apply for Keepseagle Grants - A Letter of
Intent Application is due by Oct. 5, and First Nations Development Institute “will award 17 to 20 grants averaging $30,000 to $40,000 each to organizations in Native communities, with the goal of growing and/or expanding direct services to and/or programs that serve or directly collaborate with Native American farmers and ranchers.”
- Native American Agriculture Fund Launched - 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
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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 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
Ramah Navajo Chapter v Zinke - Order Authorizing Distributions to the Class from the Reserve Account, Transfer of
Interpleader Shares into the Court’s Registry, and to Close the Designated Account Filed May 8
- Unopposed Motion to Approve Distributions to the Class from the Reserve Account, to Transfer Interpleader Shares into the Court’s Registry, and to Close the Designated Account – Filed May 7
- Payment Amounts for Second Distribution (Version 2) Filed May 7
Redding Rancheria v Price Redding Rancheria v Price Archive 2017
Texas v Zinke
- Amicus Brief filed 5.25.18
Upper Skagit Indian Tribe v. Sharline Lundgren et al.