Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is telling tribal leaders the Obama administration is ignoring the tribal-friendly 2012 Supreme Court decision, Salazar v. Ramah ... Miller told the Senate the administration is proposing that the BIA and IHS—not Congress—will specify how much each tribe will be paid for contract support costs, and the agencies would do so only after the contract support cost appropriation is enacted, and after the agencies have made an assessment about how they wish to divide up that appropriation.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is telling tribal leaders the Obama administration is ignoring the tribal-friendly 2012 Supreme Court decision, Salazar v. Ramah ... Miller told the Senate the administration is proposing that the BIA and IHS—not Congress—will specify how much each tribe will be paid for contract support costs, and the agencies would do so only after the contract support cost appropriation is enacted, and after the agencies have made an assessment about how they wish to divide up that appropriation.and more »

WASHINGTON, May 14 -- Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, has introduced legislation (S. 910) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to "allow Indian tribes to receive charitable contributions of apparently wholesome food." The bill was ... &n=BillText. For more information about congressional legislation and services offered by Targeted News Service to track issues, key words or members of Congress who introduce or co-sponsor legislation, please contact editor@targetednews.com or call 703/304-1897.and more »