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March 3, 2022
At Subcommittee Hearing, Members and Advocates Call for Action to Address Epidemic of Missing BIPOC Women and Girls
Rep. Jamie Raskin
March 3, 2022
Chairman Raskin Opening Statement at Hearing on Neglected Epidemic of Missing BIPOC Women and Girls
Rep. Jamie Raskin
Feb. 14, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States, and Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States - Senator Murray Urges Administration to Form Advisory Group to Support Native Americans Living in Urban Areas
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Feb. 3, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America; Hon. Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States of America - VAN HOLLEN, PADILLA URGE ADMINISTRATION TO FORM ADVISORY GROUP TO SUPPORT NATIVE AMERICANS LIVING IN URBAN AREAS
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
July 20, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Urging Creation of Civilian Climate Corps
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
March 5, 2021
Letter to Dave Uejio, Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - VAN HOLLEN, COLLEAGUES PRESS CFPB TO PREVENT TENANT SCREENING TECHNOLOGIES FROM HURTING RENTERS OF COLOR
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
March 3, 2021
Letter to Honorable Charles Schumer, Majority Leader - Duckworth, Durbin & Colleagues Advocate to Protect Americans from Losing Access to Vital Utilities During Pandemic
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Feb. 26, 2021
VAN HOLLEN, WARREN, PRESSLEY, LEE, KELLY, BASS, AND COLLEAGUES REINTRODUCE BICAMERAL LEGISLATION TO REQUIRE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO COLLECT AND REPORT CORONAVIRUS DEMOGRAPHIC DATA -- INCLUDING RACE AND ETHNICITY
Sen. Chris Van Hollen
Nov. 27, 2020
Tweet - "As we recognize Native American Heritage Day today, we give thanks to this nation's Indigenous peoples and their ancestors. Let us commit to uplifting their voices and repairing the faults that this country has committed against its tribal communities."
Rep. Steny Hoyer
Nov. 16, 2020
Tweet - "The Trump Administration's effort to sell out the #ArcticRefuge places our environment, wildlife, and Indigenous communities at grave risk. The House passed legislation to protect the Arctic refuge, and we will continue our work to defend this irreplaceable land."
Rep. Steny Hoyer
Oct. 23, 2020
Tweet - "I will be bringing H.R. 1964, the Lumbee Recognition Act to the House Floor for a vote following our return to session after the election."
Rep. Steny Hoyer
Oct. 23, 2020
Hoyer Statement Announcing Floor Vote on the Lumbee Recognition Act
Rep. Steny Hoyer
July 7, 2020
Hoyer: I Fully Support the Renaming of Washington's Football Team
Rep. Steny Hoyer
May 16, 2019
Harris, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Stop Arctic Drilling
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
March 4, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, the Hon. Chuck Schumer,and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy - Pass Disaster Relief Supplemental that Includes Funding for States, Tribal Nations, and U.S. Territories
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Dec. 20, 2018
Tweet - "Today's announcement from @BLMNational is a reckless effort to develop the fragile coastal plain of the Arctic Refuge. I continue to stand with the Gwich'in people & tribal communities harmed by the Trump Admin's blatant disregard for sacred lands. #ProtectTheArtic"
Rep. Steny Hoyer
Dec. 11, 2018
Tweet - "I joined @RepRaulGrijalva @RepHuffman @RepRubenGallego & @OurArcticRefuge to oppose the Trump Admin & @HouseGOP putting the profits of big corporations over native communities. Congress must #ProtectTheArtic & #StandWithTheGwichin. http://bit.ly/2SIyneK "
Rep. Steny Hoyer
Oct. 12, 2018
Letter to Francis S. Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health - Improve Racial, Ethnic Minority Representation in Clinical Trials
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Oct. 11, 2018
House Administration Committee Democrats Statement on Brakebill v. Jaeger
Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Oct. 3, 2018
Udall, Senate Democrats Introduce Native American Voting Rights Act
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Feb. 26, 2018
Ashlynne Mike Amber Alert in Indian Country Act
Rep. Jamie Raskin
May 25, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Dept. of the Interior - Congress' Authority over National Monuments and Federally Protected Sites
Rep. Jamie Raskin, ...
Nov. 17, 2015
Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015
Rep. Steny Hoyer
March 19, 2015
Letter to Sally Jewell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's Coastal Plain
Sen. Chris Van Hollen, ...
Feb. 12, 2013
Hoyer Statement on Senate Passage of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act
Rep. Steny Hoyer
Jan. 23, 2013
Transcript of House Democrats Press Conference on Reintroduction of Violence Against Women Act
Rep. Steny Hoyer, ...
May 16, 2012
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012
Rep. Steny Hoyer
Oct. 17, 2011
Hoyer Statement on the Passing of Elouise Cobell
Rep. Steny Hoyer
Sept. 22, 2004
Commemorating the Opening of the National Museum of the American Indian
Rep. Steny Hoyer
Aug. 25, 2004
Hoyer Announces $1 Million for Native American Industrial Distributors
Rep. Steny Hoyer
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Title
Politician
March 3, 2022
At Subcommittee Hearing, Members and Advocates Call for Action to Address Epidemic of Missing BIPOC Women and Girls
Rep.Jamie Raskin
March 3, 2022
Chairman Raskin Opening Statement at Hearing on Neglected Epidemic of Missing BIPOC Women and Girls
Rep.Jamie Raskin
Feb. 14, 2022
Letter to Joseph R. Biden, President of the United States, and Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States - Senator Murray Urges Administration to Form Advisory Group to Support Native Americans Living in Urban Areas
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Feb. 3, 2022
Letter to Hon. Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America; Hon. Kamala Harris, Vice President of the United States of America - VAN HOLLEN, PADILLA URGE ADMINISTRATION TO FORM ADVISORY GROUP TO SUPPORT NATIVE AMERICANS LIVING IN URBAN AREAS
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
July 20, 2021
Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House and the Hon. Chuck Schumer, Senate Majority Leader - Urging Creation of Civilian Climate Corps
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
March 5, 2021
Letter to Dave Uejio, Acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau - VAN HOLLEN, COLLEAGUES PRESS CFPB TO PREVENT TENANT SCREENING TECHNOLOGIES FROM HURTING RENTERS OF COLOR
Sen.Chris Van Hollen
March 3, 2021
Letter to Honorable Charles Schumer, Majority Leader - Duckworth, Durbin & Colleagues Advocate to Protect Americans from Losing Access to Vital Utilities During Pandemic
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Feb. 26, 2021
VAN HOLLEN, WARREN, PRESSLEY, LEE, KELLY, BASS, AND COLLEAGUES REINTRODUCE BICAMERAL LEGISLATION TO REQUIRE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO COLLECT AND REPORT CORONAVIRUS DEMOGRAPHIC DATA -- INCLUDING RACE AND ETHNICITY
Sen.Chris Van Hollen
Nov. 27, 2020
Tweet - "As we recognize Native American Heritage Day today, we give thanks to this nation's Indigenous peoples and their ancestors. Let us commit to uplifting their voices and repairing the faults that this country has committed against its tribal communities."
Rep.Steny Hoyer
Nov. 16, 2020
Tweet - "The Trump Administration's effort to sell out the #ArcticRefuge places our environment, wildlife, and Indigenous communities at grave risk. The House passed legislation to protect the Arctic refuge, and we will continue our work to defend this irreplaceable land."
Rep.Steny Hoyer
Oct. 23, 2020
Tweet - "I will be bringing H.R. 1964, the Lumbee Recognition Act to the House Floor for a vote following our return to session after the election."
Rep.Steny Hoyer
Oct. 23, 2020
Hoyer Statement Announcing Floor Vote on the Lumbee Recognition Act
Rep.Steny Hoyer
July 7, 2020
Hoyer: I Fully Support the Renaming of Washington's Football Team
Rep.Steny Hoyer
May 16, 2019
Harris, Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Stop Arctic Drilling
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
March 4, 2019
Letter to the Hon. Mitch McConnell, the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, the Hon. Chuck Schumer,and the Hon. Kevin McCarthy - Pass Disaster Relief Supplemental that Includes Funding for States, Tribal Nations, and U.S. Territories
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Dec. 20, 2018
Tweet - "Today's announcement from @BLMNational is a reckless effort to develop the fragile coastal plain of the Arctic Refuge. I continue to stand with the Gwich'in people & tribal communities harmed by the Trump Admin's blatant disregard for sacred lands. #ProtectTheArtic"
Rep.Steny Hoyer
Dec. 11, 2018
Tweet - "I joined @RepRaulGrijalva @RepHuffman @RepRubenGallego & @OurArcticRefuge to oppose the Trump Admin & @HouseGOP putting the profits of big corporations over native communities. Congress must #ProtectTheArtic & #StandWithTheGwichin. http://bit.ly/2SIyneK "
Rep.Steny Hoyer
Oct. 12, 2018
Letter to Francis S. Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health - Improve Racial, Ethnic Minority Representation in Clinical Trials
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Oct. 11, 2018
House Administration Committee Democrats Statement on Brakebill v. Jaeger
Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Oct. 3, 2018
Udall, Senate Democrats Introduce Native American Voting Rights Act
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Feb. 26, 2018
Ashlynne Mike Amber Alert in Indian Country Act
Rep.Jamie Raskin
May 25, 2017
Letter to the Hon. Ryan Zinke, Secretary of the Dept. of the Interior - Congress' Authority over National Monuments and Federally Protected Sites
Rep.Jamie Raskin, ...
Nov. 17, 2015
Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2015
Rep.Steny Hoyer
March 19, 2015
Letter to Sally Jewell, Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Interior - Arctic National Wildlife Refuge's Coastal Plain
Sen.Chris Van Hollen, ...
Feb. 12, 2013
Hoyer Statement on Senate Passage of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act
Rep.Steny Hoyer
Jan. 23, 2013
Transcript of House Democrats Press Conference on Reintroduction of Violence Against Women Act
Rep.Steny Hoyer, ...
May 16, 2012
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2012
Rep.Steny Hoyer
Oct. 17, 2011
Hoyer Statement on the Passing of Elouise Cobell
Rep.Steny Hoyer
Sept. 22, 2004
Commemorating the Opening of the National Museum of the American Indian
Rep.Steny Hoyer
Aug. 25, 2004
Hoyer Announces $1 Million for Native American Industrial Distributors
Rep.Steny Hoyer
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