Among the major Native American policy issues of concern to the 109 th Congress are:
Indian health care, Indian trust fund management reform, Indian gaming lands, and Native Hawaiian recognition. Each of these issues is briefly discussed in this report.
Native American issues before Congress are numerous and diverse, covering such areas as federal recognition of tribes, trust land acquisition, gambling regulation, education, jails, economic development, welfare reform, homeland security, tribal jurisdiction, highway construction, taxation, and many more. This report focuses on four Native American issues currently of great salience before Congress: health care, energy, trust fund management reform, and Native Hawaiian recognition. This report will be updated as developments warrant.