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Senate Advances Barrasso's Bipartisan Tribal Energy and Self-Governance Bills

Press Release

Date: Feb. 4, 2015
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Indigenous Peoples Energy

Today, U.S. Senator John Barrasso (R-Wyo.), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, praised the Committee's passage of the Indian Tribal Energy Development and Self-Determination Act Amendments of 2015 (S. 209) and the Department of the Interior Tribal Self-Governance Act of 2015 (S. 286).

"I'm pleased the Committee wasted no time in passing bipartisan legislation that will help improve the lives of people throughout Indian Country," said Chairman Barrasso. "We are now one step closer to empowering tribes and breaking down barriers to tribal energy development. Our legislation will help increase economic development, create jobs and give tribes the flexibility they need to tailor Federal programs to best meet the needs of their local communities."


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