The U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, led by Chair Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Vice Chair Brian Schatz (D-Hawaiʻi) will convene an oversight and legislative hearing Wednesday to examine federal policies governing Indian water rights settlements.
The hearing, titled “Examining Federal Policies Governing Indian Water Rights Settlements,” will also include testimony on S. 953, the Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025. It is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET on Wednesday, March 11, in Room 628 of the Dirksen Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C.
Witnesses
Panel 1
- Mark Kelly, U.S. Senator from Arizona
Panel 2
- Scott Cameron, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water and Science and exercising the delegated authority of Commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation at the U.S. Department of the Interior
- Buu Nygren, President of the Navajo Nation
- Lamar Keevama, Chairman of the Hopi Tribe
- Johnny Lehi, Vice President of the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe
The hearing will be webcast live on the Committee’s website, and an archived video will be available shortly after it concludes. Witness testimony will also be posted online when the hearing begins.
Event Details
What:
Oversight hearing — “Examining Federal Policies Governing Indian Water Rights Settlements”
Legislative hearing — S. 953, Northeastern Arizona Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 2025
When:
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
2:30 p.m. ET
Where:
Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room 628
Washington, D.C.
Webcast live on the Committee’s website
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