Museum Organizations Call Bipartisan Infrastruture Bill a ‘Sweeping Assault’ on Historic and Sacred Places

Senate Democrats Push to Address Tribal Concerns in Permitting Deal

Their proposed amendment may be a nonstarter for the White House.

Museum Organizations Call Bipartisan Infrastruture Bill a ‘Sweeping Assault’ on Historic and Sacred Places

Historic preservationists are alarmed at a bipartisan bill that says it aims to cut red tape on infrastructure and energy production projects.

The bipartisan permitting reform bill is a trojan horse for development on public land (Opinion)

This bill would allow industrial oil and gas development over America’s public lands, euphemistically called the Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act.

Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act threatens tribal sovereignty, leaders warn

Certain provisions included in a bill the Senate is expected to vote on tonight could be detrimental to tribes seeking to protect their homelands and sacred sites

Martin Luther King III joins tribal leaders opposing permitting bill ahead of Senate vote

By Brooke Blach, Gaylord News WASHINGTON — Martin Luther King III joined tribal leaders and historic preservation advocates outside the U.S. Capitol on Monday to oppose legislation that could weaken protections for Native American sacred sites and limit tribal involvement in federal development decisions. The Senate voted 73-25 to

Tribal organizations, environmental groups oppose advancement of BAAJA

The Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act (BAAJA) Act of 2026, Senate Bill 5653, was introduced by Sen. Shelley Moore Capita (R-W.V.), Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah), Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Sen. Martin Heinrick (D-N.M.), and the bill has drawn ire from tribal organizations and environmental gorups.