Committee reports five bipartisan bills by unanimous consent, including Indian health and Fort Peck water reauthorization

The House Natural Resources Committee agreed by unanimous consent to report five bills favorably to the House, consolidating them in a single action rather than considering each measure through separate roll-call votes. The slate included:

- H.R. 741: The Stronger Engagement for Indian Health Needs Act (elevates the Director of Indian Health Service to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health within HHS, per the substitute agreed to by the committee). - H.R. 3924: The Wildfire Risk Evaluation Act (would require quadrennial review of the U.S. wildfire landscape across Agriculture, Interior and Homeland Security). - H.R. 5694: The Artists Act (clarifies Alaska Native artists’ ability to make and sell authentic handicrafts and clothing made from marine mammal materials while maintaining federal oversight for depleted species). - H.R. 7250: Reauthorization of the Fort Peck Reservation Rural Water System Act of 2000 to allow completion of remaining phases and extend key deadlines. - H.R. 7831: The License to Drill Act (reauthorizes fees for oil and gas permit applications to fund BLM staff and permit processing).

Committee leaders said the measures had bipartisan support and that staff were authorized to make technical and conforming changes to committee documents before transmission to the House. Members raised no objection to the unanimous-consent motion; the measures were ordered reported as described.