Implementation of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2024

Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs, House Committee on Natural Resources · January 15, 2026

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Call to order and procedural consents

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Chair Hurd called the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs to order, secured unanimous consent to allow the chair to declare recess, and to place non‑spoken opening statements into the hearing record per committee rules.

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Subcommittee hearing on implementation of the Compact of Free Association Amendments Act of 2024; members pressed administration witnesses and FAS ambassadors on delayed VA benefits, interagency coordination, Chinese influence, funding, audits, postal delays and country-specific implementation problems (bonding, tuna tariffs, nuclear legacy).

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