1. United States
2. Mich.
3. Letter

Yesterday, the Senate advanced a bill that undermines federal protections for sacred sites and burial grounds. The Bipartisan Infrastructure and Jobs Act of 2026 throws tribes under the bus. To speed up permitting for energy projects Congress wants to kneecap tribal consultation—the process that makes sure things like sacred sites and burial grounds don’t get bulldozed. Leading tribal orgs are calling on Congress to table changes to what’s called section 106 until the new Congress takes office next year.