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President Obama signs the HEARTH Act in the Oval Office on July 30. Standing behind him, from left, are Bryan Newland, senior policy adviser, Department of the Interior; Gov. Randall Vicente, Pueblo of Acoma in New Mexico; Deputy Secretary of the Interior David J. Hayes; Jefferson Keel, president, National Congress of American Indians; U.S. Rep. Martin Heinrich, N.M.; Sen. Daniel Akaka, Hawaii; Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar; Cheryl Causley, chairperson, National American Indian Housing Council; Gov. Gregory Mendoza, Gila River Indian Community of Arizona; and DOI Acting Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Del Laverdure. Photo by Pete Souza, White House.