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| 117-hr-9684 | 117 | hr | 9684 | Kansas Indian Country Law Enforcement Improvement Act of 2022 | Native Americans | 2022-12-22 | 2022-12-22 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. LaTurner, Jake [R-KS-2] | KS | R | L000266 | 1 | Kansas Indian Country Law Enforcement Improvement Act of 2022 This bill revises Kansas's criminal jurisdiction over offenses committed on the reservation of a covered Indian tribe. Covered Indian tribe means the Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska, the Kickapoo Tribe of Indians of the Kickapoo Reservation in Kansas, the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation, and the Sac & Fox Nation of Missouri in Kansas and Nebraska. Specifically, the bill requires affirmative consent from the governing body of a covered tribe for Kansas to have criminal jurisdiction over offenses committed on the tribe's reservation. The bill authorizes federal agencies and state and local governments in Kansas to enter into cooperative agreements or compacts with the governing bodies of covered Indian tribes for specified purposes, such as reducing crime in Indian country and nearby communities. Each cooperative agreement or compact entered into under the bill must (1) authorize law enforcement officers to be deputized, (2) include requirements for reporting crimes, and (3) describe the geographic limits within the reservation and categories of criminal offenses over which Kansas may exercise its jurisdiction. The Department of Justice must, upon request from the governing body of a covered Indian tribe, provide technical assistance in developing cooperative agreements or compacts. | 2023-06-13T13:31:12Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9684 |
| 117-hr-9614 | 117 | hr | 9614 | Hawaiian Home Lands Preservation Act | Native Americans | 2022-12-20 | 2022-12-21 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9915-9916) | House | Rep. Kahele, Kaiali'i [D-HI-2] | HI | D | K000396 | 0 | Hawaiian Home Lands Preservation Act This bill reduces the minimum Native Hawaiian blood quantum required for successor homestead lessees and applicants on the waiting list for the Hawaiian Home Lands program. | 2023-08-15T19:30:23Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9614 |
| 117-hr-9536 | 117 | hr | 9536 | Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe of North Carolina Recognition Act | Native Americans | 2022-12-14 | 2022-12-14 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] | NC | D | B001251 | 0 | Haliwa-Saponi Indian Tribe of North Carolina Recognition Act This bill extends federal recognition to the Haliwa-Saponi Tribe of North Carolina. The bill makes the tribe and its members eligible for services and benefits provided to federally recognized tribes, without regard to the existence of a reservation. The service area of the tribe shall include Halifax, Warren, Nash, Franklin, Vance, and Granville Counties in North Carolina. The tribe must submit the most recent membership roll and governing documents to the Department of the Interior. The bill also authorizes Interior to take land into trust for the benefit of the tribe and proclaim a reservation for the tribe. | 2023-08-15T15:15:19Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9536 |
| 117-hr-9480 | 117 | hr | 9480 | San Juan Southern Paiute Tribal Homelands Act of 2022 | Native Americans | 2022-12-08 | 2022-12-08 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House | Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] | AZ | D | O000171 | 0 | San Juan Southern Paiute Tribal Homelands Act of 2022 This bill approves, ratifies, and confirms a specified treaty entered into by the Navajo Nation and the San Juan Southern Paiute Tribe, thus settling land claims and other disputes. It also proclaims approximately 5,400 acres of land as the San Juan Southern Paiute Reservation to be held in trust as a reservation for the exclusive benefit of the tribe. | 2023-08-15T14:15:19Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9480 |
| 117-hr-9439 | 117 | hr | 9439 | Honoring Promises to Native Nations Act | Native Americans | 2022-12-06 | 2022-12-07 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8804) | House | Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] | WA | D | K000381 | 0 | Honoring Promises to Native Nations Act This bill addresses criminal justice and public safety, health care, education, housing, and economic development for Native Americans. Among other provisions, the bill (1) provides funding for various programs and accounts, including for the Indian Health Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Bureau of Indian Education; (2) establishes the Office of Native Nations within the Office of Management and Budget; and (3) establishes the Tribal Broadband Fund. | 2023-08-23T14:15:22Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9439 |
| 117-hr-9382 | 117 | hr | 9382 | Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2022 | Native Americans | 2022-12-01 | 2022-12-01 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] | KS | D | D000629 | 5 | Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2022 This bill takes specified lands in Iowa into trust for the benefit of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. The land is made part of the tribe's reservation. | 2023-06-05T16:15:33Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9382 |
| 117-hr-9371 | 117 | hr | 9371 | Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project Amendments Act of 2022 | Native Americans | 2022-11-30 | 2022-11-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] | NM | D | L000273 | 1 | Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project Amendments Act of 2022 This bill revises the Navajo-Gallup Water Supply Project (a water infrastructure project in New Mexico), including by extending through December 31, 2029, the deadline for constructing project facilities and allowing for additional project service areas. | 2023-08-23T13:15:19Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9371 |
| 117-hr-9343 | 117 | hr | 9343 | Tribal Connect Act of 2022 | Native Americans | 2022-11-17 | 2022-11-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. | House | Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] | NM | D | L000273 | 0 | Tribal Connect Act of 2022 This bill expands tribal access to the Schools and Libraries Universal Service Support (E-rate) program, which provides discounted broadband internet access and telecommunications services to certain schools and libraries. It also establishes a pilot program to provide broadband internet access service to essential community-serving institutions (e.g., community centers) located on tribal land. | 2022-12-29T13:48:54Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9343 |
| 117-hr-9295 | 117 | hr | 9295 | To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide that Alexander Creek, Incorporated, is recognized as a Village Corporation under that Act, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 2022-11-14 | 2022-11-14 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Peltola, Mary Sattler [D-AK-At Large] | AK | D | P000619 | 0 | This bill recognizes Alexander Creek, Incorporated, as an Alaska Native village corporation, subject to certain conditions, and Alexander Creek village as an Alaska Native village. Alexander Creek, Incorporated, must submit to the Department of the Interior any amendments to its state corporate charter that are necessary to convert from a group corporation to a village corporation. The bill requires Interior to offer to enter into negotiations with Alexander Creek, Incorporated, to settle aboriginal land claims and any other claims against the United States. As a condition of recognition as a village corporation, Alexander Creek, Incorporated must enter into such an agreement with Interior no later than 13 months after this bill's enactment. Alexander Creek, Incorporated, must notify its members that (1) they will cease to receive benefits from Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated, individually as at-large shareholders, and (2) all future resource payments shall be retained by Alexander Creek, Incorporated. | 2023-08-14T22:30:29Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9295 |
| 117-hr-9269 | 117 | hr | 9269 | To amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to exclude certain payments to aged, blind, or disabled Alaska Natives or descendants of Alaska Natives from being used to determine eligibility for certain programs, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 2022-11-03 | 2022-11-03 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Peltola, Mary Sattler [D-AK-At Large] | AK | D | P000619 | 0 | This bill excludes certain settlement trust payments to an Alaska Native or descendant of an Alaska Native who is aged, blind, or disabled for purposes of determining the individual's eligibility for need-based federal programs (e.g., the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). | 2022-12-29T13:48:56Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9269 |
| 117-hr-9114 | 117 | hr | 9114 | Native American Millennium Challenge Demonstration Act | Native Americans | 2022-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Peltola, Mary Sattler [D-AK-At Large] | AK | D | P000619 | 0 | Native American Millennium Challenge Demonstration Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish the Native American Millennium Challenge Demonstration Project to provide economic development assistance to remote Native American communities. Specifically, an eligible entity (e.g., a consortium of Native organizations in a noncontiguous state) must enter into a five-year binding agreement (i.e., a compact) with the United States to receive assistance. Among other elements, the agreement must contain a description of the specific objectives related to sustainable economic development and poverty reduction that the entity expects to achieve. Further, assistance shall be provided in the form of funding agreements and may not be provided as loans. Additionally, funds may not be used for regulated gaming activities. | 2022-12-29T12:48:51Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9114 |
| 117-hr-9116 | 117 | hr | 9116 | Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act | Native Americans | 2022-09-30 | 2022-09-30 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Peltola, Mary Sattler [D-AK-At Large] | AK | D | P000619 | 1 | Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act This bill allows five Alaska Native communities in Southeast Alaska to form urban corporations and receive land entitlements. Specifically, the bill allows the Alaska Native residents of each of the Alaska Native villages of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell, Alaska, to organize as Alaska Native urban corporations and to receive certain settlement land. The bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey specified land to each urban corporation. Further, Interior must convey the subsurface estate for that land to the regional corporation for Southeast Alaska. Interior must also convey to each urban corporation any U.S. interest in all roads, trails, log transfer facilities, leases, and appurtenances on or related to the land conveyed to the urban corporation. The bill also allows each urban corporation to establish a settlement trust to (1) promote the health, education, and welfare of the trust beneficiaries; and (2) preserve the Alaska Native heritage and culture of their communities. | 2022-12-29T12:48:50Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9116 |
| 117-hr-9068 | 117 | hr | 9068 | Tribal COPS Act | Native Americans | 2022-09-29 | 2022-09-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House | Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] | AZ | D | O000171 | 1 | Tribal Capital for Operations Promoting Safety Act or the Tribal COPS Act This bill directs the Department of the Interior to establish a program to award grants to Indian tribes for increasing the capabilities of law enforcement agencies. | 2022-12-29T12:48:52Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/9068 |
| 117-hr-8954 | 117 | hr | 8954 | Strengthening Tribal Families Act of 2022 | Native Americans | 2022-09-22 | 2022-09-22 | Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means. | House | Rep. Chu, Judy [D-CA-27] | CA | D | C001080 | 10 | Strengthening Tribal Families Act of 2022 This bill requires a state plan for child welfare services and a state plan related to the Promoting Safe and Stable Families Program to ensure that the state shall comply with all federal standards established under the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978. Additionally, the bill directs the Department of Health and Human Services to submit biennial reports to Congress on certain reviews of child and family service programs. | 2022-12-29T12:33:46Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8954 |
| 117-hr-8960 | 117 | hr | 8960 | BADGES for Native Communities Act | Native Americans | 2022-09-22 | 2022-11-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. | House | Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] | AZ | D | G000574 | 9 | Bridging Agency Data Gaps and Ensuring Safety for Native Communities Act or the BADGES for Native Communities Act This bill revises federal policies and procedures related to information sharing, reporting, and investigating cases of missing, unidentified, or murdered Indians. Among other elements, the bill requires the Department of Justice to (1) establish a grant program for specified entities (e.g., tribes) to implement changes to enhance their responses to missing person cases and death investigations of interest to tribes, and (2) work with the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure that federal training resources and culturally appropriate mental health and wellness programs are available to tribal and Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) law enforcement officers experiencing occupational stress. The Department of the Interior must establish a five-year demonstration program for the purpose of conducting or adjudicating personnel background investigations for applicants for law enforcement positions in the BIA. The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to conduct specified studies, including a study on the evidence collection, handling, and processing procedures and practices of federal law enforcement agencies. | 2022-12-29T12:33:46Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8960 |
| 117-hr-8967 | 117 | hr | 8967 | Puyallup Tribe of Indians Land Into Trust Confirmation Act of 2022 | Native Americans | 2022-09-22 | 2022-09-22 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] | WA | D | K000381 | 1 | Puyallup Tribe of Indians Land Into Trust Confirmation Act of 2022 This bill takes approximately 17.264 acres of specified lands in Pierce County, Washington, into trust for the benefit of the Puyallup Tribe of the Puyallup Reservation. Lands taken into trust shall be part of the tribe's reservation. | 2023-05-10T13:30:25Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8967 |
| 117-hr-8937 | 117 | hr | 8937 | Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2022 | Native Americans | 2022-09-21 | 2022-09-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] | SD | R | J000301 | 0 | Restoring Accountability in the Indian Health Service Act of 2022 This bill establishes a series of programs and requirements relating to recruitment and retention in the Indian Health Service, including provisions regarding pay, credentialing, and housing needs of workforce personnel. | 2022-12-29T12:33:47Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8937 |
| 117-hr-8920 | 117 | hr | 8920 | Pueblos of Acoma and Laguna Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022 | Native Americans | 2022-09-20 | 2022-09-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] | NM | D | L000273 | 1 | Pueblos of Acoma and Laguna Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022 This bill authorizes, ratifies, and confirms a specified water rights settlement agreement entered into by the Pueblo of Acoma, the Pueblo of Laguna, the United States, New Mexico, and others, thus satisfying claims to water rights in the Rio San Jose Stream System in New Mexico. Additionally, the bill establishes and provides funding for three trust funds. | 2023-01-19T13:45:30Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8920 |
| 117-hr-8921 | 117 | hr | 8921 | Pueblos of Jemez and Zia Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022 | Native Americans | 2022-09-20 | 2022-09-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] | NM | D | L000273 | 1 | Pueblos of Jemez and Zia Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022 This bill authorizes, ratifies, and confirms a specified water rights settlement agreement entered into by the Pueblo of Jemez, the Pueblo of Zia, the United States, New Mexico, and others, thus satisfying claims to water rights in the Jemez River Stream System in New Mexico. Additionally, the bill establishes and provides funding for two settlement trust funds. | 2023-01-19T13:45:30Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8921 |
| 117-hr-8673 | 117 | hr | 8673 | NEST Act | Native Americans | 2022-08-05 | 2022-08-05 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] | CA | D | R000599 | 0 | Native Educator Support and Training Act or the NEST Act This bill establishes scholarships, loan forgiveness plans, and training programs for students and educators who commit to teaching in Bureau of Indian Education (BIE) schools or other specified schools serving Indian students. The bill establishes three scholarship programs: (1) the Indian Student Educator Scholarship Program for students seeking degrees, (2) the Indian Educator Scholarship Program for Indian students seeking degrees, and (3) the Indian Educator Graduate Fellowship Program for Indian students seeking graduate degrees. Recipients of the scholarships must commit to working for a BIE school, a tribal early childhood education program, or other specified schools or agencies for the greater of three years or the number of school years that the scholarship funded. The bill also establishes loan forgiveness programs for educators and Indians who have taught for at least five consecutive years at BIE schools or local educational agencies with high percentages of Indian students. The bill extends the federal Perkins Loan Cancellation Program to educators teaching in BIE schools or in Native American language immersion programs. The bill authorizes professional development grants for Native-serving elementary and secondary schools. It also establishes the Native American Language Teacher Training Program to provide grants for institutions of higher education to develop training programs for Native American immersion and language teachers. | 2022-12-29T19:03:41Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8673 |
| 117-hr-8502 | 117 | hr | 8502 | Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2022 | Native Americans | 2022-07-26 | 2022-07-26 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] | NM | D | L000273 | 5 | Tribal Nutrition Improvement Act of 2022 This bill expands access to free and reduced school meals in tribal areas. Specifically, the bill makes a child who is an enrolled member (or who has one or more parents who are enrolled members) of an Indian tribe categorically eligible for free school breakfasts or lunches. Additionally, the bill allows the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to adjust reimbursement rates for breakfasts, lunches, suppers, and supplements served in Bureau-funded schools and elementary and secondary schools on or near an Indian reservation. The bill also directs USDA to establish a pilot program to award grants to 10 tribal entities for operating and implementing the National School Lunch Program, the School Breakfast Program, the Summer Food Service Program, and the Child and Adult Care Food Program in Bureau-funded schools and elementary and secondary schools on or near an Indian reservation. | 2022-12-29T18:18:44Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8502 |
| 117-hr-8380 | 117 | hr | 8380 | Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Shab-eh-nay Band Reservation Settlement Act of 2022 | Native Americans | 2022-07-14 | 2022-09-14 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Garcia, Jesus G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] | IL | D | G000586 | 5 | Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation Shab-eh-nay Band Reservation Settlement Act of 2022 This bill provides for the settlement of claims by the Prairie Band Potawatomi Nation relating to the Shab-eh-nay Band Reservation in northern Illinois. The reservation consists of 1,280 acres and, due to a sale in 1849, is currently occupied by the tribe and nontribe entities, including the State of Illinois, the Dekalb County government, and corporate entities. In particular, the bill recognizes the tribe's ownership of 130 acres of land within the reservation. Further, the bill extinguishes the tribe's title to the remainder of the reservation. Additionally, the bill requires the Department of the Interior to pay the tribe a specified amount as partial settlement of the tribe's claims for the tribe to promote economic development and land acquisition. The bill also outlines a process for subsequent payments to the tribe. The tribe may use these settlement funds to acquire up to 1,151 acres of land within or near the reservation. The bill authorizes the tribe to enter into agreements with the State of Illinois and local governments. It requires land that is located within the boundaries of the reservation and owned by state and local governments to be managed to protect any human or cultural remains. | 2023-03-09T17:47:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8380 |
| 117-hr-8387 | 117 | hr | 8387 | Parity for Tribal Law Enforcement Act | Native Americans | 2022-07-14 | 2022-11-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. | House | Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] | WA | R | N000189 | 9 | Parity for Tribal Law Enforcement Act This bill treats certain tribal law enforcement officers as federal law enforcement officers under specified circumstances. Specifically, the bill authorizes the law enforcement officers of any Indian tribe that has contracted or compacted any or all federal law enforcement functions through the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to enforce federal law within the tribe's jurisdiction if those officers meet certain qualifications. These qualifications include completing training and passing an adjudicated background investigation. Further, the bill deems a tribal law enforcement officer who is acting under an authorized contract or compact as a federal law enforcement officer for the purposes of certain federal laws, including for injury and death, retirement, and pension benefits. The Department of the Interior must (1) develop procedures for credentialing tribal officers to confirm these officers meet minimum certification standards and training requirements for Indian country peace officers, and (2) promulgate guidance to implement this bill. The bill also requires the Department of Justice to coordinate and provide oversight for its functions and programs to ensure a coordinated approach for public safety in Indian communities. | 2023-03-09T17:47:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8387 |
| 117-hr-8286 | 117 | hr | 8286 | To take certain Federal land in the State of Washington into trust for the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 2022-07-05 | 2022-09-14 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] | WA | D | K000381 | 2 | This bill takes approximately 1,082.63 acres of specified lands in the state of Washington into trust for the benefit of the Lower Elwha Klallam Tribe. Lands taken into trust shall be part of the Lower Elwha Reservation. Further, the bill prohibits gaming on the land taken into trust. | 2023-03-09T17:47:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8286 |
| 117-hr-8108 | 117 | hr | 8108 | Advancing Tribal Parity on Public Land Act | Native Americans | 2022-06-16 | 2022-09-14 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] | AZ | D | G000551 | 0 | Advancing Tribal Parity on Public Land Act This bill addresses tribal interests in the disposal and management of public land. Specifically, the bill prohibits the federal government from disposing of public land or National Forest System land unless the Department of the Interior or the Department of Agriculture (USDA) determines, through consultation with any interested Indian tribe, that such disposal would not impact the rights and interests of any interested tribe and would not impair access to a reservation. Interested Indian tribe means an Indian tribe with (1) historic, precontact, cultural, or religious connection to a cultural site located on the tract of public land; (2) a former reservation located on the tract of public land; or (3) treaty rights or other reserved rights associated with the tract of public land. Interior and USDA must, prior to conducting a sale of a tract of public land, notify all tribes of the availability of land for sale. Further, Interior and USDA must sell the tract of land to an interested Indian tribe that submits a bid at fair market value. Land acquired by an interested tribe shall be taken into trust by Interior for the benefit of the tribe. Additionally, the bill revises various public land provisions, including to (1) add the interests of tribes to the list of considerations for land exchanges, and (2) authorize tribes to acquire land for recreational and other public purposes. The bill also requires each public land advisory board to include at least one representative of an interested Indian tribe. | 2023-03-09T17:47:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8108 |
| 117-hr-8109 | 117 | hr | 8109 | Tribal Cultural Areas Protection Act | Native Americans | 2022-06-16 | 2022-09-14 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] | AZ | D | G000551 | 22 | Tribal Cultural Areas Protection Act This bill provides for the preservation of tribal cultural sites on public land, including by establishing the Tribal Cultural Areas System, setting forth requirements related to land management, and authorizing certain actions by tribes. | 2023-03-09T17:47:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8109 |
| 117-hr-8115 | 117 | hr | 8115 | Recreation and Public Purposes Tribal Parity Act | Native Americans | 2022-06-16 | 2022-12-30 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 501. | House | Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] | CA | R | L000578 | 0 | Recreation and Public Purposes Tribal Parity Act This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to sell or lease public lands to federally recognized Indian tribes for recreational or public purposes, subject to annual acreage limitations. | 2023-03-09T17:47:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8115 |
| 117-hr-8068 | 117 | hr | 8068 | Tribal Energy Investment Act of 2022 | Native Americans | 2022-06-15 | 2022-06-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Energy. | House | Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] | NM | D | L000273 | 3 | Tribal Energy Investment Act of 2022 This bill authorizes the Department of Energy to provide direct loans to Indian tribes and tribal energy development organizations for energy development. These direct loans shall be made through the Federal Financing Bank. | 2023-03-08T20:11:49Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/8068 |
| 117-hr-7632 | 117 | hr | 7632 | Tribal Access to Clean Water Act of 2022 | Native Americans | 2022-04-28 | 2022-05-12 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] | CO | D | N000191 | 19 | Tribal Access to Clean Water Act of 2022 This bill provides funding for and expands access to water resources for Native communities (i.e., Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian communities). First, the bill provides funding for the Indian Health Service to (1) provide essential sanitation facilities to community structures (e.g., schools, hospitals, and tribal offices) that were not previously considered eligible for such service; (2) provide technical assistance; and (3) operate and maintain water facilities that serve Native communities. Next, the bill provides funding for the Department of Agriculture to provide water and wastewater facility grants to eligible entities (e.g., Native communities) that have residents facing significant health risks due to inadequate water supply systems. The bill specifies that these funds shall not require any matching contribution. In addition, the bill reauthorizes through FY2032 the Bureau of Reclamation's Rural Water Supply Program. Further, the bill provides funding for and establishes a grant program for tribal clean water access projects. It also provides funding for the Native American Affairs Technical Assistance Program. | 2023-03-09T17:47:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7632 |
| 117-hr-7633 | 117 | hr | 7633 | Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022 | Native Americans | 2022-04-28 | 2022-05-12 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] | AZ | D | O000171 | 4 | Hualapai Tribe Water Rights Settlement Act of 2022 This bill modifies and ratifies the Hualapai Tribe water rights settlement agreement negotiated between the tribe, the United States, Arizona, and others, thus satisfying the tribe's claims for groundwater and surface water rights to water in Arizona, including the Verde River, the Bill Williams River, and the Colorado River. The bill outlines the tribe's water rights, including the right to divert, use, and store 4,000 acre-feet of agricultural priority water of the Central Arizona Project that was previously allocated to nontribal agricultural entities, but retained by the Department of the Interior for reallocation to tribes in Arizona pursuant to the Central Arizona Project Settlement Act of 2004. Amounts deposited in an established trust fund account shall be made available to the tribe for specified purposes, including to construct the Hualapai Water Project. The project must be designed to divert, treat, and convey up to 3,414 acre-feet of water per year from the Colorado River for municipal, commercial, and industrial uses on the Hualapai Reservation. The bill authorizes Interior to take specified land into trust for the benefit of the tribe. In the future, land located outside the reservation may only be taken into trust through an act of Congress. The bill outlines (1) waivers, releases, and retentions of claims by the tribe and the United States under the settlement agreement; and (2) a limited waiver of sovereign immunity by the United States and the tribe with respect to certain claims. | 2023-03-09T17:47:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7633 |
| 117-hr-7577 | 117 | hr | 7577 | CDC Tribal Public Health Security and Preparedness Act | Native Americans | 2022-04-26 | 2022-04-27 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] | AZ | D | G000574 | 2 | CDC Tribal Public Health Security and Preparedness Act This bill allows tribes and tribal organizations to apply directly to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) program funds. Currently, only states and certain local entities may apply for PHEP funds to respond to public health emergencies, such as COVID-19. The CDC must award at least 10 cooperative agreements to tribal applicants. Additionally, the CDC must consult with tribes and tribal organizations to ensure the PHEP program enables these entities to respond to public health emergencies. The CDC may make certain modifications to the program after the consultation. | 2022-12-29T23:18:22Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7577 |
| 117-hr-7581 | 117 | hr | 7581 | Yurok Lands Act of 2022 | Native Americans | 2022-04-26 | 2022-09-14 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] | CA | D | H001068 | 0 | Yurok Lands Act of 2022 This bill addresses the management of Yurok Reservation lands. The Department of the Interior must enter into a cooperative agreement with the Yurok Tribe for protecting the natural resources of Redwood National Park. The bill confirms the 2006 Cooperative Agreement between the Department of the Interior and the Yurok Tribe for the Cooperative Management of Tribal and Federal Lands and Resources in the Klamath River Basin of California and authorizes Interior to implement the agreement. The Forest Service must transfer approximately 1,229 acres in the Yurok Experimental Forest and Six Rivers National Forest to Interior. That land must be held in trust for the benefit of the tribe and be managed by the tribe for conservation and research purposes. The land may not be used for gaming activity or for old growth logging. Interior must revise the boundary of the reservation as depicted on the map titled Proposed Yurok Reservation Boundary and dated March 30, 2022. National Forest System land and National Park System land within the revised reservation must be administered by the Forest Service and the National Park Service, respectively. The bill gives the tribe the option to expand its role in the environmental review process with respect to major federal actions within the revised Yurok Reservation. The bill designates the Bald Hills Road, which runs from U.S. Highway 101 to the Klamath River, as the Yurok Scenic Byway. The bill ratifies and confirms the tribe's governing documents. | 2023-03-09T17:47:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7581 |
| 117-hr-7455 | 117 | hr | 7455 | IHS Contract Support Cost Amendment Act | Native Americans | 2022-04-07 | 2022-04-07 | Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources. | House | Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] | OK | R | C001053 | 20 | IHS Contract Support Cost Amendment Act This bill allows tribes to receive contract support costs for activities that would otherwise be carried out by the Department of the Interior or the Department of Health and Human Services for direct operation of a program, but for which the costs are not fully covered by the amount of funds required by the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act of 1975. | 2022-12-29T23:03:25Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/7455 |
| 117-hr-6964 | 117 | hr | 6964 | To authorize leases of up to 99 years for lands held in trust for the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation. | Native Americans | 2022-03-07 | 2022-12-30 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 498. | House | Rep. Strickland, Marilyn [D-WA-10] | WA | D | S001159 | 9 | This bill authorizes the Confederated Tribes of the Chehalis Reservation to lease their land held in trust for a term of up to 99 years. The tribe is located in western Washington State. | 2023-03-09T17:47:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6964 |
| 117-hr-6707 | 117 | hr | 6707 | Advancing Equality for Wabanaki Nations Act | Native Americans | 2022-02-11 | 2022-12-07 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 432. | House | Rep. Golden, Jared F. [D-ME-2] | ME | D | G000592 | 8 | Advancing Equality for Wabanaki Nations Act This bill allows the Wabanaki Nations in Maine to access future federal laws that are passed by Congress for the benefit of Indian tribes. Four Indian tribes (Maliseet, Micmac, Penobscot, and Passamaquoddy) make up the Wabanaki Nations. Currently, these tribes are unable to access certain federal laws and related benefits because such laws are preempted by the Maine Indian Claims Settlement Act of 1980. | 2023-03-09T17:47:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6707 |
| 117-hr-6716 | 117 | hr | 6716 | Native American Burial Sites and Cultural Resources Protection Act | Native Americans | 2022-02-11 | 2022-02-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment. | House | Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] | CA | R | L000578 | 3 | Native American Burial Sites and Cultural Resources Protection Act This bill directs the Department of the Army to identify, and cooperate with appropriate property owners to set aside, areas that may be used for the reburial of Native American human remains and funerary objects that have been identified or discovered at the site of a civil works project carried out, or operated and maintained, using federal funds; have been rightfully claimed by any affected Indian tribe; and can be reburied in a manner secure from future disturbances. Army shall issue written guidance for recovery and reburial that meets or exceeds the recovery and reburial standards in policy statements and guidance issued by the Advisory Council on Historic Preservation. Army may not exercise the power of eminent domain to acquire any property for use for reburial. Army may convey to an affected Indian tribe for use as a cemetery or reburial area any area that is located on land owned by Army and has been identified and set aside in accordance with this bill. | 2022-12-30T04:18:55Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6716 |
| 117-hr-6568 | 117 | hr | 6568 | Diné College Act of 2022 | Native Americans | 2022-02-02 | 2022-02-02 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] | AZ | D | O000171 | 0 | Diné College Act of 2022 This bill authorizes Diné College in Tsaile, Arizona, to receive all federal funding and resources for its operation, improvement, and growth. Diné College serves the higher education needs of the Navajo people. | 2022-12-30T04:18:59Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6568 |
| 117-hr-6504 | 117 | hr | 6504 | Native Pacific Islanders of America Equity Act | Native Americans | 2022-01-25 | 2022-02-17 | Committee Hearings Held. | House | Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] | GU | D | S001204 | 1 | Native Pacific Islanders of America Equity Act This bill establishes a CHamoru Registry program. It also allows eligible Native CHamoru organizations and Native Northern Marianas organizations to qualify for federal contracting opportunities through their participation in certain small business programs that are administered by the Small Business Administration. First, the bill establishes a CHamoru Registry program under the Office of the Governor of Guam. The program must keep a database to serve as a genealogy bank to verify Native CHamoru ancestry requirements. Next, it treats businesses owned by economically disadvantaged Native CHamoru organizations or Native Northern Marianas organizations as socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses for purposes of the Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development program, which is commonly known as the 8(a) program. Further, it allows businesses that are owned by Native CHamoru organizations or Native Northern Marianas organizations to participate in the Historically Underutilized Business Zone Empowerment Contracting (HUBZone) program. The 8(a) program and the HUBZone program each limit competition for certain government contracts to participating small businesses. | 2023-03-09T17:47:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6504 |
| 117-hr-6402 | 117 | hr | 6402 | To grant a Federal charter to the National American Indian Veterans, Incorporated. | Native Americans | 2022-01-13 | 2022-11-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. | House | Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] | SD | R | J000301 | 16 | This bill grants a federal charter to the National American Indian Veterans Inc., which is a nonprofit corporation organized in the United States. | 2022-12-30T03:49:03Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6402 |
| 117-hr-6406 | 117 | hr | 6406 | Stronger Engagement for Indian Health Needs Act of 2022 | Native Americans | 2022-01-13 | 2022-01-20 | Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. | House | Rep. Stanton, Greg [D-AZ-9] | AZ | D | S001211 | 9 | Stronger Engagement for Indian Health Needs Act of 2022 This bill elevates the current position of the Director of the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to Assistant Secretary for Indian Health within HHS. | 2022-12-30T03:49:03Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6406 |
| 117-hr-6372 | 117 | hr | 6372 | Tribal Medical Supplies Stockpile Access Act of 2022 | Native Americans | 2022-01-11 | 2022-01-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] | AZ | D | G000574 | 3 | Tribal Medical Supplies Stockpile Access Act of 2022 This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to deploy drugs, vaccines, biological products, medical devices, and other supplies from the Strategic National Stockpile directly to health programs or facilities operated by the Indian Health Service (IHS), tribes, or tribal organizations. Such supplies from the stockpile are used to respond to public health emergencies. Specifically, if HHS distributes pandemic or epidemic products (e.g., drugs or medical devices) to states or other entities, HHS must also deploy such products directly to health programs or facilities operated by IHS or other tribal entities. HHS must coordinate with states, programs, and facilities to ensure supplies and products are distributed to such tribal entities. | 2022-12-30T03:33:58Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6372 |
| 117-hr-6345 | 117 | hr | 6345 | To amend the Siletz Reservation Act to address the hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 2021-12-23 | 2021-12-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. | House | Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] | OR | D | S001180 | 1 | This bill provides a process by which the Confederated Tribes of Siletz Indians and Oregon may negotiate to amend or replace the existing agreement defining the tribe's hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights. The current agreement, which was made effective by a May 2, 1980, consent decree by the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, serves as the exclusive and final determination of the tribe's hunting, fishing, trapping, and gathering rights. This bill instead allows an April 22, 1980, agreement between the United States, Oregon, and the tribe (known as the Siletz Agreement) to define the tribe's rights until and unless it is amended or replaced upon mutual agreement of the tribe and Oregon. The bill allows the tribe and Oregon to return to the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon to request the modification or termination of the May 2, 1980, consent decree. | 2022-12-30T03:18:58Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6345 |
| 117-hr-6346 | 117 | hr | 6346 | To amend the Grand Ronde Reservation Act to address the hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights of the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 2021-12-23 | 2021-12-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. | House | Rep. Schrader, Kurt [D-OR-5] | OR | D | S001180 | 1 | This bill provides a process by which the Confederated Tribes of the Grand Ronde Community of Oregon and Oregon may negotiate to amend or replace the existing agreement defining the tribe's hunting, fishing, trapping, and animal gathering rights. The current agreement, which was made effective by a January 12, 1987, consent decree by the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon, serves as the exclusive and final determination of the tribe's hunting, fishing, trapping, and gathering rights. This bill instead allows a December 2, 1986, agreement between the United States, Oregon, and the tribe (known as the Grand Ronde Hunting and Fishing Agreement) to define the tribe's rights until and unless it is amended or replaced upon mutual agreement of the tribe and Oregon. The bill allows the tribe and Oregon to return to the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon to request the modification or termination of the January 12, 1987, consent decree. | 2022-12-30T03:18:58Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6346 |
| 117-hr-6331 | 117 | hr | 6331 | Native American Rural Homeownership Improvement Act of 2021 | Native Americans | 2021-12-20 | 2021-12-20 | Referred to the House Committee on Financial Services. | House | Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] | SD | R | J000301 | 7 | Native American Rural Homeownership Improvement Act of 2021 This bill provides statutory authority for a Department of Agriculture pilot program that provides direct loans to Native community development financial institutions to increase homeownership opportunities for tribal communities in rural areas. | 2022-12-30T03:18:58Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6331 |
| 117-hr-6181 | 117 | hr | 6181 | Samish Indian Nation Land Reaffirmation Act | Native Americans | 2021-12-08 | 2022-12-07 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 431. | House | Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] | AZ | D | G000574 | 18 | This bill applies the Indian Reorganization Act to the Samish Indian Nation. | 2023-08-08T20:15:21Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6181 |
| 117-hr-6141 | 117 | hr | 6141 | To make technical amendments to Public Law 93-531 relating to lands of the Navajo Nation, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 2021-12-03 | 2021-12-16 | Referred to the Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands. | House | Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] | AZ | D | O000171 | 0 | This bill addresses the land settlement agreement between the Navajo Nation and the Hopi Tribe in Arizona. Among other things, the bill requires the Department of the Interior to study the impacts of relocation and federal development freezes (commonly known as the Bennett Freeze), allows the Navajo Nation to select an additional 757 acres of land, and expands the authority of the Office of Navajo and Hopi Indian Relocation to carry out a rehabilitation program to redress the effects of the Bennett Freeze. The Bennett Freeze was issued administratively in 1966 by former Bureau of Indian Affairs Commissioner Robert Bennett to restrict the Navajo Nation from constructing and repairing their dwellings on land subject to a land dispute with the Hopi Tribe. | 2022-12-30T03:04:07Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6141 |
| 117-hr-6097 | 117 | hr | 6097 | Indigenous Peoples Exchange and Economic Cooperation Act | Native Americans | 2021-11-30 | 2022-02-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Civilian Security, Migration and International Economic Policy. | House | Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] | CA | D | T000474 | 2 | Indigenous Peoples Exchange and Economic Cooperation Act This bill requires certain agencies to facilitate contacts and cooperation between federally recognized tribes and Indigenous peoples of other countries in the Western Hemisphere. Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Commerce, in coordination with the Department of the Interior, to submit a strategy to Congress. The strategy must promote and facilitate (1) cross-investments and export opportunities between tribes and Indigenous peoples in tribal businesses and commercial enterprises that involve Indigenous peoples, and (2) the development of supply chains for U.S. entities that include certified products produced by tribes and Indigenous peoples. Additionally, the Inter-American Foundation, the Department of State, the U.S. Agency for International Development, and the Millennium Challenge Corporation must (1) consult with representatives of civil society organizations, especially organizations comprised of or representing the interests of Indigenous peoples; and (2) provide assistance to Western Hemisphere countries that promotes and facilitates entrepreneurship among Indigenous peoples. | 2022-12-30T08:18:21Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6097 |
| 117-hr-6063 | 117 | hr | 6063 | To provide for the equitable settlement of certain Indian land disputes regarding land in Illinois, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 2021-11-19 | 2022-12-07 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 430. | House | Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] | MN | D | M001143 | 2 | This bill confers jurisdiction to the U.S. Court of Federal Claims for the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma's land claim arising under the Treaty of Grouseland. The court may hear, determine, and render judgement on this land claim without regard to the statute of limitations and delay-based defenses. The United States is the only entity liable for such a claim. This jurisdiction expires unless such a claim is filed within one year. All other claims of the tribe, including claims to title arising under the Treaty of Grouseland and the Northwest Ordinance, are extinguished. | 2023-03-09T17:47:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6063 |
| 117-hr-6032 | 117 | hr | 6032 | Katimiîn and Ameekyáaraam Sacred Lands Act | Native Americans | 2021-11-18 | 2022-12-30 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 496. | House | Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] | CA | D | H001068 | 0 | Katimiîn and Ameekyáaraam Sacred Lands Act This bill takes approximately 1,031 acres of specified lands in Siskiyou and Humboldt Counties, California, into trust for the benefit of the Karuk Tribe. Land taken into trust may be used for traditional and customary uses for the benefit of the tribe. Additionally, the land taken into trust must allow for continued access by the Forest Service for managing the component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System that flows through the land. The Department of Agriculture must enter into a memorandum of understanding with the tribe to establish mutual goals for the protection and enhancement of the river values of such component. Further, the bill prohibits gaming on the land taken into trust. | 2023-03-09T17:47:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/6032 |
| 117-hr-5880 | 117 | hr | 5880 | To amend the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010 to modify the enforceability date for certain provisions, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 2021-11-04 | 2022-05-12 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] | AZ | D | O000171 | 0 | This bill extends the deadline, from 2023 to 2025, for the Department of the Interior to publish a statement of findings required by the White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act of 2010. In particular, the bill repeals the settlement agreement on May 1, 2025, if Interior does not publish by April 30, 2025, a statement of findings that specified conditions have been fulfilled (including that Interior has entered into appropriate contracts for water rights). | 2023-03-09T17:47:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5880 |
| 117-hr-5822 | 117 | hr | 5822 | To extend Federal recognition to the Edisto Natchez-Kusso Tribe of South Carolina, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 2021-11-02 | 2021-11-08 | Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. | House | Rep. Mace, Nancy [R-SC-1] | SC | R | M000194 | 0 | This bill extends federal recognition to the Edisto Natchez-Kusso Tribe of South Carolina. Specifically, the bill makes the tribe and its members eligible for services and benefits provided to federally recognized tribes, without regard to the existence of a reservation for the tribe. The delivery area for services and benefits shall be determined in coordination and consultation with the Department of the Interior. Next, the bill sets forth requirements for the tribe regarding its membership roll, governing documents, and governing body. Upon request of the tribe, Interior (1) must take into trust certain land in Dorchester and Colleton counties in South Carolina for the benefit of the tribe, and (2) may take into trust land in specified counties for the benefit of the tribe. Land taken into trust shall be considered part of the tribe's reservation. Further, the bill prohibits the tribe from conducting gaming activities. | 2023-05-11T15:45:15Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5822 |
| 117-hr-5695 | 117 | hr | 5695 | To make technical amendments to update statutory references to certain provisions which were formerly classified to chapters 14 and 19 of title 25, United States Code. | Native Americans | 2021-10-22 | 2021-12-09 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. | House | Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-50] | CA | R | I000056 | 0 | This bill updates references in the U.S. Code to certain provisions in Title 25 (Indians). In 2016, Congress transferred certain provisions in Chapter 14 (Miscellaneous) and Chapter 19 (Indian Land Claims Settlements) of Title 25 to new chapters at the end of the title as part of an effort to reclassify the code. To reflect the reclassification of the code, this bill updates references to Title 25. | 2023-03-08T20:26:24Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5695 |
| 117-hr-5567 | 117 | hr | 5567 | Indian Programs Advance Appropriations Act of 2021 | Native Americans | 2021-10-12 | 2021-10-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. | House | Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] | MN | D | M001143 | 20 | Indian Programs Advance Appropriations Act of 2021 This bill authorizes advance appropriations for several covered appropriations accounts of (1) the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Education within the Department of the Interior, and (2) the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services. The advance appropriations provide new budget authority that first becomes available for the first fiscal year after the budget year. The covered accounts within the Bureau of Indian Affairs are (1) Operation of Indian Programs, (2) Contract Support Costs, (3) the Indian Guaranteed Loan Program, (4) Construction, and (5) Payments for Tribal Leases. The covered accounts within the Bureau of Indian Education are (1) Operation of Indian Education Programs, and (2) Education Construction. The covered accounts within the Indian Health Service are (1) Indian Health Services, (2) Contract Support Costs, (3) Payments for Tribal Leases, and (4) Indian Health Facilities. The bill also requires the President's budget and the supporting documents submitted to Congress to include detailed estimates related to the advance appropriations. | 2023-03-08T20:12:35Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5567 |
| 117-hr-5549 | 117 | hr | 5549 | Indian Health Service Advance Appropriations Act | Native Americans | 2021-10-08 | 2022-07-28 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 15 | Indian Health Service Advance Appropriations Act This bill authorizes advance appropriations for the following Indian Health Service appropriations accounts: Indian Health Services, Indian Health Facilities, Contract Support Costs, and Payments for Tribal Leases. The advance appropriations provide new budget authority that first becomes available in the first fiscal year after the budget year. The bill requires the President's budget request to include information on estimates for the advance appropriations. | 2023-03-09T17:47:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5549 |
| 117-hr-5444 | 117 | hr | 5444 | Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act | Native Americans | 2021-09-30 | 2022-12-07 | Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 117-595, Part I. | House | Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] | KS | D | D000629 | 87 | Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act This bill establishes the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies in the United States and sets forth its powers, duties, and membership. Among other duties, the commission must investigate the impacts and ongoing effects of the Indian Boarding School Policies (federal policies under which American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children were forcibly removed from their family homes and placed in boarding schools). Further, the commission must develop recommendations on ways to (1) protect unmarked graves and accompanying land protections; (2) support repatriation and identify the tribal nations from which children were taken; and (3) discontinue the removal of American Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian children from their families and tribal communities by state social service departments, foster care agencies, and adoption agencies. | 2023-03-09T17:47:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5444 |
| 117-hr-5221 | 117 | hr | 5221 | Urban Indian Health Confer Act | Native Americans | 2021-09-10 | 2022-07-20 | Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-530. | House | Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] | AZ | D | G000551 | 19 | Urban Indian Health Confer Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to confer with urban Indian organizations regarding health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives living in urban areas. Currently, only the Indian Health Service (IHS) is required to confer with urban Indian organizations on matters relating to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act. The bill requires HHS to ensure that the IHS and other agencies and offices within HHS confer with urban Indian organizations on (1) matters relating to the Indian Health Care Improvement Act, and (2) other provisions of law relating to health care for American Indians and Alaska Natives. | 2023-03-09T17:47:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5221 |
| 117-hr-5195 | 117 | hr | 5195 | Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2021 | Native Americans | 2021-09-07 | 2021-09-15 | Ordered to be Reported in the Nature of a Substitute (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 35 - 15. | House | Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] | CA | D | W000187 | 0 | Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2021 This bill provides federal housing assistance to Indians and Native Hawaiians. Specifically, the bill reauthorizes through FY2026 and otherwise revises housing assistance block grants for Indians and Native Hawaiians. Among other things, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) must award competitive grants to eligible recipients of block grants to carry out affordable housing activities, such as housing rehabilitation projects. The bill authorizes HUD to guarantee housing loans for Indians and Native Hawaiians through FY2026. Additionally, the bill provides statutory authority for the Tribal HUD-VASH program, which provides rental assistance and supportive services to Indians who (1) are veterans of the U.S. Armed Forces, (2) are homeless or at risk of homelessness, and (3) live in or near an area where a tribe or tribally designated housing entity provides assistance for affordable housing. The program must be carried out by HUD in conjunction with the Department of Veterans Affairs. Under the program, grants must be made to entities eligible for housing assistance block grants. HUD may also make renewal grants to entities that have received prior program grants. The bill also requires the Department of Agriculture to set aside and reserve certain rural housing funds for Indian tribes. | 2023-03-08T19:58:39Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5195 |
| 117-hr-5160 | 117 | hr | 5160 | Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act | Native Americans | 2021-09-03 | 2021-09-03 | Referred to the House Committee on Small Business. | House | Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] | KS | D | D000629 | 1 | Native American Entrepreneurial Opportunity Act This bill provides statutory authority for the establishment of the Office of Native American Affairs within the Small Business Administration (SBA). The office must establish a working relationship with Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations by targeting SBA programs relating to entrepreneurial development, contracting, and capital access to revitalize small businesses owned and controlled by individuals who are members of Indian tribes or Native Hawaiian Organizations and economic development in Indian country. | 2022-12-31T09:00:19Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5160 |
| 117-hr-5119 | 117 | hr | 5119 | To amend title VI of the Social Security Act to extend the coverage of Coronavirus Relief Fund payments to Tribal Governments. | Native Americans | 2021-08-27 | 2021-12-09 | Received in the Senate. | House | Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] | AZ | D | O000171 | 11 | This bill extends through December 31, 2022, the coverage period for the Coronavirus Relief Fund to make payments to tribal governments for necessary expenditures incurred as a result of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Expenditures must be incurred between March 1, 2020, and December 31, 2022. | 2023-03-09T17:47:48Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5119 |
| 117-hr-5098 | 117 | hr | 5098 | To amend the Bridgeport Indian Colony Land Trust, Health, and Economic Development Act of 2012 to remove the restriction on class II gaming on certain land in California. | Native Americans | 2021-08-24 | 2021-08-26 | Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. | House | Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-8] | CA | R | O000019 | 0 | This bill allows Class II gaming (i.e., bingo and related games) on the approximately 39.36 acres of federal land in Mono County, California, that is held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Bridgeport Indian Colony. | 2023-01-01T20:18:53Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5098 |
| 117-hr-5008 | 117 | hr | 5008 | Frank Harrison, Elizabeth Peratrovich, and Miguel Trujillo Native American Voting Rights Act of 2021 | Native Americans | 2021-08-13 | 2022-11-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. | House | Rep. Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3] | KS | D | D000629 | 105 | Frank Harrison, Elizabeth Peratrovich, and Miguel Trujillo Native American Voting Rights Act of 2021 This bill addresses the voting rights of Native American and Alaska Native voters and voting access on tribal lands. The bill includes provisions expanding the types of facilities that can be used as voter registration agencies; increasing polling site accessibility, including by expanding early in-person voting and providing ballot drop boxes; providing enforcement power to citizens and attorneys general; requiring approval for actions like moving a polling place; validating certain tribal identification for voting or registering to vote; permitting voters to designate another individual to return a ballot on their behalf; and expanding requirements for bilingual voting accessibility. In addition, the bill establishes a Native American voting task force grant program for the purpose of increasing voter outreach, education, registration, turnout, and accessibility for Native American communities. The bill also directs the Government Accountability Office to study and report on (1) the prevalence of nontraditional or nonexistent mailing addresses among Indians, members of tribes, and individuals residing on Indian lands; and (2) the alternatives for removing barriers to voter registration, receipt of voter information and materials, and receipt of ballots. | 2022-12-30T10:48:29Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/5008 |
| 117-hr-4995 | 117 | hr | 4995 | Tribal Wildlife Corridors Act of 2021 | Native Americans | 2021-08-10 | 2021-08-30 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. | House | Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] | AZ | D | G000574 | 4 | Tribal Wildlife Corridors Act of 2021 This bill authorizes tribal wildlife corridors. Specifically, the bill permits an Indian tribe to nominate a corridor within the land of such tribe as a tribal wildlife corridor. The Department of the Interior must establish criteria for determining whether such a corridor qualifies as a tribal wildlife corridor, including criteria for restoring historical habitat. Interior must provide tribes with technical assistance to establish, manage, or expand a tribal wildlife corridor. Such assistance must include support with accessing wildlife data and working with voluntary private landowners to access programs for facilitating connectivity on nonfederal land. Additionally, Interior must (1) establish a program to award grants to tribes to increase connectivity through tribal wildlife corridors, and (2) consult with tribes to determine whether a tribal wildlife corridor may be expanded into public lands or otherwise benefit connectivity between public lands and such corridor. | 2023-01-01T20:19:23Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4995 |
| 117-hr-4913 | 117 | hr | 4913 | To amend the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to expand the Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Area for the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana to include Brazoria County and Harris County in the State of Texas, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 2021-08-03 | 2021-08-18 | Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. | House | Rep. Letlow, Julia [R-LA-5] | LA | R | L000595 | 2 | This bill expands the geographic boundaries of the Purchased/Referred Care Delivery Area for the Tunica-Biloxi Tribe of Louisiana to include the Texas counties of Brazoria and Harris. | 2023-01-01T20:19:46Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4913 |
| 117-hr-4881 | 117 | hr | 4881 | Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act | Native Americans | 2021-07-30 | 2022-12-27 | Became Public Law No: 117-275. | House | Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] | AZ | D | G000551 | 10 | Old Pascua Community Land Acquisition Act This act directs the Department of the Interior to take tribally owned lands in Pima County, Arizona, into trust for the benefit of the Pascua Yaqui Tribe of Arizona. Lands taken into trust shall be part of the Pascua Yaqui Reservation. The act allows gaming on the land taken into trust. | 2023-03-09T17:47:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4881 |
| 117-hr-4839 | 117 | hr | 4839 | Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2021 | Native Americans | 2021-07-29 | 2021-07-29 | Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor. | House | Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-4] | MI | R | M001194 | 5 | Tribal Labor Sovereignty Act of 2021 This bill excludes Indian tribes and tribal enterprises and institutions on tribal land from requirements for employers under the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). (Currently under the NLRA, employers may not engage in unfair labor practices and must allow employees to form unions, engage in collective bargaining, and take collective action.) | 2023-05-10T16:00:21Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4839 |
| 117-hr-4715 | 117 | hr | 4715 | Quapaw Tribal Landowner Settlement Act of 2021 | Native Americans | 2021-07-27 | 2022-03-31 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] | OK | R | M001190 | 1 | Quapaw Tribal Landowner Settlement Act of 2021 This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to make FY2021 payments to members of the Quapaw Tribe of Oklahoma in accordance with the January 2020 recommendation of the review panel of the U.S. Court of Federal Claims. | 2023-03-09T17:47:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4715 |
| 117-hr-4733 | 117 | hr | 4733 | Tribal Tourism Sovereignty Act | Native Americans | 2021-07-27 | 2021-07-28 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Coast Guard and Maritime Transportation. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Tribal Tourism Sovereignty Act This bill allows covered passenger vessels (e.g., foreign-flagged cruise ships) to comply with the foreign-stop requirement by calling on ports or places owned by an Indian tribe. Under current law, these vessels may not transport passengers from one U.S. port to another without stopping in a foreign country. The bill allows a voyage transporting passengers to call on a port owned by an Indian tribe if the voyage (1) is made by a covered passenger vessel that complies with security and safety requirements and certain training for crew members, and (2) employs alien crew members with valid nonimmigrant work visas. A vessel performing such a voyage must receive permission from the tribe to dock at a port or place owned by the tribe and disembark passengers on tribal lands. In addition, the bill outlines tribal powers and privileges, including that the tribe shall have the authority to levy and collect fees from port calls. | 2022-12-31T05:04:57Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4733 |
| 117-hr-4637 | 117 | hr | 4637 | To sever United States Government relations with the Creek Nation of Oklahoma until such time as the Creek Nation of Oklahoma restores full Tribal citizenship to the Creek Freedmen disenfranchised in the October 6, 1979, Creek Nation vote and fulfills all its treaty obligations with the Government of the United States, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 2021-07-22 | 2022-11-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties. | House | Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] | IL | D | D000096 | 1 | This bill directs the United States to sever all relations with the Muscogee (Creek) Nation of Oklahoma (i.e., Creek Nation) until the tribe complies with treaty and federal obligations. Specifically, Creek Nation must restore full tribal citizenship to those individuals who can trace their ancestry to individuals listed on the 1906 Dawes Commission Rolls for the Creek Freedmen (i.e., Creek Freedmen, Freedmen, and Black Creeks). The bill also suspends the tribe's authority to conduct gaming or administer any funds from gaming until the tribe is in compliance with all treaty and federal obligations. The bill requires the Department of the Interior to (1) coordinate with federal agencies and receive reports from such agencies; (2) submit monthly compliance reports; and (3) issue a report on the status of Freedmen in the Creek, Choctaw, Chickasaw, and Seminole Nations of Oklahoma, including their access to tribal benefits. The Department of Justice must issue a finding on whether the civil rights of the Freedmen have been violated by the Creek Nation, Interior, or both. The bill establishes a private right of action for Freedmen. The bill directs the Government Accountability Office to issue an annual report on the tribe's expenditure of federal funds and whether the tribe is in full compliance with all federal laws related to the management and disbursement of such funds. | 2022-12-31T05:05:32Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4637 |
| 117-hr-4656 | 117 | hr | 4656 | Extending Tribal Broadband Priority Act of 2021 | Native Americans | 2021-07-22 | 2021-07-23 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. | House | Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] | NM | D | L000273 | 7 | Extending Tribal Broadband Priority Act of 2021 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to, within 30 days, establish a new tribal priority window for the 2.5 gigahertz band, through which tribes in rural areas may apply for unassigned spectrum. The new window is subject to the same terms and conditions as the tribal priority window that was adopted by the FCC on July 10, 2019, and that closed on September 2, 2020. | 2022-12-31T05:05:27Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4656 |
| 117-hr-4504 | 117 | hr | 4504 | Tribal Biochar Promotion Act of 2021 | Native Americans | 2021-07-19 | 2021-08-11 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry. | House | Rep. LaMalfa, Doug [R-CA-1] | CA | R | L000578 | 5 | Tribal Biochar Promotion Act of 2021 This bill establishes biochar demonstration projects. Biochar refers to carbonized biomass produced by converting feedstock through reductive thermal processing for nonfuel uses. Specifically, the bill directs the Department of the Interior (for land under Bureau of Land Management jurisdiction) and the Department of Agriculture (for land under Forest Service jurisdiction) to enter into agreements with tribes or tribal organizations to carry out biochar demonstration projects. These projects must support the development and commercialization of biochar on Indian forest land or rangeland and in nearby communities by providing them with reliable supplies of feedstock from federal lands. | 2022-12-31T05:06:17Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4504 |
| 117-hr-4386 | 117 | hr | 4386 | Assuring Regular Consultation to Have Indigenous Voices Effectively Solicited Act | Native Americans | 2021-07-09 | 2021-07-12 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic Development, Public Buildings, and Emergency Management. | House | Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] | WA | D | J000298 | 14 | Assuring Regular Consultation to Have Indigenous Voices Effectively Solicited Act This bill establishes requirements for tribal consultation prior to the sale or transfer of certain federal civilian real property. Federal civilian real property generally refers to federal real property assets, including public buildings, occupied and improved grounds, leased space, or other physical structures under the custody and control of a federal agency. Specifically, a federal agency must consult with tribal governments prior to the sale or transfer of certain federal civilian real property if the proposed sale or transfer would affect a tribe's access to federal agency services. Further, the bill prohibits the property from being sold or transferred if the sale or transfer would substantially reduce or eliminate a tribe's access to these services. | 2022-12-30T13:34:17Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4386 |
| 117-hr-4348 | 117 | hr | 4348 | Tribal Family Fairness Act | Native Americans | 2021-07-02 | 2021-07-02 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support. | House | Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] | CA | D | B001270 | 9 | Tribal Family Fairness Act This bill revises two programs to provide tribes with additional resources for child and family services. First, the bill revises the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families program by establishing a minimum grant award for tribes, increasing funds reserved for state court improvement grants, increasing the set-aside for tribes or tribal consortia, exempting certain plans from reporting requirements, allowing funds to be used for tribal customary adoptions, authorizing in-kind contributions to meet tribal matching requirements, and allowing tribal organizations to use the federal negotiated indirect cost rate in lieu of the administrative costs cap. In addition, the bill revises the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services program by modifying reporting requirements, authorizing in-kind contributions to meet tribal matching requirements, and allowing tribal organizations to use the federal negotiated indirect cost rate in lieu of the administrative costs cap. | 2022-12-31T05:07:54Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4348 |
| 117-hr-4352 | 117 | hr | 4352 | To amend the Act of June 18, 1934, to reaffirm the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to take land into trust for Indian Tribes, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 2021-07-02 | 2021-12-02 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | House | Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] | MN | D | M001143 | 9 | This bill authorizes the Department of the Interior to take land into trust for all federally recognized Indian tribes. Specifically, the bill applies the Indian Reorganization Act to all federally recognized Indian tribes, regardless of when a tribe became recognized. The amendments made by this bill are retroactively effective as if included in the Indian Reorganization Act. This effectively overrules the Supreme Court's decision in Carcieri v. Salazar, which held that Interior could not take land into trust for a specified tribe because that tribe had not been under federal jurisdiction when the Indian Reorganization Act was enacted in 1934. | 2023-03-09T17:47:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4352 |
| 117-hr-4308 | 117 | hr | 4308 | Removing Federal Barriers to Offering of Mobile Wagers on Indian Lands Act | Native Americans | 2021-07-01 | 2021-07-29 | Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. | House | Rep. Correa, J. Luis [D-CA-46] | CA | D | C001110 | 7 | Removing Federal Barriers to Offering of Mobile Wagers on Indian Lands Act This bill establishes provisions related to the regulation of certain online wagers (i.e., bets) as Indian gaming. The bill deems an online wager as occurring exclusively on Indian lands, and therefore subject to the jurisdictional framework that governs Indian gaming, if (1) the person placing the wager and the server that accepts the wager are located in the same state, and (2) the applicable state and Indian tribe have entered into a gaming compact. For the purposes of regulation as Indian gaming, an online wager is deemed to be made at the physical location of the server or other computer equipment used to accept the wager, unless otherwise agreed to by the state and Indian tribe. | 2022-12-31T05:08:15Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4308 |
| 117-hr-4316 | 117 | hr | 4316 | Tribal Healthcare Careers Act | Native Americans | 2021-07-01 | 2021-07-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support. | House | Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] | CA | D | G000585 | 0 | Tribal Healthcare Careers Act This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to reserve a portion of Health Profession Opportunity Grants for Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal colleges and universities. HHS must award at least 10 grants to tribal applicants. | 2023-05-03T14:15:55Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4316 |
| 117-hr-4251 | 117 | hr | 4251 | Native Behavioral Health Access Improvement Act of 2021 | Native Americans | 2021-06-30 | 2021-07-24 | Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. | House | Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] | NJ | D | P000034 | 1 | Native Behavioral Health Access Improvement Act of 2021 This bill establishes a special tribal behavioral health grant program and expands the applicability of certain federal health care provisions to American Indians and Alaska Natives. Specifically, the bill provides funds for and requires the Indian Health Service (IHS) to award grants to eligible entities (e.g., tribal health programs) for the prevention and treatment of mental health and substance use disorders. The bill defines Indian for purposes of health insurance reform, exchanges, and subsidies to include individuals of Indian descent who are members of an Indian community served by the IHS and individuals considered by the Department of Health and Human Services to be Indian for purposes of eligibility for Indian health care services. Individuals included in the definition are eligible for special monthly enrollment periods on health insurance exchanges and elimination of cost sharing under individual health coverage for those whose income is not more than 300% of the poverty line. Under current law, only members of Indian tribes are eligible for these benefits. | 2023-03-08T19:58:48Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4251 |
| 117-hr-4283 | 117 | hr | 4283 | Native Health and Wellness Act of 2021 | Native Americans | 2021-06-30 | 2021-07-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Health. | House | Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] | CA | D | R000599 | 1 | Native Health and Wellness Act of 2021 This bill establishes two grant programs to improve public health services in tribal communities. First, the bill requires the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to award grants to Indian tribes or tribal organizations for promoting health, preventing disease, and reducing health disparities among American Indians and Alaska Natives. In addition, the Department of Health and Human Services must make grants to Indian tribes and tribal organizations for recruiting and mentoring American Indian and Alaska Native youth and young adults in health professions. | 2022-12-31T04:58:10Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4283 |
| 117-hr-4228 | 117 | hr | 4228 | Tribal Border Crossing Parity Act | Native Americans | 2021-06-29 | 2022-11-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship. | House | Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] | WA | D | K000381 | 1 | Tribal Border Crossing Parity Act This bill provides the right to pass the borders of the United States (which confers the right to certain public benefits and other privileges pursuant to the Jay Treaty) to an American Indian born in the United States or Canada who is a member, or is eligible to be a member, of a federally recognized Indian tribe in the United States or Canada. Current law instead provides this right to an American Indian who was born in Canada and who has at least 50% American Indian blood. | 2022-12-31T04:58:27Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4228 |
| 117-hr-4093 | 117 | hr | 4093 | Tribal Transportation Equity and Transparency Improvement Act of 2021 | Native Americans | 2021-06-23 | 2021-07-22 | Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. | House | Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] | SD | R | J000301 | 3 | Tribal Transportation Equity and Transparency Improvement Act of 2021 This bill revises certain programs related to tribal transportation. First, the bill revises the Tribal Transportation Program (TTP) by directing the Department of the Interior to (1) request proposals from Indian tribes to include additional transportation facilities in the National Tribal Transportation Facility Inventory, and (2) ensure that all nonconfidential information from the inventory is made available on its website. Next, the bill specifies that funding allocations (i.e., tribal shares) under the TTP must be determined using the facility inventory for the most recent fiscal year for which data is available instead of using FY2012 data. It also requires each Indian tribe that intends to include a proposed road in the inventory to complete and submit certain documentation for the road. It also requires independent audits by the inspectors general of Interior and the Department of Transportation, as well as the Government Accountability Office, to review the administration of the TTP. Additionally, the bill permits Indian tribes to use funds for carrying out highway safety programs in cooperation with states, counties, and other local subdivisions. It also increases the federal share for Indian tribes under the Nationally Significant Federal Lands and Tribal Projects Program and allows Indian tribes to use planning and design funds for grant applications under the program. Finally, the bill establishes the Tribal Transportation Advisory Committee, which must provide advice to Interior and study issues related to tribal transportation. | 2022-12-31T04:59:21Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4093 |
| 117-hr-4102 | 117 | hr | 4102 | Native CHamoru Equity Act | Native Americans | 2021-06-23 | 2021-06-23 | Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Del. San Nicolas, Michael F. Q. [D-GU-At Large] | GU | D | S001204 | 0 | Native CHamoru Equity Act This bill establishes a CHamoru Registry program. It also allows eligible Native CHamoru organizations to qualify for federal contracting opportunities through their participation in certain small business programs that are administered by the Small Business Administration. First, the bill establishes a CHamoru Registry program under the Office of the Governor of Guam. The program must keep a database to serve as a genealogy bank to verify Native CHamoru ancestry requirements. Next, it treats businesses owned by economically disadvantaged Native CHamoru organizations as socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses for purposes of the Minority Small Business and Capital Ownership Development program, which is commonly known as the 8(a) program. Further, it allows businesses that are owned by Native CHamoru organizations to participate in the Historically Underutilized Business Zone Empowerment Contracting (HUBZone) program. The 8(a) program and the HUBZone program each limit competition for certain government contracts to participating small businesses. | 2022-12-31T04:59:19Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4102 |
| 117-hr-4054 | 117 | hr | 4054 | Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2021 | Native Americans | 2021-06-22 | 2021-06-22 | Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. | House | Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] | WI | D | K000188 | 11 | Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2021 This bill treats Indian tribal governments as states for purposes of the annual allocation of the tax-exempt bond volume cap. It also repeals provisions that limit an Indian tribal government's eligibility to issue tax-exempt bonds or to be exempt from specified excise taxes to transactions involving the exercise of an essential government function customarily performed by state and local governments. The bill (1) treats employee benefit or pension plans maintained by Indian tribes and domestic relations orders issued pursuant to tribal law in the same manner as plans maintained by states and domestic relations orders issued pursuant to state law; and (2) treats tribal charities and foundations in the same manner as charities and foundations funded and controlled by other governmental entities for purposes of the tax-exempt status of, and deduction for contributions to, such organizations. The bill gives Indian tribes or tribal organizations access to the Federal Parent Locator Service if they are eligible for a grant to operate a child support enforcement program. It makes those tribes and tribal organizations eligible to participate in the program that collects past-due support from individual tax refunds. An Indian tribal government may determine whether a child has special needs for the purpose of the tax credit for the adoption of a child with special needs. | 2022-12-31T04:59:33Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4054 |
| 117-hr-3841 | 117 | hr | 3841 | Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2021 | Native Americans | 2021-06-11 | 2021-06-24 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | House | Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] | OK | R | M001190 | 1 | Tribal Health Data Improvement Act of 2021 This bill expands tribal access to public health care data and public health surveillance programs. It also reauthorizes through FY2026 the National Center for Health Statistics, which is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and requires the CDC to take certain actions to address the collection and availability of health data for American Indians and Alaska Natives. Specifically, the Department of Health and Human Services must (1) establish a strategy for providing data access to Indian tribes and tribal epidemiology centers; and (2) make available all requested data related to health care and public health surveillance programs and activities to the Indian Health Service, tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal epidemiology centers. Next, the CDC must make grants to and enter into contracts with tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal epidemiology centers for data collection and related activities. Among other requirements, the CDC must (1) develop guidelines for state and local health agencies to improve birth and death record data for American Indians and Alaska Natives; (2) enter into cooperative agreements with tribes, tribal organizations, urban Indian organizations, and tribal epidemiology centers to address certain inaccuracies related to records for American Indians and Alaska Natives; and (3) encourage states to enter into data sharing agreements with tribes, tribal organizations, and tribal epidemiology centers to improve the quality and accuracy of public health data. | 2022-12-30T17:47:44Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3841 |
| 117-hr-3649 | 117 | hr | 3649 | Mono Lake Kutzadikaa Tribe Recognition Act | Native Americans | 2021-06-01 | 2021-07-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. | House | Rep. Obernolte, Jay [R-CA-8] | CA | R | O000019 | 1 | Mono Lake Kutzadikaᵃ Tribe Recognition Act This bill extends federal recognition to the Mono Lake Kutzadikaᵃ Tribe. The bill makes the tribe and its members eligible for services and benefits provided to federally recognized tribes and their members, without regard to the existence of a reservation or the location of the residence of any member. The service area of the tribe is considered to be Mono and Inyo counties, California. In addition, the bill grants the tribe hunting and fishing rights on all federal lands within its aboriginal land area. Further, the tribe must submit a membership roll to the Department of the Interior as a condition of receiving recognition, services, and benefits. The tribe must maintain the membership roll. Interior, upon the request of the tribe, must take into trust certain land in Mono County, California, for the benefit of the tribe. | 2022-12-30T21:29:33Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3649 |
| 117-hr-3587 | 117 | hr | 3587 | Requirements, Expectations, and Standard Procedures for Effective Consultation with Tribes Act | Native Americans | 2021-05-28 | 2022-11-01 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Antitrust, Commercial, and Administrative Law. | House | Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-3] | AZ | D | G000551 | 27 | Requirements, Expectations, and Standard Procedures for Effective Consultation with Tribes Act or the RESPECT Act This bill establishes tribal consultation procedures for federal agencies. Specifically, the bill requires federal agencies to consult with tribal governments (1) before undertaking any proposed federal activity or finalizing any federal regulatory action that may have a tribal impact, and (2) for all activities that would affect any part of federal land sharing a border with Indian land. Tribal impact refers to any federal action that may have an impact on tribal governments, including tribal cultural practices and tribal treaty-protected rights. Agencies must prepare tribal impact statements to identify potential tribal impacts of a proposed activity or action. Agencies must also make a good faith effort to identify areas that contain sacred sites important to tribal governments. The bill further outlines consultation requirements, including outreach and meeting arrangements. In general, the consultation shall conclude only upon the execution of a memorandum of agreement between the agency and the tribal government or the members of a designated tribal leader task force. Next, the bill requires agencies to take certain actions during the decision stage for a proposed activity (e.g., public comment) and for a regulatory action. Agencies must recognize and respect tribal self-government and sovereignty and grant tribal governments maximum discretion in the administration of federal statutes and regulations. Tribal governments may seek judicial review of a determination of an agency under this bill if the tribal government has exhausted all other administrative remedies. | 2023-03-09T17:47:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3587 |
| 117-hr-3496 | 117 | hr | 3496 | Urban Indian Health Providers Facilities Improvement Act | Native Americans | 2021-05-25 | 2021-07-20 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ-7] | AZ | D | G000574 | 15 | Urban Indian Health Providers Facilities Improvement Act This bill expands the authority of the Indian Health Service (IHS) to make funds available for urban Indian organizations to renovate, construct, or expand urban Indian health facilities. Specifically, the bill authorizes the IHS to (1) make funds available for renovations even if the renovations are not minor, and (2) make funds available for purposes other than assisting the organizations in meeting certain accreditation standards. | 2023-03-09T17:47:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3496 |
| 117-hr-3231 | 117 | hr | 3231 | Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act | Native Americans | 2021-05-13 | 2022-07-20 | ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Stauber asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 3231, a bill originally introduced by Representative Young, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 0 | Unrecognized Southeast Alaska Native Communities Recognition and Compensation Act This bill allows five Alaska Native communities in Southeast Alaska to form urban corporations and receive land entitlements. Specifically, the bill allows the Alaska Native residents of each of the Alaska Native villages of Haines, Ketchikan, Petersburg, Tenakee, and Wrangell, Alaska, to organize as Alaska Native urban corporations and to receive certain settlement land. The bill directs the Department of the Interior to convey specified land to each urban corporation. Further, Interior must convey the subsurface estate for that land to the regional corporation for Southeast Alaska. Interior must also convey to each urban corporation any U.S. interest in all roads, trails, log transfer facilities, leases, and appurtenances on or related to the land conveyed to the urban corporation. The bill also allows each urban corporation to establish a settlement trust to (1) promote the health, education, and welfare of the trust beneficiaries; and (2) preserve the Alaska Native heritage and culture of their communities. | 2023-01-11T13:49:46Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3231 |
| 117-hr-3158 | 117 | hr | 3158 | Repealing Existing Substandard Provisions Encouraging Conciliation with Tribes Act | Native Americans | 2021-05-12 | 2021-06-21 | Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. | House | Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] | AZ | D | O000171 | 2 | Repealing Existing Substandard Provisions Encouraging Conciliation with Tribes Act This bill repeals certain provisions related to the treatment of Indians, including provisions on hostile tribes, alcohol, work requirements, penalties for truancy, and placement of youth in reform school without the consent of a parent or guardian. | 2023-03-09T17:47:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3158 |
| 117-hr-3091 | 117 | hr | 3091 | Cherokee Nation and Chickasaw Nation Criminal Jurisdiction Compacting Act of 2021 | Native Americans | 2021-05-11 | 2021-11-09 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. | House | Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] | OK | R | C001053 | 0 | Cherokee Nation and Chickasaw Nation Criminal Jurisdiction Compacting Act of 2021 This bill authorizes the Cherokee Nation and the Chickasaw Nation to each enter into intergovernmental compacts with Oklahoma for the state to exercise its criminal jurisdiction within Indian country. The bill outlines the requirements for such compacts, including that they must define the categories of criminal offenders or offenses within the reservation over which Oklahoma may exercise its jurisdiction. The Department of Justice must, upon the request of a nation, consult with and provide technical assistance for developing or implementing a compact. A nation may require an offender who is sentenced to a term of imprisonment of more than six months to serve such a sentence in the nearest appropriate federal facility. The Department of the Interior must publish a compact that it receives from a nation. Interior must also report on the development and implementation of compacts and make recommendations to support and enhance the criminal justice system of each nation. | 2023-01-11T13:49:52Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/3091 |
| 117-hr-2930 | 117 | hr | 2930 | Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2021 | Native Americans | 2021-04-30 | 2022-12-21 | Became Public Law No: 117-258. | House | Rep. Leger Fernandez, Teresa [D-NM-3] | NM | D | L000273 | 24 | Safeguard Tribal Objects of Patrimony Act of 2021 This act prohibits the exportation of Native American cultural items and archaeological resources that were illegally obtained; provides for the return of such items, including voluntary returns; and establishes and increases related criminal penalties. Specifically, the act makes it a federal crime to export, attempt to export, or otherwise transport from the United States Native American cultural items and archaeological resources without obtaining an export certification. U.S. Customs and Border Protection must detain any item requiring an export certification that does not have one. The act requires the Department of the Interior and the Department of State to each designate a liaison to facilitate and hold trainings and workshops on the voluntary return of human remains and cultural items. Additionally, Interior must refer individuals and organizations to Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations to facilitate the voluntary return of human remains and cultural items; convene an interagency working group; and convene a Native working group consisting of representatives of Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations to provide advice on issues concerning the return of, and illegal trade in, human remains and cultural items. The act also increases the maximum criminal penalties for violating the Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act. In particular, the act increases from 5 years to 10 years the maximum prison term for an individual convicted of a second or subsequent violation of selling, purchasing, using for profit, or transporting for sale or profit human remains or cultural items that were illegally obtained. | 2023-03-09T17:47:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2930 |
| 117-hr-2758 | 117 | hr | 2758 | Lumbee Recognition Act | Native Americans | 2021-04-22 | 2022-10-11 | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 522. | House | Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] | NC | D | B001251 | 7 | Lumbee Recognition Act This bill extends federal recognition to the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina and makes its members eligible for the services and benefits provided to members of federally recognized tribes. Members of the tribe residing in Robeson, Cumberland, Hoke, and Scotland counties in North Carolina are deemed to be within the delivery area for such services. The Department of the Interior and the Department of Health and Human Services must develop, in consultation with the tribe, a determination of needs to provide the services for which members of the tribe are eligible. Interior may take land into trust for the benefit of the tribe. Finally, North Carolina must exercise jurisdiction over all criminal offenses committed, and all civil actions that arise, on North Carolina lands owned by, or held in trust for, the Lumbee Tribe or any dependent Indian community of the tribe unless jurisdiction is transferred to the United States pursuant to an agreement between the tribe and the state. | 2023-03-09T17:47:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2758 |
| 117-hr-2739 | 117 | hr | 2739 | SURVIVE Act | Native Americans | 2021-04-21 | 2021-10-19 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. | House | Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] | AZ | D | O000171 | 2 | Securing Urgent Resources Vital to Indian Victim Empowerment Act or the SURVIVE Act This bill establishes a grant program through which the Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime must make grants for Indian tribes to provide programs and services to crime victims. These programs and services include domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, child abuse programs, child advocacy centers, elder abuse programs, medical care, legal services, relocation assistance, and transitional housing. In addition, the bill makes 5% of the Crime Victims Fund available for these grants. | 2023-01-11T13:48:38Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2739 |
| 117-hr-2740 | 117 | hr | 2740 | Native Youth and Tribal Officer Protection Act | Native Americans | 2021-04-21 | 2021-06-15 | Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. | House | Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] | AZ | D | O000171 | 2 | Native Youth and Tribal Officer Protection Act This bill extends tribal jurisdiction over certain crimes. Specifically, the bill extends tribal jurisdiction over the following crimes: violence committed against a child by a caregiver; violence against law enforcement officers involved in preventing, investigating, arresting, or prosecuting a person for domestic violence, dating violence, or child violence; attempted dating violence or domestic violence; or threatened dating violence or domestic violence. In addition, the bill reauthorizes through FY2022 grants to tribal governments for exercising tribal criminal jurisdiction for those crimes. | 2023-01-11T13:48:38Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2740 |
| 117-hr-2402 | 117 | hr | 2402 | Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2021 | Native Americans | 2021-04-08 | 2021-10-05 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | House | Rep. Fortenberry, Jeff [R-NE-1] | NE | R | F000449 | 4 | Winnebago Land Transfer Act of 2021 This bill takes specified lands in Iowa into trust for the benefit of the Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska. The land is made part of the tribe's reservation. | 2023-03-09T17:47:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2402 |
| 117-hr-2208 | 117 | hr | 2208 | Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Act | Native Americans | 2021-03-26 | 2021-05-13 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | House | Rep. Escobar, Veronica [D-TX-16] | TX | D | E000299 | 2 | Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Tribes of Texas Equal and Fair Opportunity Act This bill allows the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta tribes to conduct gaming activities on their land in Texas if certain conditions are met. Currently, the Ysleta del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta Indian Tribes of Texas Restoration Act prohibits the tribes from conducting gaming activities on their land if those activities are prohibited by Texas law. The bill instead prohibits the act from being construed to preclude or limit the applicability of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA). Therefore, the bill effectively makes IGRA the controlling federal statute governing gaming activities on the tribes' land. | 2023-03-09T17:47:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2208 |
| 117-hr-2271 | 117 | hr | 2271 | Native American Language Resource Center Act of 2021 | Native Americans | 2021-03-26 | 2022-05-17 | ASSUMING FIRST SPONSORSHIP - Mr. Cole asked unanimous consent that he may hereafter be considered as the first sponsor of H.R. 2271, a bill originally introduced by Representative Young, for the purpose of adding cosponsors and requesting reprintings pursuant to clause 7 of rule XII. Agreed to without objection. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 22 | Native American Language Resource Center Act of 2021 This bill authorizes the Department of Education to make a grant to or enter into a contract with an eligible entity (e.g., an institution of higher education) to establish, operate, and staff a Native American language resource and training center. The center must serve as a resource to improve the capacity to teach and learn Native American languages. | 2023-03-08T20:12:22Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2271 |
| 117-hr-2088 | 117 | hr | 2088 | Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act | Native Americans | 2021-03-19 | 2021-11-17 | Committee on Indian Affairs. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 117-115. | House | Rep. Fleischmann, Charles J. "Chuck" [R-TN-3] | TN | R | F000459 | 0 | Eastern Band of Cherokee Historic Lands Reacquisition Act This bill takes specified lands and easements in Monroe County, Tennessee, into trust for the use and benefit of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. These lands include the Sequoyah Museum, the Chota Memorial, the Tanasi Memorial, and land to provide support for these properties and cultural programs. The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) maintains its right to carry out river control and development on these lands, including temporarily and intermittently flooding certain lands. The bill specifies the structures that may be constructed with the TVA's written consent on certain lands subject to flooding. Additionally, the TVA must be compensated for lost hydropower capacity from future development of these lands. Further, the bill specifies that the United States is not liable for loss or damage resulting from certain activities, such as the permanent flooding of adjacent lands. In addition, the bill outlines the TVA's continuing responsibilities, including those related to environmental remediation. Finally, the bill prohibits gaming on these lands. | 2023-03-09T17:47:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2088 |
| 117-hr-2074 | 117 | hr | 2074 | Indian Buffalo Management Act | Native Americans | 2021-03-18 | 2021-12-09 | Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. | House | Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] | AK | R | Y000033 | 14 | Indian Buffalo Management Act This bill establishes a permanent program within the Department of the Interior to develop and promote tribal ownership and management of buffalo and buffalo habitat on Indian lands. Specifically, the bill requires Interior to (1) enter into contracts, award grants, and provide technical assistance to Indian tribes and tribal organizations for activities related to buffalo restoration or management; (2) consult with tribes and tribal organizations on initiatives that affect buffalo or buffalo habitat, including efforts to contain or eradicate diseased buffalo; and (3) develop a policy relating to buffalo and buffalo habitat management activities on Indian land. Additionally, Interior may enter into agreements with tribes or tribal organizations to transport surplus buffalo from federal land onto Indian land. | 2023-03-09T17:47:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/2074 |
| 117-hr-1975 | 117 | hr | 1975 | Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2021 | Native Americans | 2021-03-17 | 2022-06-23 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 431. | House | Rep. Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-50] | CA | R | I000056 | 1 | Pala Band of Mission Indians Land Transfer Act of 2021 This bill directs the Department of the Interior to take approximately 721.12 acres of land in San Diego County, California, into trust for the benefit of the Pala Band of Mission Indians, if the tribe transfers title to that land to the United States. The land is made part of the Pala Indian Reservation. The bill generally prohibits gaming on any of the land taken into trust. | 2023-05-11T15:45:15Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1975 |
| 117-hr-1939 | 117 | hr | 1939 | To require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award additional funding through the Sanitation Facilities Construction Program of the Indian Health Service, and for other purposes. | Native Americans | 2021-03-16 | 2021-05-17 | Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. | House | Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] | AZ | D | O000171 | 1 | This bill requires the Department of Health and Human Services to award additional funds to the Indian Health Service Sanitation Facilities Construction Program. This program provides American Indian and Alaska Native homes and communities with water supply, sewage disposal, and solid waste disposal facilities. | 2023-03-09T17:47:08Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1939 |
| 117-hr-1942 | 117 | hr | 1942 | Waccamaw Indian Acknowledgement Act | Native Americans | 2021-03-16 | 2021-05-14 | Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States. | House | Rep. Rice, Tom [R-SC-7] | SC | R | R000597 | 3 | Waccamaw Indian Acknowledgement Act This bill makes the Waccamaw Indian People of Conway, South Carolina, a federally recognized tribe. The bill makes the tribe and its members eligible for services and benefits provided to federally recognized tribes and their members, without regard to the existence of a reservation or the location of the residence of any member. Members of the tribe residing in Horry County in South Carolina are deemed to be within the delivery area for services and benefits. The tribe must submit to the Department of the Interior a membership roll as a condition of receiving recognition, services, and benefits. The tribe must also maintain the membership roll. | 2023-01-11T13:48:13Z | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1942 |
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