A bill to amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act to authorize grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations, and for other purposes.
Congress authorizes up to $35M for Native tourism grants to tribes and Native Hawaiian groups
Legislative Progress
Key Points
- Creates a new federal grant program to support Native tourism and visitor-experience projects.
- Allows the Bureau of Indian Affairs to give grants and make agreements with Indian tribes and tribal organizations.
- Allows the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations to give grants and make agreements with Native Hawaiian organizations.
- Lets other federal agencies also provide grants for these goals, including Commerce, Transportation, Agriculture, Health and Human Services, and Labor.
- Authorizes up to $35 million total for fiscal years 2025 through 2029, if Congress funds it.
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Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8752; text: CR S8752)
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Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
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Congressional Bill
Official Title
A bill to amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act to authorize grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations, and for other purposes.
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