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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.

Bill Text

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The Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act (25 U.S.C. 4351 et seq.) is amended—
by redesignating section 6 (25 U.S.C. 4355) as section 7; and
by inserting after section 5 (25 U.S.C. 4354) the following:
The Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs may make grants to and enter into agreements with Indian tribes and tribal organizations to carry out the purposes of this Act, as described in section 2.
The Director of the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations may make grants to and enter into agreements with Native Hawaiian organizations to carry out the purposes of this Act, as described in section 2.
The heads of other Federal agencies, including the Secretaries of Commerce, Transportation, Agriculture, Health and Human Services, and Labor, may make grants under this authority to and enter into agreements with Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations to carry out the purposes of this Act, as described in section 2.
There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $35,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.

Legislative Timeline

11 actions
  1. Dec 17, 2025 Senate
    Message on Senate action sent to the House.
  2. Dec 17, 2025 House
    Received in the House.
  3. Dec 17, 2025 House
    Held at the desk.
  4. Dec 16, 2025
    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
  5. Dec 16, 2025 Senate
    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8752; text: CR S8752)
  6. May 8, 2025
    Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-20.
  7. May 8, 2025 Senate
    Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-20.
  8. May 8, 2025 Senate
    Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 72.
  9. Mar 5, 2025 Senate
    Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  10. Feb 18, 2025
    Introduced in Senate
  11. Feb 18, 2025 Senate
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
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