Indian Country Economic Revitalization Act of 2014
Latest action · May 30, 2014 Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 21, 2014
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Indian Country Economic Revitalization Act of 2014 - Amends the Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000 to direct the Secretary of Commerce, within one year of this Act's enactment and every three years thereafter, to submit a report and recommendations for promoting the sustained growth of the economies of Indian tribes and lands.
Requires each report to include:
- data on Indian business development and employment during the preceding 3-year period, except for the first report which is to include data from the preceding 10 years;
- an assessment of existing structural advantages and barriers to the economic development of Indian tribes and lands;
- an analysis of Indian access to adequate infrastructure, affordable energy, educational opportunities, and investment capital; and
- recommendations on legislation to strengthen the economies of Indian tribes and lands in areas that include regulatory, tax, and trust reform.
Directs the Secretary to consider appropriate information contained in previous studies and reports in conducting this Act's studies.
Cosponsors 10
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 21, 2014 to Jul 7, 2014, with 2 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Original | May 21, 2014 |
| R-WA | David G. Reichert | Original | May 21, 2014 |
| D-CA | Tony Cárdenas | May 28, 2014 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Jun 9, 2014 | |
| D-NM | Ben Ray Luján | Jun 17, 2014 | |
| D-WI | Mark Pocan | Jun 17, 2014 | |
| D-WI | Gwen Moore | Jun 19, 2014 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Jun 23, 2014 | |
| D-WA | Denny Heck | Jun 30, 2014 | |
| D-AZ | Ann Kirkpatrick | Jul 7, 2014 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 30, 2014Referred to the Subcommittee Indian and Alaska Native Affairs.
- May 21, 2014Introduced in House
- May 21, 2014Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
- Business investment and capital
- Congressional oversight
- Economic development
- Economic performance and conditions
- Employee hiring
- Government studies and investigations
- Income tax credits
- Income tax deductions
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Indian social and development programs
- Native Americans
- Tax administration and collection, taxpayers
- Wages and earnings
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 21, 2014Introduced in House
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