NATIVE Act
Latest action · Feb 24, 2016 Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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.
- IntroducedSep 10, 2015
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act or the NATIVE Act
This bill requires the Department of Commerce, the Department of the Interior, and federal agencies with recreational travel or tourism functions to update their management plans and tourism initiatives to include Indian tribes and tribal organizations. Plans must include proposals for improving collection and provision of tourism information and assisting Native American communities.
Interior and Commerce must: (1) work with a facilitator to provide technical assistance to Indian tribes and tribal organizations regarding participation in the tourism industry, and (2) report on departmental efforts supporting such participation.
Federal agencies must support the cultural activities of Indian tribes and tribal organizations and carry out activities to promote understanding and awareness of Indian tribes and tribal organizations.
Any grants for which Indian tribes or tribal organizations are eligible may be used to: (1) support their efforts to present their story and culture, (2) revitalize Native American communities using the arts and humanities, and (3) carry out this Act.
The Smithsonian Institution must work with Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and nonprofits to share collections and conduct joint research and projects with museums, educational organizations, and cultural organizations.Cosponsors 8
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Sep 17, 2015 to Jul 1, 2016.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-NV | Dina Titus | Sep 17, 2015 | |
| R-AK | Don Young | Sep 18, 2015 | |
| R-SD | Kristi L. Noem | Sep 25, 2015 | |
| R-ND | Kevin Cramer | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| R-OK | Tom Cole | Oct 6, 2015 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Oct 22, 2015 | |
| R-NV | Mark E. Amodei | Dec 16, 2015 | |
| D-CA | Jared Huffman | Jul 1, 2016 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Sep 10, 2015 |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Sep 21, 2015Hearings Feb 24, 2016 | |
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Sep 10, 2015 |
| Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade Subcommittee | Referred Sep 11, 2015 | |
| House | Committee on House Administration | Referred Sep 10, 2015 |
Actions 5
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Feb 24, 2016Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Sep 21, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
- Sep 11, 2015Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Manufacturing, and Trade.
- Sep 10, 2015Introduced in House
- Sep 10, 2015Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and House Administration, 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.
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 161, no. 130, September 10, 2015, page H5942.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1579 | NATIVE Act | Identical bill | Sep 23, 2016 |
Titles 3
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To enhance and integrate Native American tourism, empower Native American communities, increase coordination and collaboration between Federal tourism assets, and expand heritage and cultural tourism opportunities in the United States.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- NATIVE Act
- Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 10, 2015Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
