Indian Community Economic Enhancement Act of 2018
Latest action · Jul 24, 2018 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.
- IntroducedMay 11, 2017
- Passed SenateMar 22, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Indian Community Economic Enhancement Act of 2017
(Sec. 3) This bill amends the Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000 to establish duties for the Office of Native American Business Development (ONABD), including: (1) advising the Department of Commerce regarding the relationship between the United States and Indian tribes; and (2) serving as the point of contact for tribes, tribal organizations, and members of tribes regarding economic development and doing business in Indian lands.
Commerce, Interior, and the Department of the Treasury must coordinate to support economic development in Native American communities.
The Community Development Financial Institutions Fund assistance benefiting Native American community development financial institutions does not require matching funds.
The Government Accountability Office must conduct a study that assesses: (1) current programs and services that assist Native American communities with business and economic development; (2) assistance provided to Native Americans pursuant to loan, bond, and tax incentive programs; and (3) alternative incentives for tribal governments to invest in a Native American community development investment fund or bank.
(Sec. 4) This bill amends the Buy Indian Act, including to require the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to use Native American labor and purchase Native American industry products, unless Interior or HHS determines it would be impracticable and unreasonable to do so.
(Sec. 5) This bill amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to permit the Administration for Native Americans (ANA) to provide financial assistance to certain Native American community development financial institutions.
Under the economic opportunity program, ANA must give priority to applicants whose programs seek to develop: (1) tribal codes and court systems relating to economic development, (2) tribal business structures, (3) community development financial institutions, or (4) tribal master plans for community and economic development and infrastructure. When providing technical assistance, ANA must also prioritize those applicants.
In addition, the bill reauthorizes through FY2022 certain programs under the Act.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on May 11, 2017.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-AZ | John McCain | Original | May 11, 2017 |
Committees 3
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Indian Affairs Committee | Referred May 11, 2017Markup May 17, 2017Reported Oct 17, 2017 |
| House | Natural Resources Committee | Referred Mar 26, 2018 |
| Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee | Referred Mar 27, 2018Hearings Jul 24, 2018 | |
| House | Education and Workforce Committee | Referred Mar 26, 2018 |
Actions 13
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 24, 2018Subcommittee Hearings Held.
- Mar 27, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
- Mar 26, 2018Received in the House.
- Mar 26, 2018Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Education and the Workforce, 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.
- Mar 23, 2018Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Mar 22, 2018Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S1969-1972)
- Mar 22, 2018The committee amendments withdrawn by Unanimous Consent.
- Mar 22, 2018Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (text of amendment in the nature of a substitute: CR S1966-1968)
- Oct 17, 2017Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven with amendments. With written report No. 115-174.
- Oct 17, 2017Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 248.
- May 17, 2017Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
- May 11, 2017Introduced in Senate
- May 11, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S1969–S1972Text printed S1970Amendments S1966, S1970 | John Hoeven R-ND (amendment), Mitch McConnell R-KY | Mar 22, 2018 |
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jun 22, 2017S. 1116, Indian Community Economic Enhancement Act of 2017As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs on May 17, 2017
Printed hearings 2
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 115-402 | THE PRESIDENT'S FISCAL YEAR 2019 BUDGET REQUESTS FOR INDIAN PROGRAMS74 pages | Indian Affairs Committee | Apr 11, 2018 |
| S. Hrg. 115-254 | BUILDING TRIBAL ECONOMIES: MODERNIZING TAX POLICIES THAT WORK FOR INDIAN COUNTRY69 pages | Indian Affairs Committee | Nov 1, 2017 |
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| R44416 | Tribal Broadband: Status of Deployment and Federal Funding Programs Archived | Report | Jan 9, 2019 |
Amendments 1
Amendments offered to this bill.
| Amendment | Description | Offered by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| SA 2224 | In the nature of a substitute. | John Hoeven R-ND | Amendment SA 2224 agreed to in Senate by Unanimous Consent. |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 4506 | Jobs for Tribes Act | Related bill | Dec 28, 2018 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to amend the Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000, the Buy Indian Act, and the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to provide industry and economic development opportunities to Indian communities.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Indian Economic Enhancement Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Reported to Senate
- Indian Community Economic Enhancement Act of 2017
- Short Titles as Passed Senate
- Indian Community Economic Enhancement Act of 2018
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
- Business education
- Business investment and capital
- Congressional oversight
- Credit and credit markets
- Department of Commerce
- Economic development
- Federal-Indian relations
- Government lending and loan guarantees
- Government studies and investigations
- Housing and community development funding
- Indian social and development programs
- Minority and disadvantaged businesses
- Minority employment
- Native Americans
- Public contracts and procurement
- Small business
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Mar 26, 2018Referred in House
- Mar 22, 2018Engrossed in Senate
- Oct 17, 2017Reported to Senate
- May 11, 2017Introduced in Senate
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.
