PROGRESS for Indian Tribes Act
Latest action · Oct 3, 2018 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular 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.
- IntroducedMar 7, 2018
- Passed SenateSep 28, 2018
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Practical Reforms and Other Goals To Reinforce the Effectiveness of Self-Governance and Self-Determination for Indian Tribes Act of 2018 or the PROGRESS for Indian Tribes Act
This bill amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to replace the Tribal Self-Governance Demonstration Project with the Tribal Self-Governance Program. Under the program, Indian tribes or organizations may receive grants to plan for participation in self-governance and to negotiate the terms of participation.
In addition, the bill revises the Department of the Interior's process for approving self-governance compacts and funding agreements with Indian tribes. Interior must negotiate contracts and funding agreements to maximize implementation of the self-governance policy. The bill sets forth requirements for tribes participating in self-governance with respect to conflicts of interest, audits, redesign and consolidation of programs, retrocession of programs, nonduplication of funding, and records.
Funding agreements must include provisions for Interior to monitor the performance of trust functions by the tribe and to reassume a program and funding under specified circumstances.
Indian tribes participating in self-governance may elect to assume some federal responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 with respect to certain construction projects.
The bill prohibits a tribe from being obligated to continue performance of a compact or funding agreement that provides insufficient funding.
Cosponsors 6
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 7, 2018 to Aug 21, 2018, with 3 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WY | John Barrasso | Original | Mar 7, 2018 |
| R-AK | Lisa Murkowski | Original | Mar 7, 2018 |
| D-NM | Tom Udall | Original | Mar 7, 2018 |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Mar 20, 2018 | |
| R-AK | Dan Sullivan | Apr 10, 2018 | |
| R-AZ | John McCain | Aug 21, 2018 |
Actions 11
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 3, 2018Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
- Oct 2, 2018Received in the House.
- Oct 2, 2018Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
- Oct 1, 2018Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 28, 2018Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6391-6397; text: CR S6391-6397)
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Native Americans.
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Administrative remedies
- Civil actions and liability
- Department of the Interior
- Evidence and witnesses
- Federal-Indian relations
- Indian claims
- Indian lands and resources rights
- Indian social and development programs
- Judicial procedure and administration
- Judicial review and appeals
- Native Americans
- Public contracts and procurement
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 2, 2018Referred in House
- Sep 28, 2018Engrossed in Senate
- Sep 5, 2018Reported to Senate
- Mar 7, 2018Introduced in Senate
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