US Congress House Bill 558 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-04 - Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Pending: House Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Requires the Department of the Interior to establish the Native American Millennium Challenge Demonstration Project to provide economic development assistance for Native Americans. Entities must enter into a five-year binding agreement with the United States to receive assistance. Among other elements, these agreements must contain a description of the specific objectives related to sustainable economic development and poverty reduction that the entity expects to achieve. Assistance shall be provided in the form of funding agreements and may not be provided as loans. Additionally, funds may not be used for regulated gaming activities.

Native American Millennium Challenge Demonstration Act

Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]

Rep. Ed Case [D-HI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-04	House	Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
2019-01-15	House	Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
2019-01-15	House	Introduced in House

SB126 (Same As) 2019-01-15 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/558/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr558/BILLS-116hr558ih.pdf