Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 72.
This bill amends the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act by adding a new Section 6 authorizing grant programs.
It permits the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations, and other federal agencies to make grants and enter agreements with Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations to carry out the Act’s purposes.
It redesignates an existing section and authorizes $35 million for fiscal years 2025–2029 to implement the new grant authority.
Modest, noncontroversial funding for tribal tourism has reasonable prospects, but enactment depends on appropriations and floor scheduling.
How solid the drafting looks.
Disagreement over new federal spending versus targeted tribal investment.
Disagreement over new federal spending versus targeted tribal investment.
Likely broadly supportive because the bill creates federal funding for tribal and Native Hawaiian economic development and cultural tourism.
Views it as a modest federal investment in sovereign tribal economies and heritage preservation.
May worry funding is too small and seek safeguards against cultural commodification and inequitable distribution.
Generally favorable to targeted, time-limited federal grants that promote local economic development.
Sees interagency involvement as useful but wants clear objectives, measurable outcomes, and fiscal accountability.
Would look for implementation details and distribution rules before full endorsement.
Skeptical of new federal spending and expanded grant authorities.
Supports tribal self-help but worries about federal overreach, program duplication, and long-term costs.
Would favor stricter limitations, auditing, and possible offsets or sunsets.
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Reached or meaningfully advanced
Still ahead
Still ahead
Still ahead
Modest, noncontroversial funding for tribal tourism has reasonable prospects, but enactment depends on appropriations and floor scheduling.
The bill has not accumulated any surfaced votes yet.
Disagreement over new federal spending versus targeted tribal investment.
Modest, noncontroversial funding for tribal tourism has reasonable prospects, but enactment depends on appropriations and floor scheduling.
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