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Practical Reforms and Other Goals To Reinforce the Effectiveness of Self-Governance and Self-Determination for Indian Tribes Act of 2019 or the PROGRESS for Indian Tribes Act
This bill replaces the Tribal Self-Governance Demonstration Project with the Tribal Self-Governance Program. Under the program, Native American 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 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, non-duplication of funding, and records.
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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.
Tribes participating in self-governance may elect to assume some federal responsibilities with respect to certain construction projects.
The bill prohibits obligating a tribe to continue performance of a compact or funding agreement that provides insufficient funding.
People & committees
Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] · R–ND
Legislative record
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Became Public Law No: 116-180.
Became Public Law No: 116-180.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4550-4556)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 209.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4549-4557)
Ms. Haaland moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 338.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-422.
Reported by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-422.
Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 22 - 10.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States Discharged.
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S4652-4664; text: CR S4653-4660)
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S4652-4664; text: CR S4653-4660)
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 73.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven without amendment. With written report No. 116-34.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven without amendment. With written report No. 116-34.
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
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