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Native American Elders Assistance Act

Introduced: July 13, 2000 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 7, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Dec 7, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Benefits.
Sep 14, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Youth and Families.
Jul 31, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Housing and Community Opportunity.
Jul 26, 2000
Referred to the Subcommittee on Department Operations, Oversight, Nutrition and Forestry.
Jul 13, 2000
Referred to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Banking and Financial Services, Commerce, Education and the Workforce, Veterans' Affairs, and Ways and Means, 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.
Jul 13, 2000
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Native American Elders Assistance Act - Provides that any portion of the first $5,000 of income of an Indian tribe received in any calendar year by a member of the tribe who has attained 50 years of age shall not be considered income or resources in determining the eligibility of the member or the member's household for any benefit under specified means-tested public assistance programs (including Medicaid or Supplemental Security Income) or the amount or kind of any benefit provided by reason of program eligibility for so long as such portion is retained by the member.
What's happening now December 7, 2000

Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 12
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Sep 12, 2000
 D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 13, 2000
 D
Pelosi, Nancy
California · Jul 13, 2000
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4858: Native American Elders Assistance Act. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4858/
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"H.R. 4858: Native American Elders Assistance Act." 106th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4858/.
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H.R. 4858, 106th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HR-4858/.
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