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S 980 111th Congress Senate Native Americans Alaska Natives and Hawaiians Business investment and capital Climate change and greenhouse gases Economic development Indian social and development programs Poverty and welfare assistance Small business

Native American Challenge Demonstration Project Act of 2009

Introduced: May 5, 2009 Introduced by: Murkowski, Lisa Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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Nov 18, 2010
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 5, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
May 5, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Native American Challenge Demonstration Project Act of 2009 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to establish and implement the Native American Millennium Challenge Demonstration Project through which federal economic development assistance may be provided for certain Native American communities.

Authorizes the Secretary to provide such assistance to Alaska Native nonprofit organizations, Native Hawaiian community organizations, and other Indian tribes that enter into Native American Challenge Compacts. Requires such Compacts to establish a multiyear plan for achieving certain development objectives, including promoting economic growth and the elimination of poverty, strengthening good governance, entrepreneurship, and investment in Native American communities, and enhancing the capacity of Alaska Native communities to deal with climate change.

What's happening now November 18, 2010

Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

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  • HR 2507 Identical bill Native American Challenge Demonstration Project Act of 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 980: Native American Challenge Demonstration Project Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-980/
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"S. 980: Native American Challenge Demonstration Project Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-980/.
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S. 980, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-980/.
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