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HR 212 115th Congress House

EFFECT Act

Official title: To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to provide a process for expediting congressional review of an Indian tribe's funding agree… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to provide a process for expediting congressional review of an Indian tribe's funding agreement at the Indian tribe's request, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 5, 2017 See on congress.gov
Native Americans Congressional oversightFederal-Indian relationsPublic contracts and procurement
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It never became law before the 115th Congress (2017–2018) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 15, 2017
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Feb 10, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Jan 3, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
Jan 3, 2017
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 15, 2017

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expediting Funding For Efficient Contracting Tribes Act or the EFFECT Act

This bill amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to permit an Indian tribe to submit a request for expedited review of the tribe's proposed annual funding agreement to the Committee on Indian Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives. If the committees assent to the request, the Department of the Interior must waive part or all of the review period for the agreement and set or amend the effective date of the agreement, as specified by the committees.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Mast, Brian J.
Florida · Dec 5, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 212: EFFECT Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-212/
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"H.R. 212: EFFECT Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-212/.
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H.R. 212, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-212/.
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