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Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2017

Introduced: September 28, 2017 See on congress.gov
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Sep 28, 2017
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Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2017

This bill provides federal housing assistance to Indians, including Alaska Natives and Native Hawaiians, including by:

  • amending the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 (NAHASDA) to reauthorize through FY2022 and revise the Indian Housing Block Grant and the Native Hawaiian Housing Block Grant;
  • amending the United States Housing Act of 1937 to authorize the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to implement a supportive housing and rental assistance program for the benefit of Native Americans;
  • amending the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 to authorize HUD through FY2022 to guarantee housing loans for Native Americans and Native Hawaiians;
  • extending from 50 years to 99 years the limit on the lease of Native American trust or restricted lands for housing purposes; and
  • establishing a demonstration program that requires a participating Native American tribe, with an investor partner, to develop and implement a HUD-approved plan to address the tribe's housing needs.
What's happening now September 28, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 1333 Related bill Tribal HUD-VASH Act of 2017
  • HR 3864 Related bill Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2017
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Feb 13, 2018
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Hirono, Mazie K.
Hawaii · Oct 2, 2017
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Sep 28, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1895: Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1895/
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"S. 1895: Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Reauthorization Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1895/.
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