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HR 5567 117th Congress House Native Americans

Indian Programs Advance Appropriations Act of 2021

Introduced: October 12, 2021 Introduced by: McCollum, Betty Democratic · Minnesota See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 14, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
Oct 13, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health.
Oct 12, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, the Budget, and Education and Labor, 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.
Oct 12, 2021
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Indian Programs Advance Appropriations Act of 2021

This bill authorizes advance appropriations for several covered appropriations accounts of (1) the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Education within the Department of the Interior, and (2) the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services. The advance appropriations provide new budget authority that first becomes available for the first fiscal year after the budget year.

The covered accounts within the Bureau of Indian Affairs are (1) Operation of Indian Programs, (2) Contract Support Costs, (3) the Indian Guaranteed Loan Program, (4) Construction, and (5) Payments for Tribal Leases. The covered accounts within the Bureau of Indian Education are (1) Operation of Indian Education Programs, and (2) Education Construction.

The covered accounts within the Indian Health Service are (1) Indian Health Services, (2) Contract Support Costs, (3) Payments for Tribal Leases, and (4) Indian Health Facilities.

The bill also requires the President's budget and the supporting documents submitted to Congress to include detailed estimates related to the advance appropriations.

What's happening now October 14, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.

 Committees of jurisdiction 6
 Cosponsors 13
All 13 Democratic 11 Republican 2