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H.R. 9439 117th Congress House

Honoring Promises to Native Nations Act

Official title: To ensure progress toward the fulfillment by the Federal Government of its trust and treaty obligations to Native Americans and Tribal governments, to ensure f… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To ensure progress toward the fulfillment by the Federal Government of its trust and treaty obligations to Native Americans and Tribal governments, to ensure funding for programs for Native Americans and Tribal governments, and for other purposes.

Introduced: December 6, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Dec 7, 2022
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8804)
Dec 6, 2022
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, the Judiciary, Energy and Commerce, Education and Labor, Financial Services, Veterans' Affairs, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Agriculture, 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.
Dec 6, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 7, 2022

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8804)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Honoring Promises to Native Nations Act

This bill addresses criminal justice and public safety, health care, education, housing, and economic development for Native Americans. Among other provisions, the bill (1) provides funding for various programs and accounts, including for the Indian Health Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and the Bureau of Indian Education; (2) establishes the Office of Native Nations within the Office of Management and Budget; and (3) establishes the Tribal Broadband Fund.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • S 5186 Identical bill Honoring Promises to Native Nations Act
  • S 5140 A bill to provide for rental assistance for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans, and for other purposes.
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9439: Honoring Promises to Native Nations Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9439/
MLA
"H.R. 9439: Honoring Promises to Native Nations Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9439/.
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H.R. 9439, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9439/.
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[H.R. 9439: Honoring Promises to Native Nations Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9439/)
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