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S 385 118th Congress Senate Native Americans Alaska Natives and Hawaiians Federal-Indian relations Indian social and development programs Travel and tourism

A bill to amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act to authorize grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 9, 2023 Introduced by: Schatz, Brian Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 22, 2024
Held at the desk.
Nov 22, 2024
Received in the House.
Nov 21, 2024
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 21, 2024
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6705-6707; text: CR S6705-6706)
Nov 21, 2024
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Apr 18, 2023
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 34.
Apr 18, 2023
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Schatz without amendment. With written report No. 118-9.
Feb 15, 2023
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 9, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Feb 9, 2023
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill authorizes grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations for activities related to recreational travel and tourism.

Specifically, the bill authorizes (1) the Bureau of Indian Affairs to make these grants to and enter into agreements with Indian tribes and tribal organizations; (2) the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations to make these grants to and enter into agreements with Native Hawaiian organizations; and (3) other federal agencies to make these grants to and enter into agreements with tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations.

What's happening now November 22, 2024

Held at the desk.

 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Murkowski, Lisa
Alaska · Feb 9, 2023
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 385: A bill to amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act to authorize grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations, and for other purposes.. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-385/
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"S. 385: A bill to amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act to authorize grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations, and for other purposes.." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-385/.
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S. 385, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-385/.
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[S. 385: A bill to amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act to authorize grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations, and for other purposes.](https://openamerica.io/bill/118-S-385/)
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