H.R. 7269 119th Congress House

Helping Our People Act of 2026

Official title: To amend the Puyallup Tribe of Indians Settlement Act of 1989 to clarify that amounts in the Puyallup Tribe of Indians Settlement Trust Fund may be withdrawn b… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To amend the Puyallup Tribe of Indians Settlement Act of 1989 to clarify that amounts in the Puyallup Tribe of Indians Settlement Trust Fund may be withdrawn by the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, and for other purposes.

Introduced: January 27, 2026 Introduced by: Emily Randall Democratic · Washington See on congress.gov

Native Americans

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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Became law

Sep 10, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.

Jan 27, 2026

Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.

Jan 27, 2026

Introduced in House

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What's happening now September 10, 2026

Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.

Related & companion bills 1

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Committees of jurisdiction 2

Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee
House of Representatives · subcommittee of Natural Resources Committee
Natural Resources Committee
House of Representatives

Lobbying activity 3

Registered lobbyists who named this bill in their disclosure filings. Source: federal Lobbying Disclosure Act filings.

SONOSKY, CHAMBERS, SACHSE, ENDRESON & PERRY, LLP
for PUYALLUP TRIBE OF WASHINGTON · Washington · 3rd Quarter 2026 (July 1 - Sep 30)
SONOSKY, CHAMBERS, SACHSE, ENDRESON & PERRY, LLP
for PUYALLUP TRIBE OF WASHINGTON · Washington · 2nd Quarter 2026 (Apr 1 - June 30)
SONOSKY, CHAMBERS, SACHSE, ENDRESON & PERRY, LLP
for PUYALLUP TRIBE OF WASHINGTON · Washington · 1st Quarter 2026 (Jan 1 - Mar 31)

Bodies those filers lobbied

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
3 filings
SENATE
3 filings

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Cosponsors 1

Strickland, Marilyn

Washington · Jan 27, 2026

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 7269: Helping Our People Act of 2026. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7269/

MLA

"H.R. 7269: Helping Our People Act of 2026." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7269/.

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H.R. 7269, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-7269/.

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