S. 2832 119th Congress Senate

Native American Entrepreneurial and Opportunity Act of 2025

Official title: A bill to establish an Office of Native American Affairs within the Small Business Administration, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 17, 2025 Introduced by: John W. Hickenlooper Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov

Native Americans

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Sep 17, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Sep 17, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Native American Entrepreneurial and Opportunity Act of 2025

This bill provides statutory authority for the establishment of the Office of Native American Affairs within the Small Business Administration (SBA). The office must establish a working relationship with Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations by targeting SBA programs relating to entrepreneurial development, contracting, and capital access to revitalize Native businesses and economic development in Indian country.

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Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee
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Cosponsors 4

Blumenthal, Richard

Connecticut · Feb 4, 2026

Hirono, Mazie K.

Hawaii · Sep 17, 2025

Mullin, Markwayne

· Sep 17, 2025

Sullivan, Dan

Alaska · Sep 17, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2832: Native American Entrepreneurial and Opportunity Act of 2025. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-2832/

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