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S 612 119th 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 18, 2025 Introduced by: Schatz, Brian Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 10 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 17, 2025
Held at the desk.
Dec 17, 2025
Received in the House.
Dec 17, 2025
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Dec 16, 2025
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Dec 16, 2025
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8752; text: CR S8752)
May 8, 2025
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 72.
May 8, 2025
Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Murkowski without amendment. With written report No. 119-20.
Mar 5, 2025
Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 18, 2025
Introduced in Senate
Feb 18, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
 Votes taken on this bill 2
DateChamberWhat was voted onResultYes–No
Dec 10, 2016 Senate · vote #163 On the Motion (Motion to Concur in the House Amendment to S. 612) Agreed To 7821 See who voted →
Dec 10, 2016 Senate · vote #162 On the Cloture Motion S. 612 Agreed To 6930 See who voted →
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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 December 17, 2025

Held at the desk.

 Hearings & markups 1
 Related & companion bills 2
 Bill text 3 versions

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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 612: 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.. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-612/
MLA
"S. 612: 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.." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-612/.
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S. 612, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-612/.
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[S. 612: 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/119-S-612/)
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