S 612
Passed a chamber
Authorizes federal grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations for tourism projects, and allows $35,000,000 to be appropriated for these grants over fiscal years 2025 through 2029.
Official title: 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.
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
House
Received
17-DEC-2025
Senate
Introduced
18-FEB-2025
Referred
18-FEB-2025
Approved by committee
05-MAR-2025
Reported
08-MAY-2025
On the calendar
08-MAY-2025
Passed
16-DEC-2025
- Adds a new section 6 to the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act creating grant programs
- Lets the Bureau of Indian Affairs make grants and agreements with Indian tribes and tribal organizations
- Lets the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations make grants and agreements with Native Hawaiian organizations
- Lets other federal agencies, including Commerce, Transportation, Agriculture, Health and Human Services, and Labor, make similar grants
- Authorizes $35,000,000 in appropriations for fiscal years 2025 through 2029 and renumbers the former section 6 as section 7
Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in Senate" (18-FEB-2025); the text has changed since (Engrossed in Senate, 16-DEC-2025).
CRS is the Library of Congress's nonpartisan research office. Read it on congress.gov- Indian Affairs Committee (Senate)
Native Americans
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1 Republican