Indian Social And Development Programs

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Tribal Marijuana Sovereignty Act of 2019 [HB-1416] [Cannabis ] [Native American Affairs ] [Healthcare ]
Prohibits the federal government, when determining a Native American tribe's eligibility for funds, benefits, or contracts, from considering the tribe's authority to produce, purchase, or possess marijuana on tribal lands. The Indian Health Service's medical professionals may make medical recommendations to their patients with regard to marijuana.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Barbara Lee Referred To The Subcommittee On Indigenous Peoples Of The United States. on 03/18/2019

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ACCESS BROADBAND Act Advancing Critical Connectivity Expands Service, Small Business Resources, Opportunities, Access, and Data Based on Assessed Need and Demand Act [HB-1328] [Telecommunications ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Small Business ] [Infrastructure ] [Community Development ] [Economic Development ] [Funding ] [Grants ]
Requires the Department of Commerce to establish the Office of Internet Connectivity and Growth within the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. The office shall connect with communities that need access to high-speed internet and hold regional workshops to share best practices and effective strategies for promoting broadband access and adoption. The bill also requires the office to (1) develop targeted broadband training and presentations for various demographic communities through media, (2) develop and distribute publications (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. H. Morgan Griffith Received In The Senate And Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Commerce, Science, And Transportation. on 05/09/2019

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SURVIVE Act Securing Urgent Resources Vital to Indian Victim Empowerment Act [HB-1351] [Crime ] [Human Services ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Native American Affairs ] [Public Safety ] [Children and Youth ] [Criminal Justice ]
Requires the Department of Justice's Office for Victims of Crime to make grants to Native American tribes for programs and services for crime victims, such as domestic violence shelters, rape crisis centers, child abuse programs, child advocacy centers, elder abuse programs, medical care, legal services, relocation, and transitional housing. In addition, the bill makes 5% of the Crime Victims Fund available for these grants.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Dina Titus Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/25/2019

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Examining Opioid Treatment Infrastructure Act of 2019 [HB-1303] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Overdose Prevention ] [Native American Affairs ] [Mental Health ]
Requires the Government Accountability Office to report on inpatient and outpatient treatment capacity, availability, and needs across the United States. The report must include information relating to detoxification programs, clinical stabilization programs, transitional residential support services, rehabilitation programs, treatment programs for pregnant women or adolescents, and treatment through Indian health programs. The report must also include information about the barriers to real-time reporting of drug overdoses at the federal, state, (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Bill Foster Referred To The Subcommittee On Indigenous Peoples Of The United States. on 03/08/2019

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Assessment of the Indian Health Service Act of 2019 [S.498] [Healthcare ] [Native American Affairs ] [Public Health ]
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services to contract with private entities to assess the health care delivery systems and financial management of the Indian Health Service. The assessment must cover a variety of areas, including the demographics and health care needs of the patient population, health care capabilities and resources, staffing levels at medical facilities and the productivity of each health care provider, information technology strategies related to providing health care, business processes, the competency of leadership (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Mike Rounds Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Indian Affairs. on 02/14/2019

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Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act of 2019 [S.523] [Climate Change ] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Science ]
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take a series of actions to address the potential impacts of climate change on public health. Specifically, HHS must develop a strategic action plan and a climate and health program to ensure the public health and health care systems in the United States and other nations are prepared for, and can respond to, the impacts of climate change on health. The bill directs HHS to revise the plan periodically to reflect new scientific developments and information. HHS must establish a permanent (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Edward Markey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/14/2019

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Protecting Women Act of 2019 [HB-1239] [Crime ] [Human Rights ] [Human Services ] [Grants ] [Funding ] [Public Safety ] [Law Enforcement ]
Extends through FY2019 19 grant programs authorized by the Violence Against Women Act of 1994 and subsequent legislation and administered by the Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Darin LaHood Referred To The Subcommittee On Crime, Terrorism, And Homeland Security. on 03/25/2019

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Climate Change Health Protection and Promotion Act of 2019 [HB-1243] [Climate Change ] [Public Health ] [Healthcare ] [Science ]
Requires the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to take a series of actions to address the potential impacts of climate change on public health. Specifically, HHS must develop a strategic action plan and a climate and health program to ensure the public health and health care systems in the United States and other nations are prepared for, and can respond to, the impacts of climate change on health. The bill directs HHS to revise the plan periodically to reflect new scientific developments and information. HHS must establish a permanent (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/15/2019

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Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act [HB-1225] [Public Lands and National Parks ] [Energy ] [Budget and Spending ] [Infrastructure ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Native American Affairs ]
Establishes the National Park Service and Public Lands Legacy Restoration Fund into which, through FY2024, there shall be deposited an amount equal to 50% of all energy development revenues due and payable to the federal government from oil, gas, coal, or alternative or renewable energy development on federal lands and waters that would otherwise be credited, covered, or deposited as miscellaneous receipts under federal law. Deposited amounts must not exceed $1.3 billion for any such fiscal year. From such amounts 80% shall be allocated to the National (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Alexander Mooney Reported (amended) By The Committee On Natural Resources. H. Rept. 116-250, Part I. on 10/22/2019

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Native American Suicide Prevention Act of 2019 [S.467] [Native American Affairs ] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ] [Overdose Prevention ]
Requires a state or state-designated entity that receives support from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for development and implementation of a statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategy to agree to collaborate with each of the state's federally recognized Indian tribes, tribal organizations, urban Indian organizations, and Native Hawaiian health care systems regarding the strategy.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Bernard Sanders Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/13/2019

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Native American Suicide Prevention Act of 2019 [HB-1191] [Native American Affairs ] [Healthcare ] [Mental Health ] [Public Health ] [Human Services ] [Children and Youth ] [Overdose Prevention ]
Requires a state or state-designated entity that receives support from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration for development and implementation of a statewide youth suicide early intervention and prevention strategy to agree to collaborate with each of the state's federally recognized Indian tribes, tribal organizations, urban Indian organizations, and Native Hawaiian health care systems regarding the strategy.

  

Sponsored by: Rep. Raul Grijalva Referred To The Subcommittee On Health. on 02/14/2019

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DHS Cyber Incident Response Teams Act of 2019 [HB-1158] [Cybersecurity ] [Budget and Spending ] [Technology and Innovation ] [Defense ] [Aerospace ] [Science ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [National Security ]
Provides FY2020 appropriations for several federal departments and agencies. It includes 4 of the 12 regular FY2020 appropriations bills: the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2020; the Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2020; the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2020; and the Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2020. The departments and agencies funded in the bill include the Department of Defense, the Department of Commerce; the Department of Justice; science-related (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Rep. James Langevin Became Public Law No: 116-93. (txt | Pdf) on 12/20/2019

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A resolution designating the week beginning February 3, 2019, as "National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week". [SR-37] [Education ] [Native American Affairs ]
This resolution designates the week beginning on February 3, 2019, as National Tribal Colleges and Universities Week.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Dianne Feinstein Submitted In The Senate, Considered, And Agreed To Without Amendment And With A Preamble By Voice Vote. (consideration: Cr S815; Text: Cr S811) on 01/31/2019

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Responsibly Addressing the Marijuana Policy Gap Act of 2019 [S.421] [Cannabis ] [Finance ] [Healthcare ] [Veterans ] [Crime ] [Taxes ] [Criminal Justice ] [Housing ] [Immigration ] [Education ] [Law Enforcement ]
Removes federal restrictions on, and creates new protections for, marijuana-related conduct and activities that are authorized by state or tribal law (i.e., state-authorized). Among other things, the bill does the following: eliminates regulatory controls and administrative, civil, and criminal penalties under the Controlled Substances Act for state-authorized marijuana-related activities; allows businesses that sell marijuana in compliance with state or tribal law to claim certain federal tax credits and deductions; eliminates restrictions on print (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 02/07/2019

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SASCA Survivors’ Access to Supportive Care Act [S.402] [Healthcare ] [Public Health ] [Crime ] [Human Services ] [Grants ] [Native American Affairs ] [Public Safety ]
Establishes a series of programs and requirements to address the adequacy of access to sexual-assault examinations. Among other things, the bill establishes (1) a grant program for states to assess the availability of specified providers to perform sexual-assault examinations; (2) a multiagency pilot program to improve training for, and access to, such providers; (3) reporting requirements for hospitals regarding community access to such providers; and (4) a grant program for provider training in rural and tribal settings.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Ron Wyden Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 02/07/2019

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Studying the Missing and Murdered Indian Crisis Act of 2019 [S.336] [Crime ] [Native American Affairs ] [Human Rights ] [Public Safety ] [Criminal Justice ]
Requires the Government Accountability Office to report on the response of law enforcement agencies to reports of missing or murdered Native Americans and to make recommendations on how to improve the utilized databases and notification systems.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Elizabeth Warren Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Indian Affairs. on 02/05/2019

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Tribal Adoption Parity Act [S.305] [Taxes ] [Family-Related Legislation ] [Native American Affairs ] [Children and Youth ]
Allows Indian tribal governments to determine whether a child has special needs for the purposes of the adoption tax credit.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Amy Klobuchar Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Finance. on 01/31/2019

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Geriatrics Workforce Improvement Act [S.299] [Healthcare ] [Senior Citizens ] [Public Health ] [Education ]
Reauthorizes through FY2024 and revises several programs relating to geriatric-care training and workforce development, including a Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program to support the development of a health care workforce that integrates geriatrics with primary care and other appropriate specialties.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Robert Casey Read Twice And Referred To The Committee On Health, Education, Labor, And Pensions. on 01/31/2019

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Native American Business Incubators Program Act [S.294] [Native American Affairs ] [Small Business ] [Economic Development ] [Grants ] [Education ] [Funding ]
Establishes a grant program to provide business incubation and other business services to Native American entrepreneurs and businesses. (Sec. 4) Specifically, the bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish a grant program in the Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development for establishing and operating business incubators that serve Native American communities. A business incubator is an organization that (1) provides physical workspace and facilities resources to start-ups and established businesses, and (2) is designed to accelerate (continued...)

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Elizabeth Warren Became Public Law No: 116-174. (txt | Pdf) on 10/20/2020

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Native Youth and Tribal Officer Protection Act [S.290] [Crime ] [Criminal Justice ] [Children and Youth ] [Native American Affairs ] [Funding ] [Grants ] [Public Safety ]
Extends tribal jurisdiction over the following crimes: violence committed against a child by a caregiver; violence against law enforcement officers involved in preventing, investigating, arresting, or prosecuting a person for domestic violence, dating violence, or child violence; attempted dating violence or domestic violence; or threatened dating violence or domestic violence. In addition, the bill reauthorizes grants to tribal governments for exercising tribal criminal jurisdiction for those crimes through FY2024.

  

Sponsored by: Sen. Tom Udall Committee On Indian Affairs. Hearings Held. on 06/19/2019

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