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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.
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.
Summary
This bill amends the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act to establish grant programs for Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations. The Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs is authorized to make grants to Indian tribes and tribal organizations, while the Director of the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations is authorized to make grants to Native Hawaiian organizations. The heads of other federal agencies, including the Secretaries of Commerce, Transportation, Agriculture, Health and Human Services, and Labor, are also authorized to make grants to these organizations. The bill authorizes $35 million for the grant programs for fiscal years 2025 through 2029.
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Sponsor (1)
- Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-1] (D-HI)
Money behind the sponsor
Top reported contributors to Ed Case’s campaign committee (2024 cycle) — who funds the bill’s sponsor, not a claim about this bill. Data from FEC.
- NULL $16,800
- ATS COMMUNICATIONS, INC $6,600
- ONEBRIEF, INC $6,600
- PETERSON MANAGEMENT LLC $6,600
- TRIDENT RESEARCH LLC $6,500
Organizations whose employees gave the most — itemized individual contributions grouped by the donor’s reported employer (FEC Schedule A). Full finance for Ed Case → · Outside spending →
Actions (5)
- Nov 19, 2025 Subcommittee Hearings Held · house
- Nov 12, 2025 Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs. · house
- Jul 2, 2025 Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. · house
- Jul 2, 2025 Introduced in House
- Jul 2, 2025 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E641)
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Full text
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
July 2, 2025
Mr. Case introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and House Administration, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. NATIVE AMERICAN TOURISM GRANT PROGRAMS.
The Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act (25 U.S.C. 4351 et seq.) is amended—
(1) by redesignating section 6 (25 U.S.C. 4355) as section 7; and
(2) by inserting after section 5 (25 U.S.C. 4354) the following:
“SEC. 6. NATIVE AMERICAN TOURISM GRANT PROGRAMS.
“(a) Bureau of Indian Affairs Program.—The Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs may make grants to and enter into agreements with Indian tribes and tribal organizations to carry out the purposes of this Act, as described in section 2.
“(b) Office of Native Hawaiian Relations.—The Director of the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations may make grants to and enter into agreements with Native Hawaiian organizations to carry out the purposes of this Act, as described in section 2.
“(c) Other Federal Agencies.—The heads of other Federal agencies, including the Secretaries of Commerce, Transportation, Agriculture, Health and Human Services, and Labor, may make grants under this authority to and enter into agreements with Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations to carry out the purposes of this Act, as described in section 2.
“(d) Authorization of Appropriations.—There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $35,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.”. <all>
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