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Helping Our People Act of 2026
To amend the Puyallup Tribe of Indians Settlement Act of 1989 to clarify that amounts in the Puyallup Tribe of Indians Settlement Trust Fund may be withdrawn by the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, and for other purposes.
Summary
This bill amends the 1989 Puyallup Tribe of Indians Settlement Act to clarify that the Puyallup Tribe of Indians may withdraw amounts from its Settlement Trust Fund. Withdrawals would be allowed pursuant to the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994, subject to a management plan approved by the Secretary. The bill also adds a savings provision stating that nothing in the settlement act prevents the United States from engaging with the tribe on the same basis as other federally recognized Indian tribes under any federal law enacted after this bill becomes law.
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Sponsor (1)
- Sen. Cantwell, Maria [D-WA] (D-WA)
1 cosponsor
- Sen. Murray, Patty [D-WA] (D-WA)
Actions (2)
- Feb 3, 2026 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs. · senate
- Feb 3, 2026 Introduced in Senate
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Full text
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
February 3, 2026
Ms. Cantwell introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs
A BILL
To amend the Puyallup Tribe of Indians Settlement Act of 1989 to clarify that amounts in the Puyallup Tribe of Indians Settlement Trust Fund may be withdrawn by the Puyallup Tribe of Indians, and for other purposes.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. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the “Helping Our People Act of 2026” or the “kwaxwad tiij 9iis4dc4j Act of 2026”.
SEC. 2. WITHDRAWAL OF TRUST FUND BY PUYALLUP TRIBE OF INDIANS.
(a) Permanent Trust Fund for Tribal Members.—Section 6(b) of the Puyallup Tribe of Indians Settlement Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-41; 103 Stat. 87) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“(6) Amounts in the trust fund may be withdrawn by the Tribe pursuant to the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994 (25 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.) under a management plan approved by the Secretary under that Act.”.
(b) Savings Provision.—The Puyallup Tribe of Indians Settlement Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-41; 103 Stat. 83) is amended by adding at the end the following:
“SEC. 14. SAVINGS PROVISION.
“Nothing in this Act prevents the United States from engaging with the Tribe, on the same basis as other federally recognized Indian Tribes, under any Federal law enacted after the date of enactment of this Act.”. <all>
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