I'm Just a Bill: Native American Self-Determination Act Amendments
👀 I’m Just a Bill — Native American Self-Determination Act Amendments A Liana Banyan “I’m Just a Bill” Bounty Poster What is this bill? Amendments to the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (ISDEAA) in the 119th Congress, expanding Tribal authority to administer federal programs and addressing the documented Tribal-sovereignty gaps in federal funding administration. What does it actually do? 638 contracts expansion — broadens federal programs eligible for direct Tribal administration Indirect cost coverage — full federal-coverage of indirect costs for 638-contracted programs Fee-to-trust process — streamlines land-into-trust applications Tribal climate adaptation — funding stream for Tribal climate-adaptation projects Public Law 280 states — addresses jurisdictional ambiguity in PL280 states Who votes when? House Natural Resources + Senate Indian Affairs active consideration How does this affect cooperative-class families? Composes with Save-the-World Paper 5 (Universal Earth Stewardship — Tribal sovereignty as cooperative-class partnership), Save-the-World Paper 7 (Health Care — Indian Health Service modernization composing), and Save-the-World Paper 9 (Universal Education — Tribal college and university funding). ...