HR 439 United States House · 117th Congress

Native American Millennium Challenge Demonstration Act

Summary
Native American Millennium Challenge Demonstration Act This bill requires the Department of the Interior to establish the Native American Millennium Challenge Demonstration Project to provide economic development assistance to remote Native American communities. Specifically, an eligible entity (e.g., a consortium of Native organizations in a noncontiguous state) must enter into a five-year binding agreement (i.e., a compact) with the United States to receive assistance. Among other elements, the agreement must contain a description of the specific objectives related to sustainable economic development and poverty reduction that the entity expects to achieve. Further, assistance shall be provided in the form of funding agreements and may not be provided as loans. Additionally, funds may not be used for regulated gaming activities.
Bill status in committee 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jan 21, 2021 Last action Feb 18, 2021
Floor votes

How they voted

No floor votes recorded yet.
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
3
Key actions
0
Committee
2
Feb 18, 2021
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee for Indigenous Peoples of the United States.
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
lower
Jan 21, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors

Sponsors