Practical Reforms and Other Goals To Reinforce the Effectiveness of Self-Governance and Self-Determination for Indian Tribes Act of 2018

Bill: 115-s-2515
Sponsor: Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND]
Introduced: 2018-03-07 in the Senate
Policy area: Native Americans
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Administrative remedies
Civil actions and liability
Department of the Interior
Evidence and witnesses
Federal-Indian relations
Indian claims
Indian lands and resources rights
Indian social and development programs
Judicial procedure and administration
Judicial review and appeals
Public contracts and procurement

Summary:
action_date: 2018-03-07
text: 

Practical Reforms and Other Goals To Reinforce the Effectiveness of Self-Governance and Self-Determination for Indian Tribes Act of 2018 or the PROGRESS for Indian Tribes Act

 
This bill amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to replace the Tribal Self-Governance Demonstration Project with the Tribal Self-Governance Program. Under the program, Indian tribes or organizations may receive grants to plan for participation in self-governance and to negotiate the terms of participation.
 
In addition, the bill revises the Department of the Interior's process for approving self-governance compacts and funding agreements with Indian tribes. Interior must negotiate contracts and funding agreements to maximize implementation of the self-governance policy. The bill sets forth requirements for tribes participating in self-governance with respect to conflicts of interest, audits, redesign and consolidation of programs, retrocession of programs, nonduplication of funding, and records.
 
Funding agreements must include provisions for Interior to monitor the performance of trust functions by the tribe and to reassume a program and funding under specified circumstances. 
 
Indian tribes participating in self-governance may elect to assume some federal responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 with respect to certain construction projects.
 
The bill prohibits a tribe from being obligated to continue performance of a compact or funding agreement that provides insufficient funding.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2018-10-03
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources.
action_date: 2018-10-02
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2018-10-01
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S6391-6397; text: CR S6391-6397)
action_date: 2018-09-28
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.(consideration: CR S6391-6397; text: CR S6391-6397)
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 567.
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven without amendment. With written report No. 115-335.
action_date: 2018-09-05
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Reported by Senator Hoeven without amendment. With written report No. 115-335.
action_date: 2018-04-11
text: Committee on Indian Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2018-03-07
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
action_date: 2018-03-07
text: Introduced in Senate