Jobs for Tribes Act
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Under committee review
What it doesSummary introduced in house (Nov 30, 2017)
Jobs for Tribes Act
Indian Community Economic Enhancement Act of 2017
This bill amends the Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000 to establish duties for the Office of Native American Business Development.
This bill amends the Buy Indian Act, including to require the Department of Health and Human Services to use Native American labor and purchase Native American industry products.
This bill amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to permit the Bureau of Indian Affairs to provide financial assistance to certain Native American community development financial institutions.
Native American Business Incubators Program Act
The Department of the Interior must establish a grant program in the Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development for establishing and operating business incubators that serve Native American communities. A business incubator is an organization that: (1) provides physical workspace and facilities resources to startups and established businesses, and (2) is designed to accelerate the growth and success of businesses through a variety of business support resources and services.
Indigenous Peoples Exchange and Economic Cooperation Act
The President must submit to Congress a strategy to promote and facilitate: (1) cross-investments between tribes and indigenous peoples in tribal businesses and commercial enterprises that involve indigenous peoples, and (2) the development of supply chains for U.S. entities that include products produced by tribes and indigenous peoples.
The Department of State must provide assistance to countries in the Western Hemisphere in a manner that promotes and facilitates entrepreneurship among indigenous peoples.
What just happenedDec 28, 2018
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 869.
Who’s behind it
- Reported in HouseDec 28, 2018
- Introduced in HouseNov 30, 2017
- Dec 28, 2018CalendarsH12410
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 869.
- Dec 28, 2018DischargeH12300
Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged.
Education and the Workforce Committee - Dec 28, 2018Committee5500
Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged.
Education and the Workforce Committee - Dec 28, 2018DischargeH12300
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Dec 28, 2018Committee5500
Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Dec 3, 2018IntroReferralH11210
House Committee on Education and the Workforce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 28, 2018.
Education and the Workforce Committee - Dec 3, 2018IntroReferralH11210
House Committee on Foreign Affairs Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 28, 2018.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Dec 3, 2018CommitteeH12200
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1064, Part I.
Natural Resources Committee - Dec 3, 2018Committee5000
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1064, Part I.
Natural Resources Committee - May 8, 2018Committee
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Natural Resources Committee - May 8, 2018Committee
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Natural Resources Committee - May 8, 2018Committee
Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.
Natural Resources Committee - Jan 17, 2018Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee - Dec 7, 2017Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Indian and Insular Affairs Subcommittee - Nov 30, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
Education and the Workforce Committee - Nov 30, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
Foreign Affairs Committee - Nov 30, 2017IntroReferralH11100
Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
Natural Resources Committee - Nov 30, 2017IntroReferralIntro-H
Introduced in House
- Nov 30, 2017IntroReferral1000
Introduced in House