118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 2457 — A bill to amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish an Office of Self-Governance, and for other purposes.

“A bill to amend the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 to establish an Office of Self-Governance, and for other purposes.”

Native Americans

Introduced Jul 20, 2023

Last action Jul 20, 2023

Pipeline · Bill → Law

Step 1

Introduced

Jul 20, 2023

Step 2

Referred

Jul 20, 2023

Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry

Step 3

Committee

Step 4

Senate

Step 5

House floor

Step 6

Resolve Changes

Step 7

Signed

SummaryCRS Summary

This bill directs the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to establish an Office of Self-Governance to oversee self-determination contracts and self-governance compact agreements between USDA and tribal organizations. The Office of Self-Governance must also submit a report to Congress. This publicly available report must include a description of tribal self-governance implementation with respect to the Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations and forestry activities.

Provisions · 2 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

Jul 20, 2023

Introduced in Senate

Jul 20, 2023

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.