S. 2771 · Where this bill is now
In committee
Introduced in the Senate, Sep 11, 2025
What this bill does
In plain words · AI-written from the official summaryAdvances federal funding for tribal programs
This bill sets aside federal money in advance for programs that serve Native Americans and Alaska Natives. It covers several accounts that handle things like tribal health care, schools on tribal lands, loans for Native communities, and construction projects. The advance funding becomes available the year after the budget is approved, and the President's budget proposal would need to include detailed information about how this money will be spent.
How it affects you
This mostly affects Native Americans and Alaska Natives who rely on federal services through tribal health clinics, schools, and community programs run by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Indian Health Service. Advance appropriations can help these programs plan ahead and reduce uncertainty in funding.
Read the official summary (Introduced in Senate, Sep 11, 2025)
Indian Programs Advance Appropriations Act of 2025
This bill authorizes advance appropriations for several covered appropriations accounts of (1) the Bureau of Indian Affairs and the Bureau of Indian Education within the Department of the Interior, and (2) the Indian Health Service within the Department of Health and Human Services. The advance appropriations provide new budget authority that first becomes available for the first fiscal year after the budget year.
The covered accounts within the Bureau of Indian Affairs are (1) Operation of Indian Programs, (2) Contract Support Costs, (3) the Indian Guaranteed Loan Program, (4) Construction, and (5) Payments for Tribal Leases.
The covered accounts within the Bureau of Indian Education are (1) Operation of Indian Education Programs, and (2) Education Construction.
The covered accounts within the Indian Health Service are (1) Indian Health Services, (2) Contract Support Costs, (3) Payments for Tribal Leases, and (4) Indian Health Facilities.
The bill also requires the President's budget and the supporting documents submitted to Congress to include detailed estimates related to the advance appropriations.
Written by AI (Claude) using only the official summary by the Congressional Research Service, the Library of Congress’s nonpartisan research staff. It can miss nuance, so check the official summary and the bill text for details.
1st SessionS. 2771
A BILL
Indian Programs Advance Appropriations Act of 2025
Sponsor: Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-NM) · Introduced Sep 11, 2025 · Native Americans · 1 version of the text
Sources: Congress.gov actions and votes · bill text from GovInfo · latest official action Sep 11, 2025: “Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.”