S. 229: Indian Programs Advance Appropriations Act

116th Congress · introduced 2019-01-25 · Native Americans · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget.

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Where it came from: introduced 2019-01-25 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Indian Programs Advance Appropriations Act

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Indian Programs Advance Appropriations Act This bill authorizes advance appropriations for several covered appropriations accounts of (1) the Bureau of Indian Affairs and 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 and Bureau of Indian Education include (1) Operation of Indian Programs, (2) Contract Support Costs, and (3) the Indian Guaranteed Loan Program Account. The covered accounts within the Indian Health Service include (1) Indian Health Services, and (2) Contract Support Costs. The bill also requires the President's budget and the supporting documents submitted to Congress to include detailed estimates related to the advance appropriations.

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Indian Programs Advance Appropriations Act

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Sponsor: Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] · 14 cosponsors

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Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Tina Smith (D-MN), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Gary C. Peters (D-MI)

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Appropriation: Money a legislature sets aside by law for a specific purpose. Government agencies may spend public money only as it has been appropriated.
Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Fiscal year: The 12-month period a government uses for its budget. The federal fiscal year runs from October 1 to September 30 and is named for the calendar year in which it ends. Most states use July 1 to June 30.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)
Congress.gov
Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-116s229.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/116/s>

Record fed-us-cong116-s229 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong116 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong116