{"id":8905,"date":"2019-07-10T15:35:18","date_gmt":"2019-07-10T20:35:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/senate-passes-bills-on-indian-economic-development-and-self-governance\/"},"modified":"2019-07-10T15:35:19","modified_gmt":"2019-07-10T20:35:19","slug":"senate-passes-bills-on-indian-economic-development-and-self-governance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/senate-passes-bills-on-indian-economic-development-and-self-governance\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate passes bills on Indian economic development and self-governance"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"likebtn_container\" style=\"\"><!-- LikeBtn.com BEGIN --><span class=\"likebtn-wrapper\"  data-identifier=\"post_8905\"  data-site_id=\"63347fe36fd08b6c05de3d9e\"  data-dislike_enabled=\"false\"  data-icon_dislike_show=\"false\"  data-white_label=\"true\"  data-style=\"\"  data-unlike_allowed=\"\"  data-show_copyright=\"\"  data-item_url=\"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/senate-passes-bills-on-indian-economic-development-and-self-governance\/\"  data-item_title=\"Senate passes bills on Indian economic development and self-governance\"  data-item_image=\"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/files\/2019\/07\/220px-Hoeven_Official_Portrait_2014-236x300.jpg\"  data-item_date=\"2019-07-10T15:35:18-05:00\"  data-engine=\"WordPress\"  data-plugin_v=\"2.6.59\"  data-prx=\"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/wp-admin\/admin-ajax.php?action=likebtn_prx\"  data-event_handler=\"likebtn_eh\" ><\/span><!-- LikeBtn.com END --><\/div><p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nativesunnews.today\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/07\/220px-Hoeven_Official_Portrait_2014.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-16949 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/files\/2019\/07\/220px-Hoeven_Official_Portrait_2014-236x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"236\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>WASHINGTON \u2013 Senator John Hoeven (R-ND), Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, today announced that the United States Senate has approved two pieces of legislation he introduced to promote tribal economic development and self-governance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve worked to promote economic development and self-governance for tribal communities,\u201d\u00a0<strong>said Hoeven<\/strong>. \u201cThese bills are all about improving the quality of life in tribal communities, and we encourage our counterparts in the House to pass these important pieces of legislation and send them to the President.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>The\u00a0<em>PROGRESS for Indian Tribes Act<\/em>\u00a0(<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/116th-congress\/senate-bill\/209\"><strong>S.209<\/strong><\/a><strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<em>PROGRESS for Indian Tribes Act<\/em>\u00a0streamlines the Department of the Interior\u2019s process for approving self-governance compacts and annual funding agreements for Indian programs.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The\u00a0<em>Indian Community Economic Enhancement Act of 2019<\/em>\u00a0(<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/116th-congress\/senate-bill\/212\"><strong>S.212<\/strong><\/a><strong>)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<em>Indian Community Economic Enhancement Act of 2019<\/em>\u00a0helps spur economic development in tribal communities by:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Increasing access to capital and opportunities for Indian Tribes and businesses.<\/li>\n<li>Creating a permanent waiver of the cost sharing requirement for Native American CDFIs who receive grants through the Native American CDFI Assistance Program at the Treasury Department.\u00a0These awards can then be used in combination with other funds of the CDFI to grow the CDFI\u2019s loan portfolio.<\/li>\n<li>Creating mechanisms and tools to attract capital investment in Indian communities.<\/li>\n<li>Supporting Native American Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) by removing overly burdensome agency impediments.<\/li>\n<li>Streamlining Federal economic development programming by requiring multi-agency coordination between the Departments of Commerce, Interior, and Treasury.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These bills will now move to the House of Representatives for consideration.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<div class=\"likebtn_container\" style=\"\"><!-- LikeBtn.com BEGIN --><span class=\"likebtn-wrapper\"  data-identifier=\"post_8905\"  data-site_id=\"63347fe36fd08b6c05de3d9e\"  data-dislike_enabled=\"false\"  data-icon_dislike_show=\"false\"  data-white_label=\"true\"  data-style=\"\"  data-unlike_allowed=\"\"  data-show_copyright=\"\"  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Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, today announced that the United States Senate has approved two pieces of legislation he introduced to promote tribal economic development and self-governance. \u201cWe\u2019ve worked to promote economic development and self-governance for tribal communities,\u201d\u00a0said Hoeven. \u201cThese bills <\/p>\n<p><a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/senate-passes-bills-on-indian-economic-development-and-self-governance\/\">Read More<\/a><br \/><img alt='' src='https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/files\/avatars\/1541\/5d01b3efac7c3-bpthumb.png' srcset='https:\/\/unitedresourceconnection.org\/cannon-ball-nd-58528\/files\/avatars\/1541\/5d01b3efa3bc2-bpfull.png 2x' class='avatar avatar-32 photo' height='32' width='32' loading='lazy' decoding='async'\/>  Shared by <a 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