U. S. Senate passed 16 Indian Affairs Bills in 2024 to support Native communities

WASHINGTON, D.C-During 2024, the U.S. Senate passed 16 bills and helped secure historic investments, which will benefit Native communities nationwide to the tune of $15 billion dollars. The benefits include delivering record funding for Native housing, totaling more than $1.3 billion, as well as more than $7 billion to strengthen Native health care. Additionally, four bills were enacted into law, and several others-including the Truth and Healing Commission on Indian Boarding School Policies Act-advanced to the House for further consideration.

"This year, we built on the historic progress of t...