A bill to amend the Act of October 19, 1973, to increase the maximum dollar amount of per capita shares for purposes of eligibility for financial assistance or other benefits under Federal or federally assisted programs, and for other purposes.
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Latest Action · July 31, 2025
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.
S. 2616 would increase the maximum dollar threshold used to determine eligibility for federal assistance programs from $2,000 to $5,000 per capita shares under the Act of October 19, 1973. This change would primarily affect American Indian tribes and their members who rely on federal or federally funded programs to determine whether their assets disqualify them from receiving benefits like healthcare, housing assistance, or other aid. The bill also makes minor technical corrections to the underlying law, fixing grammatical errors in the statute. No specific funding amounts or implementation timelines are mentioned in the bill text. The legislation was introduced in July 2025 and referred to the Senate Committee on Finance for review.
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