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Indian Programs Advance Appropriations Act of 2025

10/7/2025, 7:25 PM

Summary of Bill HR 5328

The bill titled "To amend the Indian Self-Determination Act and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act" introduced in the 119th Congress as H.R. 5328 on September 11, 2025, aims to provide advance appropriations authority for specific accounts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Bureau of Indian Education, and Indian Health Service under the Department of the Interior and the Department of Health and Human Services.

Congressional Summary of HR 5328

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.

Current Status of Bill HR 5328

Bill HR 5328 is currently in the status of Bill Introduced since September 11, 2025. Bill HR 5328 was introduced during Congress 119 and was introduced to the House on September 11, 2025.  Bill HR 5328's most recent activity was Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, Education and Workforce, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. as of September 11, 2025

Bipartisan Support of Bill HR 5328

Total Number of Sponsors
1
Democrat Sponsors
1
Republican Sponsors
0
Unaffiliated Sponsors
0
Total Number of Cosponsors
12
Democrat Cosponsors
11
Republican Cosponsors
1
Unaffiliated Cosponsors
0

Policy Area and Potential Impact of Bill HR 5328

Primary Policy Focus

Native Americans

Alternate Title(s) of Bill HR 5328

To amend the Indian Self-Determination Act and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to provide advance appropriations authority for certain accounts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education of the Department of the Interior and the Indian Health Service of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes.
To amend the Indian Self-Determination Act and the Indian Health Care Improvement Act to provide advance appropriations authority for certain accounts of the Bureau of Indian Affairs and Bureau of Indian Education of the Department of the Interior and the Indian Health Service of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes.

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