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March 23, 2024
House, Senate Pass Remaining Six Appropriations Bills and Fund the Remainder of the Government—Many Indian Country Programs Flat Funded for FY2024
House, Senate Pass Remaining Six Appropriations Bills and Fund the Remainder of the Government—Many Indian Country Programs Flat Funded for FY2024

On Friday, March 22, 2024, the U.S. House of Representatives passed six appropriations bills, with the U.S. Senate following suit shortly thereafter. The appropriations bills passed were:

  • Defense Appropriations Act, 2024
  • Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2024
  • Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024
  • Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024
  • Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 2024
  • State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 2024


The six bills will now go to the President’s desk to be signed into law sometime this weekend.

In the upcoming weeks, NCAI will provide additional analysis of all 12 appropriations bills and the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 Budget. Below is a brief summary of some of the wins and losses for Indian Country that came out of this week’s legislation:


Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2024 - Small Business Administration - Native American Outreach $5 Million

Homeland Security Appropriations Act, 2024 Program FY2024 Budgeted Amount Homeland Security - Tribal Roads $2.5 Million Continuing Training Grants - Rural and Tribal Training $2.7 Million State Homeland Security Grant Program - Tribal Security $13.5 Million

Labor, Health and Human Services, Education and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 Program Amount of Increase / Decrease FY2024 Budgeted Amount Administration for Children and Families - Native American Programs No Change $60.5 Million Administration for Community Living ↳ Native American Caregivers Support No Change $12 Million ↳ Grants for Native Americans No Change $38.26 Million Department of Labor - Native American Programs No Change $60 Million Higher Education ↳ Strengthening Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions +$93,000 $18.682 Million ↳ Strengthening Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian Serving Institutions +$122,000 $24.555 Million ↳ Strengthening Native American Serving NonTribal Institutions +$57,000 $11.462 Million Department of Education ↳ Grants to Local Education Agencies No Change $110.381 Million ↳ National Activities - Native American Language Immersion No Change $12.36 Million ↳ Alaska Native Education Equity No Change $44.95 Million

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