H.R. 4276House119th Congress (2025-2027)In Committee

To amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act to authorize grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations, and for other purposes.

Sponsored by Ed CaseRep. Ed Case (D-HI)
Introduced July 2, 2025

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The bill updates the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act to create a new grant program that can provide funding to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations. It lets the Bureau of Indian Affairs, the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations, and other federal agencies award these grants. The legislation sets aside $35 million in total for the program over the 2025‑2029 fiscal years.

Key Provisions

  • Adds a new Section 6 that authorizes the Bureau of Indian Affairs to give grants to Indian tribes and tribal organizations.
  • Allows the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations to award grants to Native Hawaiian organizations.
  • Permits other federal agencies (e.g., Commerce, Transportation, Agriculture, Health and Human Services, Labor) to make similar grants to the same groups.
  • Provides $35 million in appropriations for these grant programs covering fiscal years 2025 through 2029.
  • Renumbers the existing Section 6 as Section 7 to accommodate the new grant provisions.

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Introduced in House

July 2, 2025

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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E641)

July 2, 2025

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Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and House Administration, 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.

July 2, 2025

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Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian and Insular Affairs.

November 12, 2025

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Subcommittee Hearings Held

November 19, 2025

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119th CONGRESS

1st Session

H. R. 4276

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

July 2, 2025

Mr. Case introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Energy and Commerce, and House Administration, 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

A BILL

To amend the Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act to authorize grants to Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations, and for other purposes.

1.

Native American tourism grant programs

The Native American Tourism and Improving Visitor Experience Act (25 U.S.C. 4351 et seq.) is amended—

(1)

by redesignating section 6 (25 U.S.C. 4355) as section 7; and

(2)

by inserting after section 5 (25 U.S.C. 4354) the following:

6.

Native American tourism grant programs

(a)

Bureau of Indian Affairs program

The Director of the Bureau of Indian Affairs may make grants to and enter into agreements with Indian tribes and tribal organizations to carry out the purposes of this Act, as described in section 2.

(b)

Office of Native Hawaiian Relations

The Director of the Office of Native Hawaiian Relations may make grants to and enter into agreements with Native Hawaiian organizations to carry out the purposes of this Act, as described in section 2.

(c)

Other Federal agencies

The heads of other Federal agencies, including the Secretaries of Commerce, Transportation, Agriculture, Health and Human Services, and Labor, may make grants under this authority to and enter into agreements with Indian tribes, tribal organizations, and Native Hawaiian organizations to carry out the purposes of this Act, as described in section 2.

(d)

Authorization of appropriations

There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section $35,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 2025 through 2029.

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