A bill to amend the Housing Act of 1949 to extend the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans to certain entities for housing and buildings on adequate farms, to establish a technical assistance program to improve access by Tribal entities to rural development programs, and for other purposes.
Tribal Food and Housing Security Act This bill provides support to Indian tribes for rural development, including by: (1) allowing the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to extend financial assistance through the Farmers Home Administration for tribal housing and buildings, and (2) establishing a technical assistance program to help tribal entities access USDA rural development programs.
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Timeline
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
Native Americans
Credit and credit marketsExecutive agency funding and structureFood assistance and reliefGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHousing and community development fundingHousing finance and home ownershipIndian social and development programsLow- and moderate-income housingResidential rehabilitation and home repairRural conditions and development
A bill to amend the Housing Act of 1949 to extend the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans to certain entities for housing and buildings on adequate farms, to establish a technical assistance program to improve access by Tribal entities to rural development programs, and for other purposes.
USA115th CongressS-2489| Senate
| Updated: 3/1/2018
Tribal Food and Housing Security Act This bill provides support to Indian tribes for rural development, including by: (1) allowing the Department of Agriculture (USDA) to extend financial assistance through the Farmers Home Administration for tribal housing and buildings, and (2) establishing a technical assistance program to help tribal entities access USDA rural development programs.
Credit and credit marketsExecutive agency funding and structureFood assistance and reliefGovernment lending and loan guaranteesHousing and community development fundingHousing finance and home ownershipIndian social and development programsLow- and moderate-income housingResidential rehabilitation and home repairRural conditions and development