[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2616 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2616

 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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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             July 31, 2025

  Ms. Smith (for herself and Ms. Klobuchar) introduced the following 
  bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance

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                                 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.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. TAX EXEMPTION; RESOURCES EXEMPTION LIMITATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 7 of the Act of October 19, 1973 (25 
U.S.C. 1407), is amended, in the undesignated matter following 
paragraph (4), by striking ``$2,000'' and inserting ``$5,000''.
    (b) Technical Corrections.--Section 7 of the Act of October 19, 
1973 (25 U.S.C. 1407), is amended--
            (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``, or'' and inserting a 
        comma; and
            (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``cede'' and inserting 
        ``ceded''.
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