[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 2616 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 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. _______________________________________________________________________ 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 _______________________________________________________________________ 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''. <all>