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Titles (9)

Short Titles

Short Titles - House of Representatives

Short Titles as Reported to House

Jobs for Tribes Act

Short Titles as Reported to House for portions of this bill
  • Indian Community Economic Enhancement Act of 2018
  • Indigenous Peoples Exchange and Economic Cooperation Act
  • Native American Business Incubators Program Act

Short Titles as Introduced

Jobs for Tribes Act

Short Titles as Introduced for portions of this bill
  • Indian Community Economic Enhancement Act of 2017
  • Indigenous Peoples Exchange and Economic Cooperation Act
  • Native American Business Incubators Program Act

Official Titles

Official Titles - House of Representatives

Official Title as Introduced

To provide incentives to encourage tribal job creation and economic activity, and for other purposes.


Actions Overview (4)

Date Actions Overview
12/28/2018Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged.
12/28/2018Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
12/03/2018Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1064, Part I.
11/30/2017Introduced in House

All Actions (15)

Date All Actions
12/28/2018Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 869.
Action By: House of Representatives
12/28/2018Committee on Education and the Workforce discharged.
Action By: House of Representatives
12/28/2018Committee on Foreign Affairs discharged.
Action By: House of Representatives
12/03/2018House Committee on Education and the Workforce Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 28, 2018.
Action By: House of Representatives
12/03/2018House Committee on Foreign Affairs Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Dec. 28, 2018.
Action By: House of Representatives
12/03/2018Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Natural Resources. H. Rept. 115-1064, Part I.
05/08/2018Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Unanimous Consent.
Action By: Committee on Natural Resources
05/08/2018Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Action By: Committee on Natural Resources
05/08/2018Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs Discharged.
01/17/2018Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Action By: House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs
12/07/2017Referred to the Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs.
Action By: Committee on Natural Resources
11/30/2017Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
Action By: House of Representatives
11/30/2017Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
Action By: House of Representatives
11/30/2017Referred to the Committee on Natural Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Foreign Affairs, and Education and the Workforce, 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.
Action By: House of Representatives
11/30/2017Introduced in House
Action By: House of Representatives

Cosponsors (18)


Committees (3)

Committees, subcommittees and links to reports associated with this bill are listed here, as well as the nature and date of committee activity and Congressional report number.

Committee / Subcommittee Date Activity Reports
House Natural Resources11/30/2017 Referred to
05/08/2018 Markup by
12/03/2018 Reported by H. Rept. 115-1064
House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Indian, Insular and Alaska Native Affairs12/07/2017 Referred to
01/17/2018 Hearings by
05/08/2018 Discharged from
House Foreign Affairs11/30/2017 Referred to
12/28/2018 Discharged from
House Education and the Workforce11/30/2017 Referred to
12/28/2018 Discharged from

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Latest Summary (1)

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Introduced in House (11/30/2017)

Jobs for Tribes Act

Indian Community Economic Enhancement Act of 2017

This bill amends the Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000 to establish duties for the Office of Native American Business Development.

This bill amends the Buy Indian Act, including to require the Department of Health and Human Services to use Native American labor and purchase Native American industry products.

This bill amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to permit the Bureau of Indian Affairs to provide financial assistance to certain Native American community development financial institutions.

Native American Business Incubators Program Act

The Department of the Interior must establish a grant program in the Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development for establishing and operating business incubators that serve Native American communities. A business incubator is an organization that: (1) provides physical workspace and facilities resources to startups and established businesses, and (2) is designed to accelerate the growth and success of businesses through a variety of business support resources and services.

Indigenous Peoples Exchange and Economic Cooperation Act

The President must submit to Congress a strategy to promote and facilitate: (1) cross-investments between tribes and indigenous peoples in tribal businesses and commercial enterprises that involve indigenous peoples, and (2) the development of supply chains for U.S. entities that include products produced by tribes and indigenous peoples.

The Department of State must provide assistance to countries in the Western Hemisphere in a manner that promotes and facilitates entrepreneurship among indigenous peoples.