The record

LegislationLegislation· Dec 2025
S 612 Passed Senate — in House

Sponsored by Brian Schatz (D)

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.

Authorizes $35 million in grants to tribal and Native Hawaiian organizations for tourism activities.

Tradeoff

Creates new grant programs for Indian tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations to develop tourism. Congress would need to appropriate the $35 million authorized for 2025–2029.

What's in it

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Authorizes $35 million in over 2025-2030 for Native American tourism grants.

This $35 million funds a new grant program administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and other federal agencies to help tribes and Native Hawaiian organizations develop tourism economic activity over six years.

S. 612, 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 · Mar 2025

Passed the Senate by on December 16, 2025 — sitting in the House.

  1. Senate

    Introduced

    (Feb 18, 2025)

  2. Senate

    Committee on Indian Affairs(Feb 18, 2025)

  3. Senate

    The Committee on Indian Affairs voted to send it to the floor

    Reported(Mar 5, 2025)

    Committee report S. Rept. 119-20.

  4. Senate

    Passage of the bill

    Passed by (Dec 16, 2025)

    No individual votes were recorded.

  5. House

    Received from the Senate

    Received(Dec 17, 2025)