A Democratic bill with 1 Republican cosponsor · See the cosponsor
Last activity — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
In committee
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Its path through Congress
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
This bill is called the "FDPIR Tribal Food Sovereignty Act of 2026". It amends the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act. The goal is to let the Secretary of Agriculture make self-determination contracts with Tribal organizations. These contracts allow Tribal organizations to run the food distribution program on Indian reservations.
Yes· 3 of 9
- Scored +10
Would Native Americans be better off under this?
Directly empowers Native American tribes to manage their own food distribution and sovereignty.
- Scored +6
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?
Increases efficiency and sovereignty of food distribution programs for low-income tribal members.
- Scored +5
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?
Directly benefits rural residents living on Indian reservations.
The opposite
- Scored -3
Does this give the federal government more power?
Decreases direct federal control by shifting program administration to tribal organizations.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Tribal Control of Food Programs: Under Section 2(a), the Secretary of Agriculture can enter into contracts with Tribal organizations to carry out the food distribution program on Indian reservations. This allows Tribes to manage their own food distribution via Tribal resolution.
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Access to Technical Help: Section 2(c) requires the Office of Self-Governance of the Bureau of Indian Affairs to provide technical assistance. This help is available to the Secretary of Agriculture as well as the Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations that ask for it.
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts for people were explicitly mentioned in the provided text.
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Tap or hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Would Native Americans be better off under this? — Directly empowers Native American tribes to manage their own food distribution and sovereignty. Would households on low incomes be better off under this? — Increases efficiency and sovereignty of food distribution programs for low-income tribal members. Would people in rural areas be better off under this? — Directly benefits rural residents living on Indian reservations. Would farmers be better off under this? — Potentially allows for better integration of local tribal agriculture into food distribution programs. Would children be better off under this? — Improves food distribution efficiency for children in tribal communities. Would people over 65 be better off under this? — Supports the administration of food programs that often target elderly populations on reservations.
- Social Issues And Justice
- Does this narrow racial gaps in how people are treated? — Increases tribal sovereignty and control over essential food programs for Native Americans. Is this likely to lift people out of poverty? — Enhances the management of food distribution programs intended to combat food insecurity in tribal communities.
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Does this invest in rural communities? — Supports food sovereignty and infrastructure for food distribution in rural tribal areas.
- Governance And Ideology
- Does this give the federal government more power? — Decreases direct federal control by shifting program administration to tribal organizations.
- 6/15/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
One bill Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
John HoevenRepublican · North Dakota