S4785Referred to Committee

FDPIR Tribal Food Sovereignty Act of 2026

Introduced

In Committee

Passed One Chamber

Passed Both

Signed into Law

119th

Congress

2026-06-15

Introduced

Cosponsors

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Type

Sponsor

Tina Smith

Democrat · MN · Senator

Votes with party: 86.2% (811 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (1)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

John Hoeven (R-ND)Original· 2026-06-15

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

2026-06-15

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Committee Activity

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Senate Committee on Indian AffairsReferred To · 2026-06-15

Plain-English Summary

The federal government would allow Native American tribes to manage their own food distribution programs on reservations through contracts with the Department of Agriculture, rather than having the government run these programs directly. This gives tribal organizations more control over how food assistance reaches their communities and allows them to tailor programs to their specific needs. The change affects Native American tribes and reservation residents who rely on federal food assistance programs.

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4785 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4785 To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to allow the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into self-determination contracts with Tribal organizations to carry out the food distribution program on Indian reservations, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 15, 2026 Ms. Smith (for herself and Mr. Hoeven) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to allow the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into self-determination contracts with Tribal organizations to carry out the food distribution program on Indian reservations, 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. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``FDPIR Tribal Food Sovereignty Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. SELF-DETERMINATION FOR FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS. Title I of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 5321 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``SEC. 112. SELF-DETERMINATION FOR FOOD DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM ON INDIAN RESERVATIONS. ``(a) Food Distribution Program on Indian Reservations.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall enter into self-determination contracts, in accordance with subsection (b), with Tribal organizations, on the request of any Indian Tribe by Tribal resolution, to carry out the food distribution program on Indian reservations established under section 4(b) of the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2013(b)). ``(b) Self-Determination Contract.--A self-determination contract entered into under subsection (a) shall have the same terms and conditions, and be subject to the same procedures, regulations, and requirements, as a self-determination contract entered into under section 102, except that the Secretary of Agriculture and the Department of Agriculture shall be the appropriate Secretary and agency for purposes of a self-determination contract entered into under subsection (a). ``(c) Technical Assistance.--The Office of Self-Governance of the Bureau of Indian Affairs shall provide technical assistance with respect to a self-determination contract authorized under subsection (a)-- ``(1) to the Secretary of Agriculture; and ``(2) to Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations that request that assistance.''. <all>

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