S4832Referred to Committee

SNAP Tribal Food Sovereignty Act of 2026

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-06-18
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Tina Smith
Tina Smith
Democrat · MN · Senator
Votes with party: 86.8% (849 recorded votes)

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.

2026-06-18

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Plain-English Summary

This bill would allow the U.S. Department of Agriculture to sign contracts directly with Native American tribes and tribal organizations to run food assistance programs in their communities, rather than having the federal government manage these programs. Currently, tribes have limited ability to operate their own nutrition assistance programs, so this change would give them more control over how food aid is delivered to their members. The bill affects Native American tribes, tribal governments, and low-income Native Americans who rely on food assistance programs.

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Native Americans

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4832 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4832 To amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act to allow the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into self-determination contracts with Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations to carry out supplemental nutrition assistance programs. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES June 18, 2026 Ms. Smith (for herself and Mr. Rounds) 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 Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations to carry out supplemental nutrition assistance programs. 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 ``SNAP Tribal Food Sovereignty Act of 2026''. SEC. 2. SELF-DETERMINATION FOR SNAP. 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 SNAP. ``(a) Agriculture Self-Determination Authorized.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall enter into self-determination contracts, in accordance with subsection (b), with Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations, on the request of any Indian Tribe by Tribal resolution, to plan, conduct, and administer any function, service, or activity of the supplemental nutrition assistance program established under the Food and Nutrition Act of 2008 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) for the Indian Tribe. ``(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 regarding the self-determination contracts authorized under this section to-- ``(1) the Secretary of Agriculture; and ``(2) Indian Tribes and Tribal organizations that request that assistance.''. <all>
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