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Bills/119th Congress · House

H.R. 8954

Introduced

Tribal Regulatory Reform Implementation Act of 2026

Sponsor
RJeff Hurd· Colorado
Introduced
May 21, 2026
Policy area
Native Americans
Latest action
Subcommittee Hearings HeldJune 9, 2026
[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 8954 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 8954

To amend the Indian Tribal Regulatory Reform and Business Development 
Act of 2000 to transfer certain administrative responsibilities to the 
Secretary of the Interior.

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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

May 21, 2026

Mr. Hurd of Colorado introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on Natural Resources

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A BILL

To amend the Indian Tribal Regulatory Reform and Business Development 
Act of 2000 to transfer certain administrative responsibilities to the 
Secretary of the Interior.

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 ``Tribal Regulatory Reform 
Implementation Act of 2026''.

SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES.

Section 4(a) of the Indian Tribal Regulatory Reform and Business 
Development Act of 2000 (Public Law 106-447; 25 U.S.C. 4301 note) is 
amended by adding at the end the following:
``(3) Transfer of administrative duties.--Effective on the 
date of the enactment of Tribal Regulatory Reform 
Implementation Act of 2026, all administrative responsibilities 
and jurisdiction assigned to the Secretary under this Act with 
respect to the Authority shall transfer to the Secretary of the 
Interior.''.
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