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Read. Follow. Verify.Congressional Hearing on Native American Housing Assistance Reauthorization
Record date · January 1, 2021
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What This Bill Does
This hearing transcript documents a 2021 session of the House Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance regarding the reauthorization of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (). The discussion focused on addressing historic housing disinvestment in Native American communities and the specific status and rights of within those communities.
The hearing explores potential legislative changes to , which provides federal funding for affordable housing in Native American communities, and addresses the inclusion of in tribal housing programs.
Who It Affects
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Native American Tribes
Tribes are the primary recipients of NAHASDA funding and are subject to federal housing regulations and potential policy changes regarding membership and benefit eligibility.
Freedmen Descendants
Freedmen are affected by policies determining their eligibility for tribal housing assistance and federal programs administered through NAHASDA.
Key Facts
- The hearing was held on July 27, 2021, by the Subcommittee on Housing, Community Development, and Insurance.
- The primary legislative focus is the reauthorization of the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act (NAHASDA).
- The hearing addressed the intersection of federal housing policy and the rights of Freedmen (descendants of enslaved people held by tribes) within Native American communities.
- Witnesses included representatives from the Cherokee Nation, the Native CDFI Network, the Cook Inlet Housing Authority, the Descendants of Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes Association, and the National American Indian Housing Council.
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- The record includes written statements from the Muscogee Creek Indian Freedmen Band and Damario Solomon Simmons, Esq.
- The hearing was conducted in a hybrid format in the Rayburn House Office Building.
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Focus on Freedmen Inclusion
The hearing explicitly links the reauthorization of housing funds to the resolution of Freedmen status, indicating a shift toward using federal funding as a lever for civil rights compliance within tribal nations.
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