Bill · S. 4785· Senate(119-S-4785)
FDPIR Tribal Food Sovereignty Act of 2026
- Introduced
- 6/15/2026
- Last activity
- 6/15/2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- Sponsored by
- Tina Smith
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 1
- 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
Would Native Americans be better off under this?+10
Directly empowers Native American tribes to manage their own food distribution and sovereignty.
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+6
Increases efficiency and sovereignty of food distribution programs for low-income tribal members.
Would people in rural areas be better off under this?+5
Directly benefits rural residents living on Indian reservations.
The opposite
Does this give the federal government more power?-3
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. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Native Americans+10Good For Low Income Households+6Good For Rural Residents+5Good For Farmers+3Good For Children+2Good For Seniors+2
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Racial Equity+5Improves Poverty Reduction+4
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Rural Development+3
- Governance And Ideology
- Increases Federal Power-3
- 6/15/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Indian Affairs.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
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John HoevenRepublican · North Dakota