Bill · S. 4811· Senate(119-S-4811)
Tribal Conservation Priorities Inclusion Act
- Introduced
- 6/17/2026
- Last activity
- 6/17/2026 — Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- Sponsored by
- Gary Peters
- Cosponsors
- - 0 - 1
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The Tribal Conservation Priorities Inclusion Act seeks to change the Food Security Act of 1985. Its main goal is to include Indian Tribes in specific rules regarding priority resource concerns. This involves adding tribal entities and tribal lands to various conservation programs.
Yes· 3 of 9
Would Native Americans be better off under this?+10
Directly expands access to multiple federal conservation and stewardship programs for Indian Tribes.
Does this better protect public land such as parks and forests?+7
Specifically includes tribal lands in federal conservation and stewardship management provisions.
Does this better protect air, water and wildlife?+6
Enables tribal lands to be designated as priority resource concerns and critical conservation areas.
The opposite
No question was scored the opposite.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Environmental Quality Incentives Program: Including "tribal" and "an area on tribal land" allows Indian Tribes to be part of these priority resource provisions (Section 2(a)).
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Conservation Stewardship Program: Adding "tribal" and "tribal land" expands these provisions to include Indian Tribes (Section 2(b)).
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Stewardship Contracts: Including "tribal" before "and local" allows for the inclusion of Indian Tribes in these contracts (Section 2(c)).
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Critical Conservation Areas: Inserting "tribal" before "or local" allows Indian Tribes to be included in these areas (Section 2(d)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
- No negative impacts for individuals or groups are 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 Rural Residents+5Good For Farmers+4Good For Low Income Households+2
- Environment Energy And Infrastructure
- Improves Public Land Management+7Improves Environmental Protections+6Improves Rural Development+6Reduces Carbon Emissions+2
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Racial Equity+5
- 6/17/2026
- Read twice and referred to the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry.
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- Introduced in Senate
3 bills Congress.gov lists as related to this one — companions in the other chamber, earlier versions, and bills this one absorbed or was folded into.
Deb FischerRepublican · Nebraska