# 115-hr-4506: Jobs for Tribes Act

115-hr-4506, Jobs for Tribes Act, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA); status Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 869. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4506
- Congress: 115
- Title: Jobs for Tribes Act
- Status: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 869.
- Introduced: 2017-11-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Torres, Norma J. [D-CA-35] (D-CA)
- Cosponsors: 18
- Policy area: Native Americans
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Jobs for Tribes Act Indian Community Economic Enhancement Act of 2017 This bill amends the Native American Business Development, Trade Promotion, and Tourism Act of 2000 to establish duties for the Office of Native American Business Development. This bill amends the Buy Indian Act, including to require the Department of Health and Human Services to use Native American labor and purchase Native American industry products. This bill amends the Native American Programs Act of 1974 to permit the Bureau of Indian Affairs to provide financial assistance to certain Native American community development financial institutions. Native American Business Incubators Program Act The Department of the Interior must establish a grant program in the Office of Indian Energy and Economic Development for establishing and operating business incubators that serve Native American communities. A business incubator is an organization that: (1) provides physical workspace and facilities resources to startups and established businesses, and (2) is designed to accelerate the growth and success of businesses through a variety of business support resources and services. Indigenous Peoples Exchange and Economic Cooperation Act The President must submit to Congress a strategy to promote and facilitate: (1) cross-investments between tribes and indigenous peoples in tribal businesses and commercial enterprises that involve indigenous peoples, and (2) the development of supply chains for U.S. entities that include products produced by tribes and indigenous peoples. The Department of State must provide assistance to countries in the Western Hemisphere in a manner that promotes and facilitates entrepreneurship among indigenous peoples.

## Cosponsors (18)

- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2017-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Radewagen, Aumua Amata Coleman [R-AS-At Large] (R-AS), 2017-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kind, Ron [D-WI-3] (D-WI), 2017-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. O'Halleran, Tom [D-AZ-1] (D-AZ), 2017-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2017-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2017-11-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Khanna, Ro [D-CA-17] (D-CA), 2017-12-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meeks, Gregory W. [D-NY-5] (D-NY), 2017-12-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2018-01-19T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gomez, Jimmy [D-CA-34] (D-CA), 2018-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] (D-MN), 2018-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] (D-WA), 2018-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] (D-FL), 2018-01-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Denham, Jeff [R-CA-10] (R-CA), 2018-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] (R-NY), 2018-06-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] (R-AK), 2018-06-12T00:00:00.000Z
- ILEANA ROS-LEHTINEN (R-FL), 2018-07-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Valadao, David G. [R-CA-22] (R-CA), 2018-07-12T00:00:00.000Z

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- 115-hr-2519: The American Legion 100th Anniversary Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act
- 115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-4732: National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act
- 115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)

## Sources
- [115-hr-4506 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4506)

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- [115-hr-299: Blue Water Navy Vietnam Veterans Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-299)
- [115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6510)
- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
- [115-hr-4732: National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4732)
- [115-hr-2740: Rabbi Michoel Ber Weissmandl Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2017 (sic)](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-2740)
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