# 119-s-4276: Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Modernization Act of 2026 119-s-4276, Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Modernization Act of 2026, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-05-14). - Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4276 - As of: 2026-05-14 - Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts. ## Facts - Bill: 119-s-4276 - Congress: 119 - Title: Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Modernization Act of 2026 - Status: introduced - Introduced: 2026-03-26 - Sponsor: Sen. Murkowski, Lisa [R-AK] (R-AK) - Cosponsors: 7 - Policy area: Native Americans - Touches household money: yes - Last recorded action: 2026-05-14 ## Summary **Tribal self-determination in housing** is the central aim. This bill would modernize federal housing programs for Indian, Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian communities by giving tribes more control, streamlining environmental reviews, and broadening loan and rental assistance options. - Tribes and tribally designated housing entities can adopt written local procurement and rent policies, get more flexible technical assistance, and assume consolidated environmental reviews when non‑Federal funds are 49 percent or less of a project. The bill raises the total development cost cap by up to 20 percent and allows one annual performance report covering multiple grants. - Native families and lenders see expanded loan support. Section 184 would allow guarantees up to 100 percent of unpaid principal and interest for eligible loans and Section 184A extends guarantees to Native Hawaiian homestead loans with a loan‑term cap of 40 years. - Homeless Indian veterans and priority groups gain targeted help through a Tribal HUD‑VASH rental assistance program with at least a 5 percent set aside. A Tribal and Rural Continuum of Care Builds pilot is authorized at $25 million for FY2027 and prioritizes youth, families, and survivors of domestic violence. ## Cosponsors (7) - Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] (D-HI), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Daines, Steve [R-MT] (R-MT), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] (R-AK), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI] (D-HI), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Crapo, Mike [R-ID] (R-ID), 2026-03-26T00:00:00.000Z - Sen. Gallego, Ruben [D-AZ] (D-AZ), 2026-05-12T00:00:00.000Z ## Provisions PRIA read - New tribal homelessness and supports: benefit, medium. This bill would create new HUD programs and set-asides to help Native American and Native Hawaiian people who are homeless or at risk. It would create a Tribal and Rural Continuum of Care Builds Program with $25,000,000 authorized for FY2027 and such sums as necessary later, and limit use of grant… - More tribal control over procurement: benefit, medium. This bill would let tribes and recipients adopt their own written procurement rules for HUD-assisted funds and raise the de minimis purchase threshold to 150% of the federal micro-purchase threshold. The Secretary must give tribal grantees wide flexibility in Community Compass technical assistance… - HUD tribal advisory and authorizations: benefit, low. This bill would update authorizations and create advisory and reporting duties for HUD and tribal housing. It would authorize NAHASDA and Native Hawaiian housing authorizations as "such sums as may be necessary" for fiscal years 2027 through 2033. The bill would require HUD to maintain a Tribal Int… - More mortgage help and homebuying: mixed, high. This bill would expand HUD mortgage guarantees and homeownership rules for Indian and Native Hawaiian families. It would allow HUD to guarantee up to 100% of unpaid principal and interest for eligible loans and broaden eligible lenders, and would expand Section 184A loan use for Native Hawaiian hom… - Emergency payment limits and notices: mixed, medium. This bill would let the HUD Secretary immediately limit or stop payments to recipients in emergencies. Recipients would get notice and could request a hearing within 30 days, and hearings must be expedited. If a requested hearing is not completed within 180 days, the payment limit would end. The bi… - Faster environmental reviews for projects: mixed, medium. This bill would streamline and limit some HUD environmental reviews for tribal affordable housing projects. It would exempt affordable housing activities costing $250,000 or less from environmental review and allow tribes or the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands to assume consolidated review when o… ## Related bills - 119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026 - 119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act - 119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025 - 119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act - 119-s-1547: America the Beautiful Act - 119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former United States Senator for the State of Kansas. ## Sources - [119-s-4276 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-bill/4276) ## Related - [119-s-5066: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-5066) - [119-s-1748: Kids Online Safety Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1748) - [119-s-1241: Sanctioning Russia Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1241) - [119-s-1032: Major Richard Star Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1032) - [119-s-1547: America the Beautiful Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-1547) - [119-sres-913: A resolution relating to the death of the Honorable Nancy Kassebaum, former Uni…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-sres-913) - [All bills in Congress](https://policyrisk.com/legislation) Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-s-4276 (as of 2026-05-14).