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119-s-5240119th Congress

REACH Our Tribes Act

Sponsored By: Senator Rounds, Mike [R-SD]

Introduced

Summary

Formal tribal budget consultation and interagency coordination. This bill would require USDA to create an annual consultation process with Tribal Governments on USDA budget requests and multi‑year program reauthorizations. It would also build interagency tools and a public repository to boost Tribal access to federal economic development funding.

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  • Tribal Governments: Mandates a formal consult process that must give at least 30 days notice and produce a report to Congress within 12 months describing the process and issues consulted on. This aims to give Tribes a structured role in budget and reauthorization discussions.
  • Tribal entities and applicants: Directs USDA to analyze and publicly report on programs Tribal entities can apply for and to identify ways to increase outreach and technical assistance for underused programs.
  • Federal agencies and applicants: Creates an Interagency Task Force to align guidance and reduce duplicate requirements and a Commerce‑led working group to build a comprehensive public repository of federal economic development programs that is updated at least every two years.

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Bill Overview

Analyzed Economic Effects

1 provisions identified: 1 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.

Formal USDA Tribal Budget Consultations

This bill would require the Secretary of Agriculture to set up a formal Tribal consultation process within one year of enactment. The consultations would happen at least once a year and would cover annual USDA budget requests and bills that reauthorize USDA programs over multiple years, including farm bills. The Secretary would give Tribal Governments at least 30 days' notice before a consultation and would create a reporting tool that lists issues discussed, comments received, and any steps taken or planned in response. Within 12 months after enactment, the Secretary would submit to the House and Senate Agriculture Committees a report describing how the process was developed and a detailed description of the process.

Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Rounds, Mike [R-SD]

SD • R

Cosponsors

  • Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM]

    NM • D

    Sponsored 8/4/2026

Roll Call Votes

No roll call votes available for this bill.

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