REACH Our Tribes Act
Sponsored By: Representative Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
Introduced
Summary
Formal annual Tribal budget consultation will require USDA to consult with Tribal Governments on budget requests and multi-year program reauthorizations. It also creates an interagency task force to simplify federal economic development programs and a public repository to help Tribal entities find and use funding.
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- Tribal Governments: USDA must set up an annual consultation within one year, give at least 30 days' notice before meetings, and publish summaries of issues consulted on and responses.
- Tribal entities and businesses: USDA will analyze and publicly report funding available to eligible Tribal entities and identify underused programs, plus plan outreach and technical assistance to improve uptake.
- Federal coordination: A USDA-led task force with HUD and Commerce will align guidance, reduce applicant paperwork, and improve agency collaboration. The Department of Commerce will lead a working group to build a public repository of federal Tribal economic development programs updated at least every two years.
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Bill Overview
Analyzed Economic Effects
3 provisions identified: 3 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Less paperwork for USDA applicants
If enacted, the Agriculture Department would form an interagency task force with HUD and Commerce to review application rules for economic development programs. The task force would issue joint guidance, align planning and stakeholder requirements, and make interagency agreements to cut duplicate paperwork and technical assistance needs. The group would regularly review these agreements to keep reducing applicant burdens. This would take effect upon enactment.
Public list of Tribal economic programs
If enacted, the Commerce Department would set up a working group to make a single public list of federal economic development programs Tribal entities can use. The group would include Commerce, the Office of Native American Business Development, SBA, USDA, HUD, Education, HHS, Interior, and others. The list would identify programs Tribal governments, businesses, and nonprofits can apply for and would be shared with federal, state, and local agencies and Tribes. The repository would be updated at least once every two years and the requirement would start upon enactment.
Annual USDA Tribal budget consultation
If enacted, USDA would have to set up and start a formal annual consultation with Tribal Governments within one year. Consultations would cover USDA budget requests and multi-year reauthorization bills like farm bills, and USDA would give at least 30 days' notice before meetings. USDA would report to the House and Senate Agriculture Committees within 12 months on how the process was developed and would publicly summarize issues, comments, and steps taken in response. USDA would also make a plan, with Tribal input, to analyze and report funding that goes to Tribal-eligible programs and to identify underused programs and needed outreach or assistance.
Sponsors & CoSponsors
Sponsor
Davids, Sharice [D-KS-3]
KS • D
Cosponsors
Rep. Langworthy, Nicholas A. [R-NY-23]
NY • R
Sponsored 9/1/2026
Roll Call Votes
No roll call votes available for this bill.
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