Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Modernization Act of 2026

This bill renews federal housing programs for Native American tribes and Native Hawaiians for fiscal years 2027 through 2033 and changes how those programs work. It lets tribes and tribal housing groups set their own rent and purchasing policies, exempts some projects from certain environmental, flood, radon, and counseling-certification rules, and lets tribes serve some families earning up to 120 percent of area median income. It extends the allowed length of housing leases on tribal trust lands from 50 to 99 years and updates home loan guarantee programs for Indian and Native Hawaiian families. It also sets aside part of veterans' rental aid for homeless or at-risk Native American veterans and changes homeless assistance rules for tribes.

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Sponsors

• Lisa Murkowski Republican sponsor
• 7 cosponsors