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

This bill renews federal housing programs for Native American and Native Hawaiian communities and authorizes funding for fiscal years 2027 through 2033. It lets tribes and housing entities set their own rent and procurement policies, exempts certain housing projects from some environmental, flood, and radon review requirements, and allows a single consolidated environmental review when multiple federal funding sources are used. It extends the maximum lease term on trust or restricted lands from 50 to 99 years and changes the Indian and Native Hawaiian home loan guarantee programs, including letting approved lenders directly endorse loans. It also creates a Tribal HUD-VASH rental assistance program for homeless or at-risk Indian veterans and expands tribal participation in homeless assistance programs.

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Sponsors

• Lisa Murkowski Republican sponsor
• 9 cosponsors