Helping Our People Act of 2026
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Feb 3, 2026
What it does
The Helping Our People Act of 2026 would amend the Puyallup Tribe of Indians Settlement Act of 1989 to allow the Puyallup Tribe to withdraw funds from its Settlement Trust Fund under a management plan approved by the Secretary of the Interior, in accordance with the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 1994. It also adds a savings provision clarifying that the Act does not prevent the United States from engaging with the Tribe under any federal law enacted after the Act’s date of enactment, on the same basis as other federally recognized tribes. The bill affects the Puyallup Tribe of Indians and its access to trust fund resources, aiming to clarify and expand tribal authority…
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Where it stands
Introduced (Done)
Committee (Current step)
Floor (Not started)
Law (Not started)
What moved
Who is involved
Sponsors
The lawmakers who put their names on it, lead sponsors first.
Where it goes next
While a bill can still move, the questions are about people and money.