Tribal Housing Continuity Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5757 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5757 To provide appropriations for certain tribal programs during a period of a lapse in discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES October 14, 2025 Mr. Ruiz introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Appropriations _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To provide appropriations for certain tribal programs during a period of a lapse in discretionary appropriations, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Tribal Housing Continuity Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. The Congress finds the following: (1) The Federal government has a trust responsibility to support tribal nations and their citizens. (2) The Native American Housing Assistance and Self- Determination Act of 1996 provides the primary Federal support for affordable housing in tribal communities. (3) Lapses in appropriations and lapses in orders, from the Office of Personnel Management relating to requests for information, risk delaying or halting critical tribal housing projects. (4) Tribal governments do not have access to financial assistance from States or units of local government, making the continuity of Federal programs essential. SEC. 3. APPROPRIATIONS DURING PERIOD OF A LAPSE IN DISCRETIONARY APPROPRIATIONS. (a) In General.--There is appropriated for fiscal year 2026, out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, $1.6 billion during any period of a lapse in discretionary appropriations with respect to the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development during such fiscal year beginning on or after the date o