A bill to remove administrative barriers to participation of Indian tribes in Federal child welfare programs, and increase Federal funding for tribal child welfare programs, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. 4638 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 4638 To remove administrative barriers to participation of Indian tribes in Federal child welfare programs, and increase Federal funding for tribal child welfare programs, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES May 21, 2026 Ms. Murkowski (for herself, Ms. Cortez Masto, Mr. Schatz, and Mr. Lujan) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To remove administrative barriers to participation of Indian tribes in Federal child welfare programs, and increase Federal funding for tribal child welfare programs, 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 ``Promoting Strong Native Families and Children Act''. SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL RESOURCES AND IMPROVEMENTS FOR TRIBAL CHILD WELFARE PROGRAMS. (a) Minimum Grant Amount.--Section 433(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 629c(a)) is amended to read as follows: ``(a) Indian Tribes or Tribal Consortia.-- ``(1) Indian tribes.-- ``(A) In general.--From the amount reserved pursuant to section 436(b)(2) for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot to each Indian tribe with a plan approved under this subpart-- ``(i) $5,000; plus ``(ii) an amount that bears the same ratio to the adjusted reserved amount as the number of children in the Indian tribe bears to the total number of children in all Indian tribes with State plans so approved, as determined by the Secretary on the basis of the most current and reliable information available to the Secretary. ``(B) Adjusted reserve amount.--In subparagraph (A), the term `adjusted reserv