Indigenous Diplomacy and Engagement Act

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 2412 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 2412 To establish an Office for Indigenous Affairs, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES March 27, 2025 Mr. Case (for himself and Mr. McGovern) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on Natural Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To establish an Office for Indigenous Affairs, 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 ``Indigenous Diplomacy and Engagement Act''. SEC. 2. FINDINGS. Congress finds the following: (1) There are an estimated 476,000,000 Indigenous Peoples worldwide who share a common heritage of collective ancestral ties to the lands and natural resources where they and their ancestors live or have lived together with their own unique cultures, languages and traditions. (2) The Indigenous Peoples of the world also share a common challenge and goal of preserving and protecting their ancestral lands and natural resources and unique cultures, languages and traditions. (3) The status, rights, challenges and goals of Indigenous Peoples worldwide have been recognized by various international organizations, including by the United Nations in its September 13, 2007, Declaration of the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. (4) The United States should expand its direct engagement with Indigenous Peoples worldwide in order to better assist Indigenous Peoples to achieve their goals and foc