Over the past few weeks, legislation that is important to Indian Country passed the U.S. Senate, which is controlled by Democrats who have a slight majority. Two of the bills deal with housing for Native Americans, who often are homeless or live in overcrowded conditions both on and off reservations. In 2019, Native Americans represented about 1.5% of the general population of the United States, yet they make up more than 10% of the homeless population nationally according to a Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) report released in January 2020.
The U.S. Senate recently passed legislation sponsored and championed by U.S. Senator Cynthia Lummis (R-WY). The Tribal Land Homeownership Act would accelerate the review and processing of mortgages on trust land by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, making tribal homeownership easier in Wyoming. Lummis s
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