legislation: 114-s-1497

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114-s-1497 114 s 1497 A bill to exempt the Indian Health Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and certain other programs for Indians from sequestration. Native Americans 2015-06-03 2015-06-03 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Budget. Senate Sen. Tester, Jon [D-MT] MT D T000464 1 This bill amends the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to exempt Indian health facilities and services, programs administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs, and programs under the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act of 1996 from sequestration. Sequestration is a process of automatic, usually across-the-board spending reductions under which budgetary resources are permanently cancelled to enforce specific budget policy goals. 2023-01-11T13:30:44Z  

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