On June 11, 2025, Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) introduced S.2022, titled the Tribal Tax and Investment Reform Act of 2025 (the Bill). The bipartisan Bill, co-sponsored by Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), aims to...more
8/29/2025
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LIHTC ,
Native American Issues ,
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Tribal Economic Development Projects ,
Tribal Governments
On January 17, 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) published a request for written comments on a recently adopted treaty....more
On June 6, 2024, the US Supreme Court decided Becerra v. San Carlos Apache Tribe and Becerra v. Northern Arapaho Tribe (Nos. 23-250 and 23-253), holding that the Indian Health Service (IHS) must reimburse Native nations,...more
6/12/2024
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Claim Procedures ,
Health Insurance ,
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Medicaid ,
Medical Reimbursement ,
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Tribal Governments
On October 24, 2023, the US Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”), which is a component of the Department of Commerce, published two notices in the Federal Register seeking input from Tribal Nations regarding intellectual...more