2026-10-01 · housing
Senate committee advances Native housing overhaul
The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs approved S. 5354, the Native American Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Modernization Act of 2026, on September 23, sending the first NAHASDA reauthorization in more than a decade to the full Senate. The bill, led by Sens. Lisa Murkowski and Brian Schatz, would reauthorize NAHASDA through 2033, expand financing tools, streamline environmental reviews and strengthen support for Native veterans; Murkowski offered an amendment raising the $5,000 de minimis threshold to $22,500. The House companion, introduced in March, remains in committee.
The committee held its legislative hearing on S. 5354 on September 16, one week before the markup.