Tracking federal actions impacting Tribal Nations.
For two decades, TNPI has closely tracked federal policy and its impacts for Tribal Nations. Building on this foundation, we’ve launched a federal policy and action tracker designed to transform how nations and citizens engage with Washington, D.C.
The platform reduces barriers to accessing federal policy information relevant to Indigenous communities and supports informed decision-making on issues affecting sovereignty, funding and governance. We use publicly available government data sources to track a wide range of federal actions, including congressional bills, Federal Register notices, executive orders and agency activity.
Create custom dashboards by issue area: such as health, education, technology, and the environment, with savable views and deadline tracking to support timely, informed decision-making.
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Latest work
Explainer
2026 elections mark historic milestones for Indigenous representation
/ Kennedy Satterfield
Native candidates secured historic victories in federal and state offices, while Tribal Nations selected leaders through their own…
Explainer
Fifty years after self-determination: Two federal education bills that could shape the Native student success continuum
/ Brooke Curleyhair
Executive summary As Tribal Nations commemorate the 50th anniversary of the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (…
Explainer
Explainer: Access, preservation and Tribal records: Two federal developments to watch
/ Kennedy Satterfield
Federal actions affecting Tribal records are raising related concerns about long-term preservation and access. Plans to close National Archives…
Quarterly legislative updates
Published Solutions
Quarterly Legislative Update
Q3 2025 Legislative Update
This edition highlights federal policy developments from July 1 to September 30, 2025, including analysis of 126 congressional bills and over 400 Federal Register notices…
Quarterly Legislative Update
Q2 2025 Legislative Update
This edition covers federal and state policy developments from April 1 to June 30, 2025, including analysis of 81 congressional bills and 399 Federal Register notices. This…
Quarterly Legislative Update
Q3 2024 Legislative Update
This is the third edition of our new quarterly policy update format, the information in our monthly update covers several government websites and databases. AIPI's policy…
Archives
Ongoing analysis on bills that affect Indian Country as introduced and considered in the U.S. Congress and the Arizona State Legislature.
- 117th Congressional Report Card Second Session
- November 2022
- October 2022
- September 2022
- August 2022
- June 2022
- May 2022
- April 2022
- March 2022
- February 2022
- 117th Congressional Report Summary First Session
- November 2021
- October 2021
- September 2021
- August 2021
- July 2021
- June 2021
- May 2021
- April 2021
- March 2021
- February 2021
- 116th Congressional Report Card Second Session
- January 2021
- November 2020
- October 2020
- September 2020
- August 2020
- July 2020
- June 2020
- May 2020
- April 2020
- March 2020
- 116th Congressional Report Card First Session
- February 2020
- January 2020
- November 2019
- October 2019
- September 2019
- August 2019
- July 2019
- June 2019
- May 2019
- April 2019
- March 2019
- February 2019
- January 2019
- 115th Congressional Report Card
- December 2018
- November 2018
- October 2018
- September 2018
- August 2018
- July 2018
- June 2018
- May 2018
- April 2018
- March 2018
- February 2018
- January 2018
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AIPI tracks bills affecting Indian Country as a whole or several Tribal Nations in a given region. These bills include changes to laws, regulations, and significant appropriations to new and existing Tribal initiatives. Generally, AIPI does not track bills that make specific changes for individual Tribes, such as bills placing land into trust.