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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 (…

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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…


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…