[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 72 (Thursday, April 23, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H3080]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    NAHASDA NEEDS TO BE REAUTHORIZED

  (Mr. DOWNING asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DOWNING. Mr. Speaker, as the House and Senate debate over housing 
legislation, I fear that one community is being left behind. Those are 
our tribes.
  Thirty years ago, Congress passed a landmark Tribal housing law known 
as NAHASDA, which created the Indian Housing Block Grant program to 
promote self-determination. Unfortunately, Congress has not updated 
this law since 2008 and has allowed its authorization to lapse after 
2013.
  This is simply not acceptable.
  HUD Secretary Scott Turner said it best: NAHASDA works and needs to 
be reauthorized.
  I introduced the bipartisan and bicameral Native American Housing 
Assistance and Self-Determination Modernization Act to eliminate red 
tape in Indian Country and further incentivize private financing.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support this important 
legislation because it is Congress' responsibility to address the 
housing needs of all Americans.

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