General Memoranda Service

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Our Latest General Memoranda Releases:

GM 26-015

Federal District Court Holds Tribe Can Assume Operation and Maintenance of Sanitation Facilities under the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act

GM 26-014

House and Senate Introduce NAHASDA Reauthorization Bills

GM 26-013

Notice of Deadline: Applications to Begin Participation in the Tribal Self-Governance Program in Fiscal Year 2027 or Calendar Year 2027

GM 26-012

President Trump Nominates Cherokee Citizen, Senator Markwayne Mullin

GM 26-011

Supreme Court Decision May Affect “Arm-of-the-Tribe” Status of Tribal Entities

GM 26-010

Treasury, IRS issue FAQs about general refundability and recognizing Indian tribal governments for purposes of making a special needs determination for the Adoption Tax Credit

GM 26-009

Treasury Proposes New Record System to Collect Data on Financial Assistance Program Beneficiaries

GM 26-008

Representative Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) Announces Full Committee Markup of 2026 Farm Bill (H.R. 7567)

GM 26-007

House Committee on Appropriations Announces FY 2027 American Indian and Alaska Native Public Witness Hearings

GM 26-006

Representative Titus (D-NV) Files a Discharge Petition for the FAIR BET Act (H.R.4304)

GM 26-005

Congress Passes Appropriations Package with Public Health Extenders

GM 26-004

Partial Government Shutdown Approaches with No Expected Impact on BIA, BIE, & IHS

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