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National advocates urge beneficiaries to testify as NAHASDA modernization advances
Summary
National tribal housing advocates (NAIHC and NCI) expressed bipartisan support for NAHASDA modernization, noted passed resolutions backing the legislation, and urged beneficiaries and mainland relatives to contact congressional representatives and submit testimony ahead of a July 22 hearing.
Rudy Sotto (National American Indian Housing Council) and a policy lead from the National Congress of American Indians described their organizations’ resolutions supporting NAHASDA modernization and stressed the value of a united, bipartisan coalition. Sotto recounted recent advocacy work and encouraged beneficiaries to press mainland relatives and local advocates to contact members of Congress.
A representative of NCI said multiple resolutions had called for reauthorization and that NCI adopted additional language endorsing modernization. DHHL staff amplified the request for brief, story-based testimony and highlighted an upcoming Senate Indian Affairs hearing on July 22 as a priority moment for beneficiaries to make their experiences known.
